Eight survivors of the Mayfield candle factory collapse have lodged new allegations against the company claiming it did not allow them to leave the factory for their safety, did not train employees in emergency safety protocols and only had one hallway and two bathrooms to shelter 110 employees during the storm.
The president made few direct references to rural America in his State of the Union Address. But rural topics abounded in the economic, social, and rhetorical elements of his message.
Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that masking in state offices will be optional beginning Tuesday, March 1. But some agencies will still be required to wear them.
The new CDC system ranks the risk to each county as high, medium or low, based on new coronavirus infections, new COVID-19 hospital admissions, and the share of staffed hospital beds occupied by patients with the disease.
