LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Doctors at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital’s emergency department say they believe sick people are avoiding the hospital for fear of catching COVID-19. The daily arrivals at the emergency department have fallen by more than half to about 130 on average since early March. Doctors held a news conference Friday. The ER has performed 1,800…
WELLINGTON, Fla. (The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post) — Authorities say a Florida construction worker called in a bomb threat to a water treatment facility to get a day off work. The Palm Beach Post reports that 36-year-old Richard Hamilton was arrested Thursday and charged with making a bomb threat. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says more than 20 people…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Authorities said a man on the run and wanted in connection to a killing in California was arrested in Kentucky. Frederick McGowan was taken into custody around Thursday and charged with federal unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. An arrest warrant from Los Angeles County said 59-year-old McGowan was accused of fatally shooting 43-year-old Earl Chiles in…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic governor has vetoed abortion legislation pushed by Republican lawmakers. The bill would have given the state’s anti-abortion attorney general authority to regulate abortion clinics. It also would have given Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron the power to suspend abortions as an elective procedure during the coronavirus outbreak. Another part of the vetoed measure would…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has reported more than 300 new coronavirus cases across Kentucky. He also said Friday that the state’s death toll from the pandemic has reached 200. Beshear says the daily upswing in cases comes as more Kentucky residents are being tested for the virus. The 322 additional cases announced Friday raised the statewide total…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has signed an order allowing Kentucky residents to submit mail-in absentee ballots in the upcoming primary election. The governor’s office said Friday that state elections officials also are working on a plan for limited in-person voting and possible drive-thru voting. The primary is set for June 23. The governor’s order allowing absentee mail-in…
(CNN) — The first round of the NFL draft opened and closed with players from the Southeastern Conference. It was a fitting way to mark the league’s record-setting night. The football powerhouse had 15 players selected in the first round. That smashed the previous mark of 12 set by the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2006 and matched by the SEC…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s electric cooperatives are warning customers of scammers who may try to fool them into thinking their power could be shut. The cooperatives say they are seeing a surge in scammers demanding payments from customers during the coronavirus outbreak. A release says customers in at least six service areas have reported getting calls from someone claiming…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Derby enthusiasts will have to wait a few more months to see who wins the 146th Run for the Roses. The original May 2 race date has been pushed back several months though the prized trophy doesn’t reflect that yet. Derby officials announced earlier this year that the coronavirus outbreak prompted the celebrated event to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The government says more than 103,000 Kentucky residents applied for unemployment benefits last week. That raises the state’s five-week total to about 500,000 people seeking aid. It reflects the disappearance of jobs across an economy in near lockdown from the coronavirus. The U.S. Labor Department released the latest numbers Thursday. The number of Kentuckians filing for…
