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London, KY, USA / SAM 103.9 FM WWEL | Today's Pop Hits Apr 12, 2021 10:25 AM Vaccines are now available for all adults but only 20% of Laurel County’s population has been vaccinated. Even though anyone 18+ is currently eligible for the vaccine, most of the vaccines are administered to those over the age of 50. Laurel County has the one dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Health officials in Laurel County are encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. They say they believe more younger people need to be vaccinated. Of the 10,000 in Laurel County who got the shot, more than half are...

London, KY, USA / SAM 103.9 FM WWEL | Today's Pop Hits Apr 5, 2021 10:12 AM Many Kentuckians have become victims of unemployment site hackers. The site recently launched a new interface at the end of March, a change the victims claim is a part of the problem. Kentucky officials say the state unemployment site was temporarily unavailable last week after an attempted cyber-attack. Now Kentuckians are asking for help with their compromised accounts. Issues began after Kentucky launched its new unemployment website. The between $4 and 6 million investment was supposed to be more “user-friendlyâ...

London, KY, USA / SAM 103.9 FM WWEL | Today's Pop Hits Apr 5, 2021 9:45 AM The number of Kentuckians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 continues to rise every day, which has led to more questions about what to do with the card that you’re given by the provider. Some businesses like Staples and Office Depot have offered to laminate those cards for free. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Aaron Grubbs in Lexington says that’s not necessarily a bad idea, but you don’t want to laminate it before you’ve gotten your second dose if you were getting a vaccine that needs two doses. He s...

London, KY, USA / SAM 103.9 FM WWEL | Today's Pop Hits Apr 5, 2021 10:42 AM Laurel County Sheriff John Root says Deputy Brent France and CSO Brian France were called out to a possible overdose at a business off US 25 about 8 miles south of London. As they pulled into the parking lot deputies saw a man running from the scene. Officers chased him down and during questioning he gave them false identifying information. Police found he was actually 39-year-old Charles J. Gray, JR of Highway 1232. During his arrest deputies found him in possession of suspected methamphetamine, hypodermic needles, a...

London, KY, USA / SAM 103.9 FM WWEL | Today's Pop Hits Apr 5, 2021 10:07 AM Starting this week, Kentuckians age 18 and up will be eligible for the Moderna or Johnson and Johnson vaccine, and those as young as 16 years old can sign up for the Pfizer vaccine. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the expansion saying young people are ending up in the hospital. He said they believe this is because of the more aggressive variants. When Beshear originally announced expansion plans, the target date for expanding to younger populations was April 12. The earlier rollout still beats deadlines set by the Biden a...