NEW YORK (AP) — Regal Cinemas, the second largest movie theater chain in the U.S., will reopen beginning April 2, its parent company, Cineworld Group, announced Tuesday. Regal had been one of most notable holdouts in the gradual reopening of cinemas nationwide. For nearly half a year, its 7,211 screens and 549 theatres in the U.S. have been dark. Doors…
FRANFORT, Ky (AP) — Governor Andy Beshear says Kentuckians aged 50 and up are now eligible for the vaccine and should sign for appointments as soon as they are available. Starting April 12, residents 16 and older will also be eligible. Kentucky has reported 294 confirmed coronavirus cases and 11 virus-related deaths Monday. Beshear adds that none of those deaths…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The Forest Service has named a new supervisor for the Daniel Boone National Forest. Officials said in a statement that H. Scott Ray will oversee 709,000 acres of forest in 21 eastern Kentucky counties. He has been the acting forest supervisor since December and served as deputy forest supervisor for four years before that. The statement…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic governor has vetoed Republican-backed bills seeking to shift authority from his office. Gov. Andy Beshear summed it up Monday as an attempt at “playing switcheroo with executive powers.” House Speaker David Osborne says Kentuckians elected Republican supermajorities to serve as a check on the governor’s authority. Two vetoed bills would shift authority to Agriculture…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Millions in federal funds are going to Kentucky’s Appalachian region for projects to improve water supply, modernize businesses and train workers. Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers announced the $14 million in funding on Monday. The money comes from federal Abandoned Mine Lands grants. The money is typically steered to economic…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, has died. He was 65. Taylor’s family and the company say Taylor took his own life after suffering from symptoms related to COVID-19, including severe tinnitus. Tinnitus is a common condition involving ringing or or other noises in one or both ears. Experts say the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Spirits giant Brown-Forman says it plans to expand its Woodford Reserve Distillery in Kentucky. The expansion will double production capacity for the brand’s bourbon and other American whiskeys. The company didn’t disclose the cost but says the expansion is in response to growing demand. The expansion will include adding three new copper pot stills at the…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky mother has been charged with murder after her 2-year-old son consumed the drug fentanyl. Lauren Ashley Baker told police she “took a shot” of fentanyl Thursday prior to taking a nap with her son. A Ludlow Police report said the boy got into her purse and found the fentanyl. When she woke up, the…
FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) — An aluminum manufacturer is spending $53 million to set up a plant in a vacant facility in south central Kentucky. Matalco says the plant will create 60 full-time jobs in the coming years. The company will convert a 461,000-square-foot facility in Simpson County into a plant that produces ingots from recycled aluminum. It is expected to…
ERLANGER, Ky. (AP) — A prosecutor says the fatal shooting of an armed man by police in northern Kentucky was justified. News outlets cited Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders on Friday in reporting that Villa Hills Police officers Sean Dooley and Jacob Bolton did not violate any laws based upon a review of the Kentucky State Police investigation. Randall…
