BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon has been postponed until Sept. 14 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh made the nnouncement Friday. The Boston Athletic Association’s decision comes as premier sports events worldwide are being canceled or postponed to help contain the COVID-19 outbreak. The marathon is the world’s most celebrated footrace, but officials had become increasingly…
(Credit: Pixabay)PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky jailer has been sentenced to spend a year in jail after being convicted of perjury. The Paducah Sun reports that Graves County Circuit Judge Tim Stark told former McCracken County Jailer Tonya Ray during her sentencing on Thursday that public officials have to be held accountable. He said a sentence of probation…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has urged senior centers in Kentucky to temporarily close for in-person activities. It’s another step to protect the elderly and others from the new coronavirus. Nearly 200 senior centers prepare about 8,000 meals daily across Kentucky. Beshear said Friday that efforts are under way to ensure that elderly Kentuckians relying on those meals…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Kentucky police officer has been shot and wounded and a suspect killed during a narcotics investigation. Louisville Metro Police Assistant Chief Joshua Judah told news outlets that detectives were serving a warrant at a home Friday morning in Louisville when they were fired upon. The officers returned fire. Judah says one officer…
(Credit: Pixabay)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Two attorneys and a judge have been nominated to fill a judicial vacancy on the Kentucky Court of Appeals. The Judicial Nominating Commission announced on Thursday that the nominees are James Richard “Jason” Coltharp Jr. of Paducah, Joe Christopher “Chris” McNeill of Paducah and C. Rene Williams of Dixon. The person chosen will serve on…
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market had its biggest drop since the Black Monday crash of 1987 as fears of economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis deepened. The Dow industrials plunged more than 2,300 points, or 10%. The sell-off came despite actions from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. The steep drops over the last month have…
The NCAA has canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments because of the spread of coronavirus. The move puts an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned. The decision comes a day after the NCAA announced the games that were scheduled to start next week would go on but played in mostly…
NEW YORK (AP) — The entertainment industry is preparing to shut down to curb the spread of the coronavirus. That means canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and eliminating live audiences from television shows until it’s safe to welcome crowds back. To accommodate calls for social distancing, Hollywood moved to pause the normal hum of TV productions and the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — High school basketball tournaments have been postponed in Kentucky and some schools have closed due to the new coronavirus. The girls’ state basketball tournament, already underway, was cut short and next week’s boys’ tournament was also postponed indefinitely. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association made the announcement Thursday. Meanwhile, several school districts announced that classes were…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s auditor is calling for greater transparency on the use of state aircraft by elected officials. Auditor Mike Harmon says most flights taken by the state’s former governor lacked documentation on their purpose. Harmon released his report Thursday. He notes that most of those flights were on aircraft operated by state police. Under state law, he…
