A record-breaking 77 deaths for Kentucky have been reported in connection with the system that moved through the commonwealth earlier this month.
Author: Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal
Candle factory workers who survived Kentucky tornado are suing the company, lawyer says
An attorney for the survivors wants candle company officials to stop saying workers weren’t told they couldn’t leave the night the tornado struck.
Ford to reinstate mandatory face masks at Louisville plants amid COVID-19 concerns
Ford Motor, which employs some 12,500 at its two Louisville manufacturing plants, will require all employees to wear face masks at the two factories.
Why a Kentucky-based bank launched a ‘true name’ card for transgender, nonbinary users
Republic Bank, is the first community bank and the third bank nationwide to launch this product geared toward transgender and nonbinary customers.
Ford F-150 to be built ‘without certain parts’ as company is hit hard by chip shortage
The Michigan, automaker is one of many automobile manufacturing giants to feel the pain of the global slowdown of semiconductor production.
‘It would damage our republic forever’: McConnell rebukes attempt to overturn election
“This will be the most important vote I’ve ever cast,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a fiery rebuke Wednesday afternoon.
Sanders keeps invoking Kentucky’s ‘poorest counties’ in call for $2K checks. But they all voted for McConnell.
In a fiery speech against McConnell blocking $2,000 direct payments, Bernie Sanders argued people in Kentucky’s poorest counties could use the checks.
Coronavirus vaccine: UPS Worldport hub in Louisville to receive, ship Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Sunday
The first COVID vaccine will start to ship Sunday. The news came after UPS began to ship kits needed to administer the vaccine across the country.
Snow leopard in Kentucky zoo becomes first ever to test positive for SARS-CoV-2
According to the Louisville Zoo, the positive test marks the first confirmed snow leopard case of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Temperature checks required, masks encouraged: Kentucky Kingdom theme park welcomes back guests
After receiving the green light from Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration to reopen amid coronavirus, Kentucky Kingdom was operating again Monday.