Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director (CDC) Rochelle Walensky came under fire Thursday for using the phrase “pregnant people” while recommending women getting the highly effective COVID-19 vaccine. “The rise in cases, vaccine hesitancy, and the increased risk of severe illness for pregnant people make vaccination against #COVID19 more urgent than ever. Read why…… more »
The Kentucky Board of Education unanimously approved an emergency regulation Thursday requiring masks inside public schools into 2022 on the heels of a similar executive order issued by Gov. Andy Beshear earlier this week. The emergency regulation will be in effect for up to 270 days, and the board will consider rescinding it 24 hours…… more »
WCPS Family: I hope this message finds you and your family doing well after the first few days of the 2021-22 school year. Ensuring the safety of our students and staff will always remain the top priority for Warren County Public Schools (WCPS) and successfully mitigating the spread of COVID-19 has been at the forefront…… more »
Robert Redfield, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, joined “The Story” Monday to discuss the nationwide rise in coronavirus cases. The virologist told host Martha MacCallum that it’s “very clear” the U.S. is in the midst of a substantial increase in infection, noting that the delta variant is more infectious…… more »
Read The Full Report Fatal drug overdoses in Kentucky — an ongoing scourge that has ravaged communities in the state — surged nearly 50% last year and isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was a “major contributing factor,” a state report concludes. More than 1,964 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses in 2020, according to the…… more »
The Kentucky attorney general who investigated the Breonna Taylor case responded to months of blistering criticism by saying the decision not to charge any police officers in her death was “ultimately” in the grand jury’s hands, though some jurors have complained they were limited in what crimes they could consider. Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron,…… more »
American track gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin was noticeably absent on social media in the weeks leading up to the Tokyo Olympics. That was on purpose. McLaughlin’s only interactions on Twitter before Thursday were a few retweets from her cover story with L’Officiel USA. On Instagram, she posted the same L’Officiel cover and a video promoting…… more »
As COVID-19 cases surged in Kentucky last summer, Gov. Andy Beshear launched a statewide mask mandate that went on for months. A year later, cases are climbing again as the coronavirus’s aggressive delta variant spreads through Kentucky and other states. This time, though, Beshear is taking a different tack and holding off on resurrecting those…… more »
In July, as the delta variant of the coronavirus was fueling a spike of cases across the state, local school district leaders weighed their options ahead of another school year defined by a pandemic. Feeling the pressure to reopen schools full-time and get students back into their classrooms, superintendents and school board members often heard…… more »
Warren County Schools will be offering free meals to students this upcoming school year. Schools have been approved to participate in a program called ‘Seamless Summer.’ ”We have not been able to apply to this program in the past. This is something that was brought to our attention over the end of last year, in…… more »
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