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UPDATE: Tennessee escaped inmates captured in Allen County

***Update*** Both subjects have been recovered and are in custody. SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Law enforcement officers are searching for two men who escaped custody from the Macon County (Tenn.) Jail in Lafayette, Tenn. Joseph Whittemore and Jeremy Fuller both escaped from the jail in Lafayette Sunday night, according to a release from the Allen County Sheriff’s Office. The two men…

Beshear announces 5 new COVID deaths Sunday

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. –  Gov. Andy Beshear on Sunday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “Once again, we are seeing our case numbers growing instead of shrinking and we must do better,” Beshear said. “All of the things that we want to do, like fully reengaging our economy and getting our children back to…

Beshear: ‘Virus is our enemy, not each other’

File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky.  – Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday updated Kentuckians on the state’s continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “This is the fourth highest day of positive COVID-19 cases. This is also the highest Saturday that we’ve ever had,” said Beshear. “Things are not moving in the right direction; they continue to escalate. This virus is…