
Shepherd Snyder
ReporterShepherd joined WEKU in June 2023 as a staff reporter. He most recently worked for West Virginia Public Broadcasting as General Assignment Reporter. In that role, he collected interviews and captured photos in the northern region of West Virginia. Shepherd holds a master’s degree in Digital Marketing Communication and a bachelor’s in music from West Virginia University.
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Republican Senator Rand Paul gave remarks on tariffs and Medicaid cuts during an event in Richmond Friday.
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Franklin County is offering buyouts for people who had their homes damaged during April’s floods.
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Kentucky’s Judicial Nominating Commission announced the nominees that would fill a District Court vacancy for Clark and Madison Counties.
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Funds from the Public Service Commission will help fund a new scholarship for students of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
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A group of Appalachian businesses, organizations and local lawmakers are asking Congress to oppose proposed funding cuts to the Appalachian Regional Commission.
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The Kentucky Hospital Association says federal cuts to Medicaid could cause rural hospitals to cut some services to stay afloat.
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A program through the Attorney General’s office has outfitted 2,000 Kentucky police officers with body armor since it began a year ago.
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The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reports four more cases of measles as part of a local outbreak in Fayette and Woodford Counties.
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Advocates for Kentucky’s immigrant communities say increased funding for ICE in the recently passed “Big, Beautiful Bill” could result in more immigration sweeps.
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Members of God’s Pantry Food Bank say cuts to food stamps included in President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could add to an already increasing number of people who are food insecure in Kentucky.