Sep 27 Health Flu Season Starts Sunday; Kentucky Officials Urge Vaccines The flu season usually lasts until mid-May, and last year’s season was the longest recorded at 21 weeks. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 27 Health Flu Season Starts Sunday; Kentucky Officials Urge Vaccines Lisa Gillespie
Sep 17 Health Groups Work To Raise Awareness, Combat Veteran Suicide Rates In Kentucky Nonprofits and Louisville's VA hospital are working to raise awareness about the prevalence of suicide among military veterans. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 17 Health Groups Work To Raise Awareness, Combat Veteran Suicide In Kentucky Lisa Gillespie
Sep 16 Community SOAR At Six: Group’s Lofty Goals For Coal Country Meet Challenges On The Ground Many coalfield residents remain unconvinced that the Shaping Our Appalachian Region organization holds the key to a new future. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 16 Community SOAR At Six: Group’s Lofty Goals For Coal Country Meet Challenges Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 5 Environment While ‘Zombie’ Mines Idle, Cleanup And Workers Remain In Limbo Instead of properly closing these mines, their owners are idling them indefinitely. By Mark Olalde, Center for Public Integrity and Joe Yerardi, Center for Public Integrity Sep 5 Environment While 'Zombie' Mines Idle, Cleanup And Workers Remain In Limbo Mark Olalde, Center for Public Integrity and Joe Yerardi, Center for Public Integrity
Sep 5 Environment Idle Lands: Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Central Appalachia is home to about half of all idled coal mines in the country. This throws communities into limbo while cleanup is delayed. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 5 Environment Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 4 Health Louisville Doctor Says He’s Seen Two Patients With Possible Vaping-Related Illness Over the past two weeks, pulmonologist Ehab Haj Ali said he’s treated two patients that may be part of a nationwide outbreak. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 4 Health Louisville Doc Says He's Seen Two Patients With Possible Vaping Illness Lisa Gillespie
Sep 2 Environment Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking a rare species of plant off the endangered species list this week. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 2 Environment Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 30 In Conversation Kentucky Officials Seek Community Help To Address Soaring Child Abuse Rate “Support our workforce and our families and children, because we cannot take this load on our own.” By Kyeland Jackson Aug 30 In Conversation Kentucky Officials Seek Community Help To Address Soaring Rate Child Abuse Rate Kyeland Jackson
Aug 26 Economy Farmer Fatigue: Farmers Grow Weary Of Trade War, But Most Stick With Trump A recent survey showed a large majority of the country’s farmers still support Trump. Yet some are questioning Trump’s trade tactics. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 26 Economy Farmers Grow Weary Of Trade War, But Most Stick With Trump Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 23 Environment Sanders Visits Coal States On Heels Of Climate Plan Release Sanders' detailed climate plan released Thursday calls climate change “the single greatest challenge facing our country.” By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 23 Environment Sanders Visits Coal States On Heels Of Climate Plan Release Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 23 Health State Fair Highlights Kentucky’s Complicated Relationship With Tobacco You can still see tobacco plants on display at the state fair. But even some people growing the crop say they have mixed feelings about it. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 23 Health State Fair Highlights Kentucky's Complicated Relationship With Tobacco Lisa Gillespie
Aug 20 Health Study Finds Smoking Health Effects Linger Longer Than Previously Thought A new study released Tuesday from Vanderbilt University found it takes 10 to 15 years for the bodies of heavy smokers to recover. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 20 Health Study Finds Smoking Effects Linger Longer Than Previously Thought Lisa Gillespie
Aug 19 Health Indiana Planned Parenthood Takes Financial Hit With Trump Abortion Rule The loss of Title X will leave up to a $1 million gap in Indiana's Planned Parenthood funding; Kentucky gave up the funding a few years ago. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 19 Health Indiana Planned Parenthood Takes Financial Hit With Trump Abortion Rule Lisa Gillespie
Aug 19 Health HIV Infection ‘Clusters’ Put Focus On Harm Reduction Programs Many remain wary of syringe exchanges, and officials are worried a backlash means some programs will close just when they’re most needed. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 19 Health HIV Infection 'Clusters' Put Focus On Harm Reduction Programs Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 8 Health Appeals Court Hears Ky. Abortion Bill, While Bevin Ceremonially Signs Other Abortion Measures A panel heard arguments Thursday in a case involving a Kentucky law that requires abortion providers have a written agreement with a hospital. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 8 Health Appeals Court Hears Kentucky Abortion Bill Lisa Gillespie