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A new tax approved in Frankfort – and set to take effect January 1 – is causing some confusion for home and other property owners.

On January 1, 2023, Kentuckians with multiple properties will face an additional sales tax on their utility bills because of Kentucky House Bill 8.

A transformer blew in Bradenton, Florida, prompting a power outage in the community near Sarasota. Across Florida, more than 1.5 million were without power before the end of the day Wednesday. The outages are one of the most disruptive parts of vicious storms like Hurricane Ian, which is leaving a path of darkness from Cuba to Florida.

It could be days or weeks before power services are completely restored in Florida as Hurricane Ian makes landfall.

KU crews left Lexington early Wednesday morning for Florida and Georgia. They're staging in the region as they anticipate major power outages in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

In Kentucky, agencies are working to help send aid to Florida and Georgia. Early Wednesday morning, a group of more than 200 Kentucky Utilities and LG&E employees and 14 utility trucks left KU's Lexington Operations Center to prepare to help with Hurricane Ian's impact.

With September being National Preparedness Month, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company joined FEMA and organizations across the country to educate and empower others to prepare for and respond to all types of emergencies.

As we start to see some gas prices drop, one area that hasn't been affected or impacted your wallet is HVAC and cooling your home.

The claim that electric vehicles put a damaging strain on the power grid is false. Read to learn more about misinformation surrounding electric cars.

Power grid regulators have warned that Southern Indiana could be hit with outages as demand increases, and LG&E says it is "in good shape"