Kentucky is currently reporting that 9,464 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Out of these reported cases, 3,231 people have fully recovered from the virus.
Hancock County School officials are also working on remote learning options for families who don’t want to send their kids to school and for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak.
Officials say more than 700 students submitted projects for judges to review at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Fair. After the fair’s cancellation, officials state that projects will now be judged virtually.
Normally, Small Business Saturday happens right before the holidays in November. Due to the impact that COVID-19 has had on small businesses, the Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District decided to hold at least one more.
In the U.S., the virus threw more than 2 million people out of work last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses, stoking fears the scourge is doing deep and potentially long-lasting damage to the world's largest economy.
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ANGELA CHARLTON, COLLEEN BARRY and NICK PERRY Associated Press
Martin Folsom and his mother have been in and out of homelessness since he was a kid and throughout his four years at A. Philip Randolph Career Academies.
New York City is on track to begin reopening June 8 as the state gradually loosens restrictions put in place during the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
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CAROLYN THOMPSON and MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press
A bitter partisan fight over a Pennsylvania lawmaker’s decision to wait a week before disclosing his COVID-19 diagnosis spread to the House floor Thursday, and the state attorney general declined to investigate.
U.S. consumer spending plunged by a record-shattering 13.6% in April as the viral pandemic shuttered businesses, forced millions of layoffs and sent the economy into a deep recession.
Kentucky is currently reporting that 9,184 people have tested positive since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Out of these cases, 3,181 residents have fully recovered from the virus.
According to research gathered by the Deaconess Health System and the IU School of Medicine-Evansville, the prevalence of COVID-19 among the local workers tested is 32% lower than Indiana’s overall rate.
Henderson County Clerk Renesa Abner was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Henderson on Thursday to discuss plans for the upcoming primary election.
The University of Southern Indiana announced Thursday that it will offer a mix of online and on-campus learning for its students during the 2020 fall semester.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that Owensboro has received a $65,828 federal grant to support first responders and law enforcement.
Washington officials say the state has recovered $300 million paid to criminals who used stolen personal information to file fraudulent unemployment benefit claims.
Sweden took a relatively soft approach to fighting the coronavirus, one that attracted international attention. Large gatherings were banned, but restaurants and schools for younger children have stayed open.
The House gave sweeping bipartisan approval Thursday to legislation to modify a new “paycheck protection” program for businesses that have suffered COVID-related losses.
As he battles the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump has been claiming extraordinarily sweeping powers that legal scholars say the president simply doesn't have. And he has repeatedly refusing to spell out the legal basis for those powers.
It was a day for the history books on Capitol Hill: For the first time, House lawmakers voted by proxy, an unprecedented move to avoid the risks of travel to Washington during the pandemic.
14 different universities throughout Indiana will be represented in an effort to raise $6 million for the COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund for the Greater Evansville Region.
Retail shops and offices were allowed to open Wednesday and the largest Roman Catholic archdiocese in the U.S. announced a plan to resume services as Los Angeles County took another step toward a reopening that seemed hard to imagine a week ago.
With many summer camps and school programs canceled this summer, Tri-State families are scrambling to find child care. Good news for parents - there are still a few options.
Management at Scheller’s Fitness and Cycling in Evansville has recorded a significant rise of customers since the COVID-19 pandemic made its way to the Tri-State.
Outbreaks are still climbing in much of the Americas, while many countries in Asia and much of Europe are making steady progress in containing the deadliest pandemic in years.
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CARLA K. JOHNSON, HANNAH FINGERHUT and LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press
Associated Press reporters around the world asked kids about living with the virus and to use art to show us what they believe the future might hold. Some sketched or painted, while others sang, danced ballet, built with LEGOs. A few just wanted to talk.
During his daily coronavirus update on Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed 127 new COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths, including a 78-year-old man from Hopkins County.
Attorney General William Barr says he doesn’t expect a criminal inquiry into the origins of the Russia investigation to target former President Barack Obama or Joe Biden, President Donald Trump’s presumed Democratic opponent this summer.
Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry. And the aircraft maker says more cuts are coming.
The typical pay package for CEOs at the biggest U.S. companies topped $12.3 million last year, and the gap between the boss and their workforces widened further, according to AP’s annual survey of executive compensation.
On Tuesday the federal agency stated more than 62,000 healthcare professionals contracted the coronavirus in the U.S., a big jump from the more than 9,200 that the CDC reported back in mid-April.
Breaking old habits of forking over cash or swiping a credit card may be challenging, but contactless payments themselves are easy to use and may even help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
