While public health officials are urging Americans to hold more muted Independence Day celebrations amid a spike of coronavirus cases, President Donald Trump is going big for what he is promising will be a “special evening” in the nation’s capital.
Elevating a message of personal responsibility over statewide crackdowns on businesses and requirements for people in public spaces has been a consistent approach among certain governors during the coronavirus crisis.
With so many firework shows on display in Owensboro on Friday evening, some people were able to watch from their homes, but a few residents say they rather enjoy the tradition of watching from the downtown riverfront along the Ohio River.
President Donald Trump will begin his Independence Day weekend on Friday with a patriotic display of fireworks at Mount Rushmore before a crowd of thousands. But even in a part of the country where many remain supportive of the president, the event has drawn controversy and protests.
Restaurant owner David Parker says team members have been required to wear masks, social distance, wash their hands frequently and clean touch points excessively throughout the day. He also says every team member has been tested since the closure and their results all came back negative.
Kentucky is currently reporting that 16,376 people have tested positive since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Out of these cases, 4,747 residents have fully recovered.
The spray parks located at Smothers Park, Legion Park and Kendall Perkins Park will have a maximum capacity of 50 people and follow strict COVID-19 guidelines.
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation announced Thursday that all of its commencement ceremonies for the 2020 graduates have officially been canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
With confirmed cases climbing in 40 states, governors have ordered the wearing of masks in public, and families were urged to celebrate their independence at home.
The 27 additional COVID-19 cases reported Thursday in Vanderburgh County were 10 higher than Wednesday’s numbers, which recorded 17 new cases. As these newly released numbers continue to rise, state leaders have stalled reopening plans.
According to a press release sent on Wednesday, EVPL officials say the McCollough, North Park, Oaklyn and Red Bank branches will open on Monday, July 6.
Brittlebank Swimming Pool in Mount Vernon is preparing to reopen on Friday. This is slightly over one week after a member of the pool staff tested positive for COVID-19.
According to Owensboro Community and Technical College, administrators were informed of the newly confirmed COVID-19 case by health officials with the Perry County Health Department in Indiana.
Heading into Memorial Day weekend, California's mood was celebratory. The state had avoided dire predictions of a coronavirus surge, hospitalizations were starting to decline and restaurants and most other businesses had reopened.
This came from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through a Community Development Block Grant agreement with Evansville’s Department of Metropolitan Development.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast.
The 1990s rapper with the hit single "Ice Ice Baby" had been scheduled to play a lakeside concert just outside Austin on Friday, but on Thursday he announced it was being postponed.
U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet still remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring.
In areas where COVID-19 is spreading, health experts agree that wearing masks or other face coverings in public helps reduce the risk of spreading the virus when people can't socially distance by staying 6 feet apart.
Authorities are closing honky tonks, bars and other drinking establishments in some parts of the U.S. to stem the surge of COVID-19 infections — a move backed by sound science about risk factors that go beyond wearing or not wearing masks.
Hopkins County Public Health Director Denise Beach says a child at a local daycare has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently quarantined, along with some staff and other children from the facility.
The run-up in cases — blamed in part on "knucklehead behavior" by Americans not wearing masks or obeying other social-distancing rules — has raised fears that many states could see the same phenomenon if they reopen too, or that people from the South and West could spread the virus to other regions.
Now that some visitor restrictions are being lifted at assisted living homes in Kentucky, an employee at the Paragon of Madisonville came up with a creative way for families to feel the touch of their loved ones again.
The Atlantic hurricane season is already breaking records with several storms named so early this year. With parts of the U.S. battling the wrath of the coronavirus pandemic, experts urge you not to delay in preparing.
Kentucky is currently reporting that 15,842 people have tested positive since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Out of these cases, 4,052 residents have fully recovered from the virus.
Wednesday's report finds a lack of coordination among government agencies hindered access to coronavirus testing and protective equipment, among other problems.
Scientists at Florida Atlantic University are experimenting with different non-medical masks to find the most effective face covering to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Health experts on Wednesday slammed the U.S. decision to hog nearly the entire global supply of remdesivir, the only drug licensed so far to treat COVID-19, warning that type of selfish behavior sets a dangerous precedent for attempts to share scarce treatments amid the pandemic.
About $130 billion remains of $660 billion approved so far for the subsidy program, which provides direct subsidies to businesses harmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Baseball's minor leagues canceled their seasons Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the head of their governing body said more than half of the 160 teams were in danger of failing without government assistance or private equity injections.
States such as Florida, Arizona, Texas and California have reversed course, closing or otherwise clamping down on bars, shutting beaches and rolling back restaurant capacity.
The program is credited by government officials for saving millions of jobs, with more than 4.8 million small business owners tapping into the funds, for more than $519 billion in loans.
The American Academy of Pediatrics encouraged schools to have the goal of “having students physically present in school” despite the rising tide of COVID-19 infections nationwide.
The studies show most children recovered after intensive-care treatment, but many had heart complications. The potential for long-term or permanent damage is unknown.
While Florida statutes do classify certain health conditions as “accidental and caused by employment,” the AIG insurance company says that doesn’t technically include COVID-19.
