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Kentuckians In Paris: A Preview Of Olympic Athletes With Kentucky Ties
The state of Kentucky will be well represented at the 2024 Olympic Games. More than 30 competitors who were born, raised in or educated in Kentucky will be chasing a gold medal in Paris, France, which is hosting the games for the first time since 1924. The most notable competitors...
Blessings in a Backpack appoints a new board member
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Officials say Blessings in a Backpack, the only national organization solely dedicated to feeding kids on the weekend, has appointed Thomas Tucker, deputy commissioner and chief equity officer for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), as the board’s newest member. Officials say Tucker boasts nearly 40 years of experience in public education, including roles as […]
MAGA Republican Takes Shocking Stand on Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie is openly feuding with the pro-Israel lobby ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. The Republican representative, part of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, is the only GOP member who said he would boycott Netanyahu’s Wednesday speech. “Today Congress will undertake political theater on behalf of the State Department. The purpose of having Netanyahu address Congress is to bolster his political standing in Israel and to quell int’l opposition to his war,” Massie wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “I don’t feel like being a prop so I won’t be attending.” In response, the...
Kentucky Amazon workers to join Illinois Teamsters on strike amid ‘unfair labor practice’ charges
Situated at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Amazon's KCVG air Hub facility reportedly began organizing with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) "earlier this year," according to a news release.
Free backpacks filled with supplies to be given away in Northern Kentucky
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - An annual back-to-school giveaway in Northern Kentucky returns to help families who need help getting school supplies. Northern Kentucky Harvest’s Backpacks Bonanza will distribute free backpacks filled with school supplies on Saturday, Aug. 10. The project, formerly called Backpacks & Breakfast, has a goal to...
Listeria Alert: Produce Sold at Kentucky Aldi Locations Recalled
A recall for produce sold at Aldi store locations in Kentucky have been voluntarily recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The bacteria can cause serious health issues and can sometimes lead to death. Symptoms of Listeria Infection. Symptoms can include diarrhea and vomiting, as well as fever, muscle...
Football Frenzy Preview: Allen County-Scottsville Patriots
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – High school football is near as August approaches, and today we begin our Football Frenzy previews, diving into each local team ahead of the start of the season. Starting things off are the Allen County-Scottsville Patriots!
CRAWFORD | At Louisville, Shough wants to end 7-season college career on an inspiring note
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WDRB) -- When Tyler Shough started playing college football as a freshman at Oregon back in the fall of 2018, nobody much knew what a Zoom call was. There was no such thing as NIL. There was still such a thing as the Pac-12, and Shough played in it, waiting his turn behind a guy named Justin Herbert.
Allen County-Scottsville girls soccer prepares for season
The Lady Patriots soccer team just wrapped up their second season in program history. The year saw a 9-9 regular season record, including two district wins and 47 total goals scored. The numbers reflect a huge improvement from the team’s first year at ACS, due to a hardworking group of...
$143M Mitsubishi Electric US investment creating 122 Maysville jobs
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Mitsubishi Electric US (MEUS) will repurpose an existing manufacturing facility in Maysville to produce highly efficient heat pump compressors, which will bring 122 new full-time jobs with a $143.5 million investment. Gov. Andy Beshear met with Mitsubishi officials in Tokyo to lock in the company’s commitment....
UK Physical Therapy class of 1984 celebrates 40th anniversary, trailblazing alum
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 25, 2024) - When Tassa Wigginton came to the University of Kentucky's Physical Therapy Department in the early 1980s, she was a nontraditional student, married with children, and she took on a mother figure role to the class while also making lifelong friends. She also went on...
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