Supreme Court justices appear split over whether to protect abortion care during emergencies
U.S. Supreme Court justices spent two hours Wednesday debating whether a federal law about emergency treatment encompasses abortion care even in states with strict abortion bans, with no clear...
Vape retailers and hemp association file suit to block new law that limits sale of vape products to those approved by the FDA
By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern Four vape shops, the Kentucky Vaping Retailers Association and the Kentucky Hemp Association have filed suit in Franklin Circuit Court seeking to strike down a...
Community pharmacies can help smokers quit, study finds
By Heather Close Published April 24, 2024 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, YOUR HEALTH Kentucky Health NewsCommunity pharmacies may play a key role in helping smokers quit, according to a study...
FEMA’s hidden deadline for Kentucky flood survivors
Republished from WEKU. Lance Damer and Susan Hall’s home was just one of many hit by the 2022 floods that killed 45 people in eastern Kentucky. They followed the...
U.S. Attorney’s Office Partners with Local Law Enforcement to Commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky, along with the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney’s...
Volunteers ‘sweep’ up in Woodford County
Republished from WEKU. Big Spring Park is named for the spring beneath the Woodford County Courthouse. It feeds a creek that winds through the park behind the courthouse and...
Former corrections leader in Fayette County remembered for his innovative approach to incarceration
Originally published by WEKU. The Kentucky man credited with innovative jail construction and operational methods is being remembered. Ray Sabbatine died earlier this week at the age of 74....
Central Kentucky Regional Airport in Richmond gets $3.5 million in federal funding
Republished from WEKU. Eastern Kentucky University just received millions in federal funding from the Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project Funding process. Congressman Andy Barr announced EKU was awarded $3.5...
For-profit nursing homes are cutting corners on safety and draining resources
The care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation and Nursing was abysmal when state inspectors filed their survey report of the Kentucky facility on July 3, 2021. Residents wandered the...
Biden administration unveils new rule on nursing home staffing levels
The Biden administration has introduced a controversial set of new regulations intended to increase staffing levels and improve patient care in nursing homes. The new staffing rule from the...