Author: Associated Press

US Figure Skating awards nationals to San Jose, Nashville

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The final qualifying event for the U.S. figure skating team headed to the 2022 Beijing Olympics will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, after the city was awarded that year’s national championships. U.S. Figure Skating announced Wednesday its signature event will take place at Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 3-9, 2022. It’s the first time Nashville will…

Body found in Ohio River ID’d as missing Louisville woman

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — A body found along southern Indiana’s Ohio River shoreline has been identified as that a missing Louisville, Kentucky, woman. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says the Floyd County Coroner’s office identified the body as that of 25-year-old Shanaira Selden. The DNR says Selden’s cause of death is still pending additional testing and toxicology results….

UPS adding seasonal workers, holding job fairs in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — UPS is holding one-day job fairs this week around the country, including a few in Kentucky. News outlets have reported the company plans to add 2,600 temporary workers in Louisville at its Worldport hub and expects to add about 100,000 seasonal employees overall for the holiday rush. The company says the Louisville job fair requires applications…

Beshear stresses education, health care at start of bus tour

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Andy Beshear is stressing education and health care issues as he starts a statewide bus tour with less than a week left in his effort to unseat Republican Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky. At a Wednesday rally in Louisville, Beshear said he beat Bevin in their five recent debates and predicted he’ll do it again…

Bevin, Beshear continue combative exchanges in final debate

Combative to the end, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Democratic challenger Andy Beshear highlighted their long-running campaign themes Tuesday night in their final debate before their election showdown in Kentucky. Vowing to change the tone in the governor’s office, Beshear said he won’t verbally attack people who disagree with him. He hammered away at Bevin’s caustic remarks about teachers who…

Judge reopens portion of Kentucky teen’s defamation suit

Photo Credit: NBC NewsLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge in Kentucky is reopening a portion of a lawsuit that accused the Washington Post of defamatory statements in its coverage of a Kentucky teen’s encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial. U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman in July dismissed the lawsuit brought by Nicholas Sandmann that sought…

Man sentenced to life in Kentucky crash that killed 2 teens

(Credit: Pixabay)RADCLIFF, Ky. (AP) — A West Virginia man received a recommended life sentence in prison for the deaths of two Kentucky teenagers during a car chase. News outlets report 37-year-old Shawn Welsh of Marion, West Virginia was sentenced Tuesday after being found guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of assault on Monday. State police say Welsh…

Kentucky college degrees climbing while enrollment drops

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The number of Kentucky college and university students receiving undergraduate degrees and certificates is continuing to climb, but preliminary enrollment figures are falling. The state Council on Postsecondary Education said Monday the continuing increase in degrees and credentials despite enrollment challenges indicates a strong commitment on Kentucky campuses to college completion. Council President Aaron Thompson says…

Kentucky-based insurer Humana to lay off 2% of workforce

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A health insurance provider says it’s laying off more than 800 people. The Louisville, Kentucky-based Humana announced Monday it’d be cutting 2% of its workforce by the end of the year, with some employees being let go as early as Thursday. Severance will be provided. The Courier-Journal reports that Humana employs 41,600 nationwide, so 2% would…

Man killed in Kentucky house fire

HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) — Police say a man has been killed in a house fire in western Kentucky. Kentucky State Police said in a news release the fire occurred early Monday in Henderson. A female who was inside the residence reported the fire and was able to escape. The statement says an autopsy was scheduled later Monday to determine the…