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A Kentucky man was arrested Thursday at University of Kentucky’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital after police said he brought guns, body armor and suspected bombs to the Lexington medical center.

State health officials’ failure to adequately prepare for the pandemic likely contributed to some senior care home coronavirus deaths early in the pandemic, state auditors said in a critical, wide-ranging report released…

Multiple sources with firsthand knowledge of the investigation told News 4 that the automated alarm system was not connected to the county’s central dispatch when the fire broke out, meaning…

Residents at a Kentucky nursing home had to be evacuated Saturday night, March 20, after multiple electrical issues were discovered in the building.

Families of nursing home residents have spent the past year appealing to policymakers that COVID-19 lockdowns were having a significantly negative effect on their loved ones’ health — and a…

Fire burned through a Spring Valley assisted living facility, killing one resident and prompting dozens of middle-of-the-night rescues.

We testified on findings from our CARES Act reports related to the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on nursing home residents. We discussed challenges that have persisted throughout the pandemic, such as…

Nursing home residents may again face a dangerous delay in getting the COVID-19 vaccine, officials fear, due to inadequate plans to provide ongoing vaccinations.