Our Rich History: Dr. Alvin C. Poweleit, World War II hero and survivor of the Bataan Death March
By Pat Ryan Special to NKyTribune Part 9 of our series on the 75th anniversary of the closing stages of…
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The River: From the Air Force to a return to the river aboard the Delta Queen — and memories to be made
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra wrapping up free summer concerts at Tower Park with ‘Pop-Pourri’
The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra will conclude its 26th free summer series in Tower Park with “Pop-Pourri,” featuring seven decades of…
Punting the proverbial football: Board sends issue of fall sports for high schools back to KHSAA
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today After an exhausting 3½ hour meeting, the Kentucky Board of Education punted the proverbial football…
UK fall enrollment hits record in face of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, though budget is stressed
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Kentucky has announced some historic numbers for the…
Beyond the Curb shows off River City Living in Episode 5 featuring two homes in historic Mainstrasse
The fifth episode of the Catalytic Fund’s Beyond the Curb: River City Living video home tours gives viewers a peek…
Respiratory Therapists are always ready to serve, but they have come front and center during COVID
By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune health reporter Respiratory Therapists at St. Elizabeth hospitals are front and center in the fight against…
Annual drop-off event in Covington enables safe disposal of electronics, confidential documents
Don’t throw away your electronics – they’ll just spend years in landfills leaking toxic chemicals. And throwing confidential documents in…
NKU’s Michael Baranowski will guide students through intensive ‘Election 2020’ podcast project
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor Michael Baranowski has been a teacher for 24 years but he can’t remember being more…
Buckle Up for Life: Learning how to install safe car seats, providing free ones in Fort Mitchell, Erlanger
What if there was a way to prevent a leading cause of childhood death, but three out of four of…
Our Rich History: Germans in Newport — a rich cultural heritage reaching back to 18th century
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Part 41 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” German immigrants…
15 recent fires in Rumpke trash trucks have one major connection — dangerous items in trash cans
The Rumpke garbage truck that caught fire across the Ohio River in Oakley on Monday makes the 15th such fire…
Covington Connect: Monday is first ‘drawing’ for $2.5M digital equity project; donations sought
A random drawing on Monday will select 100 families of Covington schoolchildren to receive free computers, the first round of…
KHSAA board members uphold earlier plan to resume high school fall sports competition in September
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter During a virtual meeting on Thursday, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of…
UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment offers Virtual State Fair for next 11 days
By Aimee Nielson University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is offering 11 days…
NKY Education Council, Chamber hosted virtual Excellence in Education awards — here are winners
The Northern Kentucky Education Council and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce partnered to present the annual Excellence in Education…
River Sweep 2020: 88 degrees, mud and masks; cleanup’s 30 volunteers cleared 3.19 tons
Compared to the festival-like atmosphere of pre-pandemic cleanups, River Sweep 2020 was a tightly controlled, well-orchestrated, and almost choreographed event….
Prep Sports Notebook: Future of fall sports will be decided by KHSAA Board of Control on Thursday
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The first day of full-fledged practice for Kentucky high school fall sports is set…
Our Rich History: Shoe dealer solves ghastly murder of Pearl Bryan, found missing her head, in 1893
By Andrew Young Special to NKyTribune Part 40 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” Shoe store owners…
The River: Tracking down particulars of a certain riverboat calliope; answer may never be known
The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders will be sharing the stories of his long association with…
CTI Clinical Trial & Consulting giving out ‘Be The Change We Need’ shirts to encourage giving back
CTI Clinical Trial & Consulting (CTI) is giving out shirts and giving back to the Northern Kentucky business community the…
COVID Update: Beshear reports 638 new cases, 6 deaths; children hard hit; citations readied and more
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 638 new COVID cases and six deaths as of Saturday afternoon, bringing the state’s totals to…