(AP) — Twenty-three-year-old Kentucky native Ciara Bravo has been working in entertainment for more than half her life starring in Nickelodeon shows and getting bit parts in movies, but with a leading role in the new Apple TV+ movie “Cherry,” she’s finally found herself on the brink of stardom. The film, based on a bestselling memoir about PTSD and addiction,…
JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says an eastern Kentucky organization will receive more than $300,000 to renovate a historic site to promote tourism. Officials say the Breathitt County Museum Board plans to use the grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to turn a former jail in downtown Jackson into a tourist destination where local artisans and entrepreneurs sell…
(Credit: Pixabay)LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted eight Tennessee doctors, a nurse and two Kentucky residents in a drug conspiracy case. The Lexington Herald-Leader cited court documents that say Robert Taylor faces the most charges in the indictment filed last week in federal court in Kentucky. His charges include conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs, to launder…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says 12 Kentucky communities will split nearly $700,000 to improve access to recreational trails. Beshear said in a statement on Monday that the projects will upgrade parks and recreational spaces across the state. Funding from the Recreational Trails Program will go to projects in the counties of Carroll, Franklin, Garrard, Harlan, Hart, Henderson,…
NEW YORK (AP) — In communities across the country, local pharmacy owners are among the people administering COVID-19 vaccinations. It’s not easy _ being a vaccine provider requires a big investment of time and paperwork, and for some, finding a location for a mass vaccination clinic. And there’s little if any money to be made in giving vaccinations. But owners…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a bill allowing the state to waive the overpayment of some pandemic-related unemployment claims. The House voted Friday to send the measure to Gov. Andy Beshear. The measure applies to some people who left jobs early in the pandemic due to concerns about exposure to COVID-19. At the time,…
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear’s legal team has submitted a bill seeking nearly $18,000 in reimbursement from people who unsuccessfully pushed for his impeachment for his actions to slow the spread of COVID-19. That’s according to expenses submitted to lawmakers. In Kentucky, unsuccessful petitioners are required to pay back the legal fees incurred by the officer the petition…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Future constables would have to receive professional law enforcement training before wielding police powers under a bill passed by the Kentucky House. The bill would not apply to current constables. It would require people assuming the role starting in 2023 to receive certification like other law enforcement officers before exercising such police powers as making traffic…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — A new commander of the 101st Airborne Division is taking over at Fort Campbell. Maj. Gen. Brian Winski is relinquishing command of the division and Fort Campbell to Maj. Gen. JP McGee. A change of command ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line. It will be livestreamed…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says a memorial service will be held Saturday to honor Kentucky residents who have died from the coronavirus. The service on the state Capitol grounds in Frankfort will also mark one year since Kentucky’s first positive case of the disease. Officials say the afternoon ceremony will include prayers, musical performances and speakers who…
