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A $1.5 billion investment in the Northern Kentucky area by Amazon Air is taking another step forward as the e-commerce behemoth seeks to hire a workforce of what is expected to be ultimately 2,000 employees. All workers, full-time and part-time, will receive at least $17.50 per hour starting on their first day, as well as […]

Kentucky has now seen more than 2 million people receive at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Governor Andy Beshear reported. The official number released Tuesday is 2,006,742 people having received at least one dose of a vaccine in the state. “When you look at this, it is just a miracle,” said Beshear. […]

Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties are under an air quality alert for Tuesday, May 25, the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency said Monday. The region was also under an air quality alert last Friday. The Northern Kentucky counties were included in the alert along with Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties in Ohio, and Dearborn […]

More than half of Kentucky adults and 80% of those 65 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Governor Andy Beshear announced on Monday. The state has seen 1,927,168 people receive at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccination news comes ahead of a May 28 expansion of capacity […]

There were positive developments in Kentucky’s fight against COVID-19 this week, but the virus continues to spread in the state, though at a much lower rate than earlier this year and late last year. In two separate announcements this week, Governor Andy Beshear said first that the state would follow new federal guidelines allowing fully […]

A new poll shows that Kentuckians are divided on whether COVID-19 vaccines should be required for employees or students to return to in-person work and school. The poll was funded by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. The poll was February 11 through March 12 by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of […]

Kentucky will follow the newly updated guidance on facial coverings and social distancing released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Governor Andy Beshear said in a video posted to social media. The governor is hosting a news conference on Friday morning with new details. The CDC said Thursday that fully […]

COVID-19 vaccination sites in Kentucky can begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to youths aged 12 to 15 starting Thursday. Governor Andy Beshear made the announcement on Wednesday, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization which has now expanded eligibility for the Pfizer vaccine to people as young as 12. It had previously […]