FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday Kentucky will be launching a new severe weather program in honor of Virginia Moore, a beloved sign language interpreter who died last year.

Putting grant money into action is routine for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, but an effort to provide weather alerts to people who are deaf or hard of hearing is tugging at his heart. The grant ...

Most of us rely on or phone or crank up the volume on the tv, but for people with hearing loss, or who are deaf, these alerts won’t cut it.