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COVID-19 Vaccine: Days Away?

(NBC News) The first COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States could be just days away. An FDA advisory panel meets Thursday to consider approving the Pfizer vaccine for emergency use. Once the vaccine is approved, the first doses could be administered within 36 hours. “We’re going to focus on those most vulnerable and those most on the front lines of…

Talk to the Talent – Nurses

Set in Toronto, “Nurses” follows five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy downtown hospital, dedicating their lives to helping others, while struggling to help themselves. This morning, we sat down with two members of the cast for an other edition of Talk to the Talent! Watch “Nurses” tonight at  9 p.m. on WNKY NBC 40.

Sunrise Spotlight – SKYCTC Future Frontline Heroes Fund

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College continue to train and prepare the next generation of essential frontline heroes. The college is offering the community the opportunity to support these students and programs through the SKYCTC Future Frontline Heroes Fund. This fund will provide scholarships and aid to students in the crucial fields of healthcare, education, transportation, culinary, and public safety…

Kentucky passes 200,000 COVID cases

FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Sunday, Gov. Andy Beshear asked all Kentuckians to redouble efforts to fight COVID-19 as Kentucky surpassed 200,000 reported cases of coronavirus in the commonwealth – exactly nine months since the state’s first reported case. “These are difficult numbers, having passed 200,000 cases and earlier this week passing 2,000 deaths. And now this is our highest week…

Kentucky commemorates Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

FRANKFORT, Ky. – On July 16, Kentucky lost its last Pearl Harbor survivor, 101-year-old Albert Patrick. Last year, the community of Salyersville celebrated Patrick’s 100th birthday, when he was one of four remaining Pearl Harbor survivors in the nation. Today there are only two, both of them 98 years old. Seventy-nine years later, the name “Pearl Harbor” still sends chills up…

Kentucky sees highest week for COVID cases

FRANKFORT, Ky.  – Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Saturday that Kentucky has had its new highest week of COVID-19 cases, even with one day left to report and encouraged Kentuckians to keep fighting. “With a day still to go, we have set a new one-week record for highest cases in the commonwealth,” Beshear said. “We are all sacrificing so much…