At the state’s request, the president said four FEMA search and rescue teams were working in Kentucky, and the agency has provided critical supplies including 61 generators, drinking water, housing and meals. WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing about the ...
January 6, 2024 Kentucky lawmakers return to work, and the next state budget is on top of their agenda January 3, 2024 Former Kentucky Gov. Julian Carroll dies at age 92 December 11, 2023 Kentucky governor announces departure of commissioner running troubled juvenile justice agency Novem...
House Bill 518would change the makeup of the Kentucky State Fair Board and clarify how it operates. Not only does the fair board operate the Kentucky Exposition Center where the state fair is held, but it also operates the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville. The two...
President Biden declared a federal disaster last week to direct relief money to flooded counties and sent Federal Emergency Management Agency officials to coordinate directly in the recovery. Last week's flooding extended to West Virginia, where Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for six...
US Information Service/US Information Agency // Wikimedia Commons 1960: 'KENNEDY WINS' After using his youth and good looks to his advantage during the world's first televised presidential debate, John F. Kennedy was elected president, as reported on Nov. 9 by the San Jose Mercury, in one...
We also were on the ground with various agencies also tasked with disaster relief, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the latter of which contributed funding for the emergency work. ...
Mr. Biden alsodeclared a federal disasterto direct relief money to more than a dozen Kentucky counties, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency appointed an officer to coordinate the recovery. Beshear had planned to tour the disaster area on Friday, but postponed it because conditions at an ...
Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy, at a Federal Emergency Management Agency State Disaster Recovery Center in eastern Kentucky to survey the damage and meet with those affected. The biggest concern is the possibility of slow-moving storms on Tuesday and Wednesday, which could dump heavy rain ...
In Kentucky, Beshear said help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency had been extended to six additional counties and that relief benefits provided for funeral expenses have been increased to $10,000. “They shouldn’t have to have a cheap funeral for their loved one," he said. “T...
The photo above features Owensboro Police Department Public Information Officer Andy Boggess. This week, one of his compatriots in another law enforcement agency will be championing the exact same cause. Our friend Corey King, Public Affairs Officer from Kentucky State Police- Post 16, will be hang...