Officials with the Elizabethtown Police Department say the incident happened just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday night in the 500 block of Village Drive. Officials say a man, 29-year old Irving White, arrived at the residence with 2 males already inside the home. An altercation ensued, with White returning to his vehicle only to fire shots into the house. Shots were returned, with White being struck. White drove a short distance before succumbing to his wounds. White was pronounced deceased at the scene. EPD says the incident remains under investigation.
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The thought of a child battling cancer once is hard enough, but imagine going through it 5 times.
That’s the situation of a Radcliff teen diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. John Hull and his grandmother, Vilmary Cotto have been at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital since the beginning of 2021. And while Hull has secured a bone marrow transplant, the bills, both medical and his grandmother’s, keep coming in.
“We’ve been here already a month,” Cotto, his primary caregiver says, “and we’re scheduled to be here until July. Because of this, I’ve lost my job, I’ve got a lot of bills to pay.”
“But, I mean, I’m not worried about all of that. I just want him to get well.”
The community has rallied around the two, starting a GoFundMe that’s raised nearly $6,000 so far. A link to the fundraiser can be found here.
As the area continues to clean up from the previous winter storm, another is on it’s way, with officials saying it’ll bring more weather that is likely to impact roads once again.
The National Weather Service is scheduled to hold another conference call on the system later today.
Another boost to Kentucky’s Covid-19 vaccine supply was announced yesterday. Governor Beshear said the federal government is expected to start shipping out 13.5 million doses per week to states. Kentucky is now slated to receive over 87,000 doses next week. In terms of case numbers, the commonwealth reported 1,255 new cases of the virus. Tuesday, with Hardin one of the top reporting counties with 50 new cases. LaRue reported 5 and Meade reported 2.
It’s the middle of tax season, and United Way of Central Kentucky is once again offering tax helps for residents through their VITA program.
Spokesperson Hunter Roberts says there is no individual or household threshold for assistance this year, just anyone making less than $66,000 in the past year. More information as well as locations can be found on the United Way of Central Kentucky website.