Government briefs: Summary reports of local government meetings this week
By Trisha Scheyer NKyTribune reporter CRESCENT SPRINGS Crescent Springs city council chose a new council member Monday night from among…
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St. Elizabeth Healthy Headlines: Vaping IS smoking — and is a public health emergency
Vaping (using e-cigarettes) is actually no safer than smoking. It’s a public health emergency that affects more than your lungs….
Nine Kentucky businesses receive lifetime award from KDA’s Buy Local program
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Nine businesses have received the lifetime award for their commitment to the Kentucky Department of…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Labor Day, dog years, football, no rules for Trump, RFK
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Big game, big celebration, big crown for a really big Highlands for win at centennial CovCath
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter The first home football game in Covington Catholic’s centennial year and the 78th renewal…
Northern Kentucky University to dissolve Office of Inclusive Excellence, says President Cady Short-Thompson
By McKenna Horsely The Kentucky Lantern Northern Kentucky University President Cady Short-Thompson said in an email to the campus Friday…
Newport Aquarium’s annual Shark Summer extended through September 8, make the most of final days
While Labor Day usually means the end of summertime fun, visitors to Newport Aquarium will enjoy the fun of Shark…
BE NKY Growth Partnership expands team to add new research analyst Ashby Drummond
BE NKY Growth Partnership has expanded its team to 15 members with the addition of Ashby Drummond as a new…
Flags at state buildings to be at half-staff Saturday for Overdose Awareness Day
Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset…
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra’s last summer concert moving Saturday to Greaves Concert Hall due to weather
The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra is moving its concert Saturday to NKU’s Greaves Concert Hall in anticipation of rain. The concert…
Boone County’s Mubea to expand operations with $24.3 million investment, creating 102 new jobs
Mubea – a global automotive supplier of lightweight products for automotive chassis, bodies and powertrains – plans to expand its…
St. Cecilia Festival — ‘like no other’ — opens tonight with a free concert — and more to come
By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter It is billed as ‘the Church Festival like no other.” St Cecilia, in Independence,…
Newport on the Levee fireworks Sunday — here’s the schedule for family-friendly fun
For an ultimate summer send-off, enjoy a great view of WEBN fireworks, live-music, family-friendly activities and more on Sunday at…
Thomas More University to celebrate opening of its new Academic Center on Sept. 10
Staff report Thomas More University will celebrate the ribbon-cutting for its new Academic Center Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 3:15 p.m….
Veteran Suicide Prevention Coalition planting 660 flags for those who survived battles, lost at home
Veterans of the United States Military serve our country selflessly, and with great pride and honor. Unfortunately, far too many…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Rand Paul is the same ol’ — always against and never for
Sen. Rand Paul is yet again going about the task that he isn’t particularly easy to get along with. The…
Suits that Rock Come Together for annual fundraising, rockin’ good time for The Carnegie
Staff report A local music — and philanthropic — tradition, Suits That Rock will Come Together for its 17th annual…
Dolly Parton visits Kentucky to celebrate statewide expansion of ‘Imagination Library’
Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear welcomed Grammy Award-winning artist, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton to the Bluegrass…
Mike Tussey: Baseball movies throughout the decade provide inspiring stories today
Today, the game of Baseball is still known as America’s pastime. There is good reason; it spans from the magnetism…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Week 1 award winners, UK depth-charters, NKADA inductees, pair of goodbyes
Week 1 is in the books for Northern Kentucky High School football and time for our opening game award-winners: •…
New development for old ACME Lock location in Covington is glitzy food, live entertainment Galaxie
Staff report A new development will soon occupy space in downtown Covington vacated by ACME Lock at 815 Madison Avenue…
Safety Net Alliance of NKY awards 1st-ever round of grants to local nonprofit partners
The Safety Net Alliance of Northern Kentucky has dispersed its first-ever round of mini-grants, totaling $30,999, to local nonprofit partners…