Kentucky a pandemic hot spot in mid-January; deaths spiked, but COVID-19 hospital admissions fell
Kentucky was a pandemic hot spot in the week covered by the first White House Coronavirus Task Force report from the new Biden…
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Unemployment rates rise in 114 Kentucky counties during past year; Magoffin jobless rate 14.8 percent
Unemployment rates rose in 114 Kentucky counties between December 2019 and December 2020, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics…
Roebling Bridge restoration project to begin — a nine-month closure to repair the historic structure
The Suspension Bridge will be reduced to one lane of traffic beginning Monday and closed to vehicles altogether starting Feb….
Beshear reports 2,947 new cases, 69 deaths; announces regional vaccine centers for next week
Gov. Andy Beshear reported 2,947 new COVID cases, 69 deaths and a positivity rate of 9.04%. Kenton County reported 138…
Tommy Guidugli Jr. sworn in as mayor of Newport, pledges to continue ‘positive, prosperous direction’
Pledging to continue the prosperity Newport has enjoyed over the last decade, Tommy Guidugli Jr. was sworn in as the…
Covington commissioners discuss John R. Green complaints; resolution asks for more diverse boards
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter Construction should be finished on the John R. Green project in September. That’s the $38-million…
Mayor’s Winter Challenge: 5 win prizes in Young Readers program, 7,800 books read in COV initiative
Over 5.3 million words. Almost 7,800 books. And over 18,100 skill-building games. The 720 Covington young readers and pre-readers who…
Sun Country, low-cost airline, to provide new nonstop service from CVG to Minneapolis starting in May
The newest airline to serve Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Sun Country Airlines with nonstop service between Cincinnati (CVG)…
Covington offering small business loans for renovating exteriors, paying startup rent
Small businesses in Covington have until Friday, Jan. 29, to apply for the next round of City help in paying…
Prep work on IRS site intensifies: Covington seeks firms for demolition, environmental hazards removal
Three underground fuel tanks. A 3,000-gallon underground concrete “vault.” A sprawling one-story brick facility whose “footprint” stretches across most of…
Kentucky Lottery closes first half of fiscal year on record pace with more than $710 million in sales
The Kentucky Lottery reported Friday that sales for the first half of FY21 (July 2020 through December 2020) were higher…
Kentucky unemployment rate in December rises 0.3 percent; state jobless rate now at 6 percent
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary December 2020 unemployment rate was 6 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an…
McConnell participates in inaugural activities, turns leadership over to Schumer – and has this to say. . .
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who lost his Majority Leader post on Wednesday, participated in the inaugural ceremonies…
Covington starts process for IRS demolition this week, mayor wants alternative sites for vaccines
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter Next up for the IRS site? A big ol’ demolition. And that process will begin…
Mayor Wilbur of Rabbit Hash named top ten Political Hero Dog by Halo as politics is dog-eat-dog world
Staff report Halo, a national company that manufactures safety collars for dogs, has named the top ten hero dogs of…
Completed Covington Connect initiative eroding ‘digital divide’ thanks to 124 Wi-Fi access points
Thousands more Covington families have free access to the Internet, courtesy of the all-but-completed “Covington Connect” initiative whose goal is…
Tri-ED surpasses 2020 project, annual salary, capital investment targets; big success in tough times
The Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (Tri-ED) announced its 2020 economic development results, which surpassed the targets set by…
Civil Rights legend Raoul Cunningham to speak at four cities’ virtual MLK Day on Monday at 6 p.m.
A civil rights leader who started fighting for equality and justice at age 14 and has continued that fight for…
Kentucky National Guard will deploy to Washington D.C., state Capitol on inauguration day
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky National Guard is sending 270 members to Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 20 inauguration…
Kentucky legislature adjourns until Feb. 2; one bill sent to Governor, budget discussions will continue
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky General Assembly spent the last day of the first part of the 2021…
Covington approves Protective Life agreement, another step in changing city’s economy
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter In the past, Covington was always known as a river-based, manufacturing town. Now, there’s a…
Petition filed with state House asks for impeachment of Gov. Beshear for actions related to the pandemic
Staff report Four “citizens of the Commonwealth” have filed a petition with the Kentucky House of Representatives asking for the…