Source: Public News Service – Kentucky

A citizens group in Letcher County is opposing a proposed federal prison project, arguing the Bureau of Prisons has ignored new evidence of endangered species and flooding risks while failing to update its environmental review.

President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are cutting the federal budget for harm reduction initiatives that are meant to make illicit drug use less deadly, such as…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pressing Sen. Mitch McConnell to release more information about his health condition and when he expects to return to his Senate duties.

Kentuckians with disabilities and their loved ones and advocates came to Frankfort Friday, July 17, and pleaded with elected officials to find a way to protect the services they receive through Medicaid waivers. Several spoke during a…

A major new study shows that individualized treatment for babies born with opioid withdrawal can speed recovery and reduce time spent in the hospital, according to a Norton Children’s Hospital news release. The clinical trial, led by Lori…

Fayette County Public Schools students earned multiple medals and top finishes at the 2026 FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., with standout performances from Lafayette High School, Jessie Clark Middle School, and Beaumont Middle School.

Addiction Recovery Care, once Kentucky’s largest provider of addiction services, has reached a settlement with the federal government over “billing issues,” the Louisa, Kentucky-based company said in a July 16 news release. It also…

The LFUCG Technical Review Committee is scheduled to consider 12 subdivision and development proposals on July 29, including a Clarion Hotel expansion project and several car wash developments across multiple council districts.

Josephine Frimpong, a rising sophomore at Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington, has won the national SIFMA Foundation InvestWrite essay competition for the second year in a row, besting over 1,500 high school entries with her analysis of portfolio diversification and long-term investing strategy.

Three more Kentucky counties have been certified as Recovery Ready Communities, signaling that they have the resources needed to help their residents recover from addiction. That brings the total to 42 counties out of 120. “There is no…