ARC laying off staff, repurposing facilities amid impending reimbursement cuts
Republished from WEKU. Treatment provider Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) is laying off an undisclosed amount of workers and making changes to some of its facilities ahead of impending reimbursement...
Kentucky legislator says ethics complaint on ownership of condo is meritless
Republished from WEKU. A Democratic leader in the Kentucky House says an ethics complaint filed against her is meritless and politically motivated, citing a clearance she received from a...
Lexington Council members have a discussion of native trees and wildflower beds in parks
Originally published by WEKU. The growth of natural areas in Lexington’s public parks has generated interest in the community. That talk has come within neighborhoods and at City Hall....
University of Kentucky research links ‘forever chemicals’ and colorectal cancer
Over a lifetime, Kentuckians are repeatedly exposed to environmental pollutants known as “forever chemicals” — and a new study links such exposure to colorectal (colon) cancer. Specifically, researchers at...
Judge sets hearing on unsealing case involving attorney general’s efforts to get abortion records
Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd has scheduled a hearing Sept. 27 on whether to unseal a case that appears to involve efforts by the Kentucky attorney general’s office to...
Lexington’s latest paramedic class helping to keep up with City’s growth
Originally published by WEKU. Nearly $1 million dollars in federal grant money will be used to help Lexington expand its paramedicine program. These dollars will go to support the...
Fall wildfire season set to begin for Kentucky firefighters next month, amid dry conditions
Republished from WEKU. Next month marks the start of the Kentucky Division of Forestry’s fall forest fire season, which enacts statewide burn restrictions. That comes as the U.S. Drought...
Support for access to in vitro fertilization to be voted on again in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate will vote for a second time next week on legislation from Democrats that would bolster support for in vitro fertilization, though it’s unlikely GOP...
Lexington VA to hold ‘Homeless Stand Down’ in Somerset Sept. 19
Republished from WEKU. In the U.S. military, whether it’s a barracks or family housing or ship’s quarters or a tent, servicemen and women don’t need to worry about a...
Addiction recovery company under FBI investigation reducing staff, blames reimbursement cuts
Kentucky’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment is cutting staff and restructuring some services, citing significant cuts in Medicaid reimbursement from the government health plan that covers almost...