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HARTS returning to Hartford Kentucky
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Hartford Area Resource Transportation System will begin taking phone calls for pick up and returns on August 5. Phone calls can be made between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. HARTS will also run on the following schedule: Pick ups can be scheduled by calling 270-993-HART.
Jefferson County Clerk's Office reveals Russian hackers behind ransomware attack
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ky. — On Thursday, the Jefferson County Clerk's Office revealed ongoing issues and closures are due to a Russian ransomware attack. Employees are still out of the office but are being paid, and the county is feeling optimistic some motor vehicle branches could open back up by Friday or Saturday.
Free dental services being offered in Henderson on Friday
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEVV) — Free dental services are being offered to community members in Henderson on Friday. Audubon Dental will be hosting its "Annual Care Day" on Friday, July 26. Free dental care services such as fillings, extractions, and cleanings, will be offered on a first-come first-served basis. The...
Berea College Student from Whitesburg Wins Emmy Award
BEREA, Ky. – A Berea College student from Whitesburg, Kentucky, won an Emmy Award during last weekend’s National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Ohio Valley Chapter Awards celebration. Senior Sean Hall won in the “Diversity/Equity/Inclusion—Short or Long-Form Content” category for a film he assisted in producing...
Erlanger woman says she’s being targeted with racist message
ERLANGER, Ky. (WXIX) - An Erlanger homeowner says she’s being targeted by someone who’s left one racist message and committed other hateful acts at her home. “I know that I am here for a purpose. I am not going to let them push me out of my home. This is my home. This is my community,” Catrena Bowman said.
Trigg County Hospital Looking To Address EMS Concerns
In a Thursday afternoon meeting with the Board of Directors, Trigg County Hospital’s President & CEO John Sumner relayed growing concerns among the EMS staff — regarding difficulties around the career, and staying in Cadiz. Sumner said a recent poll taken by EMS Director Jason Meador revealed that...
Kiyan Anthony and Trey McKenney are no longer considering Kentucky
With the summer AAU circuit wrapping up, two recruits have announced new lists that don’t include the Kentucky Wildcats. On Thursday, 5-star guard Trey McKenney announced his top 10, and Kentucky did not make the cut. Creighton, Georgetown, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, UCLA, and...
Fairy Tale Trail Returns to Owensboro — Youth Presenters Needed
Having just wrapped Theatre Workshop of Owensboro's 'Summer Shorts', I am familiar with all the wonderful opportunities they offer kids during the summertime. In the midst of our 'Summer Shorts' rehearsals, other theatre stalwarts were and have been working feverishly in preparation for the opening of The Dinosaur Musical on September 6th at the Empress Theater in downtown Owensboro. The cast includes roles for teens.
'We are forever changed' | Beloved Norton Children's oncology nurse dies days after own cancer diagnosis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Norton Healthcare community is grieving the sudden loss of a beloved nurse who spent decades caring for pediatric cancer patients. Terry Bowman died last Thursday, just two weeks after his own cancer diagnosis. He worked Norton Children's pediatric oncology floor, lovingly known as 7 West,...
Churchill Decides to Scrap Turf Racing in September
Reversing plans to use its troubled turf course during its September Meet, Churchill Downs now will race strictly on dirt during its upcoming season Sept. 12-29, according to Darren Rogers, the track's senior director of communications and media services. Rogers previously told BloodHorse July 17 that the track still intended...
Fatal shooting outside rapper's concert in downtown Louisville sheds light on city's gang problem
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Last weekend at the KFC Yum! Center, the EST Gee Summer Jam Concert brought thousands of people downtown. A fatal shooting followed, and the victim was closely connected to EST Gee. But Louisville Metro Police knew the risk that EST Gee and the environment around him...
Two Indicted For Making False Reports
Two Mercer County residents have been indicted on multiple counts of filing false reports over the past year. Dakota L. Milton, 21, and Anastasia M. Wellbaum, 23, both of 851 South College Street No. A12, Harrodsburg, were indicted by the Mercer County Grand Jury last week on multiple class D felony counts of filing false reports which generated an emergency response in 2024.
ABC36 News Now Back2School Supply Drive items to be distributed
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Generously donated items to ABC36 News Now’s Back2School Supply Drive are on their way to students and teachers who desperately need them as they head back to school. Employees of Vincent Fister Moving arrived early Friday morning to the ABC36 studios to...
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