13+ hour, 12+ min ago   (314+ words) FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. VIRGINIA - Virginia will start rolling out new, more secure Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with "chip-and-tap" technology in an effort to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (188+ words) Breeders' Cup Charities announced today that Kentucky residents may now purchase a specialty Breeders' Cup license plate through their local County Clerk's Office. Kentucky reside - Breeders’ Cup License Plate Available For Kentucky Residents Breeders' Cup Charities announced today that Kentucky…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1264+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — When Justice Pinkston came home from J.B. Fisher Elementary School with five free books, her parents had questions. Were they really free? All five of them? Could she really choose whichever books she wanted? “I was like, are…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) Virginia women's basketball has landed a significant piece for its 2027 recruiting class. Class of 2027 forward/center Lisa Sirgi, a 6-foot-5 prospect originally from Estonia, announced her commitment to Virginia on Thursday, giving head coach Aaron Roussell and the Cavaliers a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (427+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond man living near Chippenham Hospital has experienced 24 power outages and flickers since February 2025. Now he wants answers from Dominion Energy. "It happens all the time that it goes out, that it stays out maybe twice a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (129+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX News) — A Laurel County student has won Kentucky's 2026 "I Voted" Sticker Contest, Secretary of State Michael Adams announced Thursday. Ryker Asher, a student at Bush Elementary School in Laurel County, created the winning design, which features a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (265+ words) Over the past decade, workforce participation rates in Kentucky have ranked among the lowest in the nation. In response, the Kentucky Chamber Foundation launched the Kentucky Comeback initiative in 2020. Ryan Bowman, director of partnerships for the foundation, said businesses have…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (315+ words) With residential electricity rates rising more than 20% since 2020, Kentucky regulators are taking a closer look at what is causing energy costs to become a growing financial burden for households across the state. An affordability review of residential electric and natural…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (192+ words) Do you need a new driver’s license after moving to Kentucky or did your current Kentucky ID expire? The process can be convoluted, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are the simplified steps you need to take, according to…...