Covington approves mobile food vending ordinance; IRS site bonds gets first reading
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter It’s become a new normal for the city, this digital world in which commissioners digitally…
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SD1 turning to smart-sewer management to fight sewer overflows in Highland Heights, Silver Grove
By Chris Cole Sanitation District No. 1 Sanitation District No. 1 is about to break ground on new equalization (EQ)…
Beshear vetoes the ‘Born Alive’ abortion bill, saying law already provides for protection of children
By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 9 last week, saying that Kentucky law already fully…
Covington IRS site’s backstory enmeshed with intrigue, drama – $1 grows to $20.5 million
Almost 60 years old, the newspaper clippings are faded and fragile. But with the rapid-fire publication of daily journalism, their…
Governor, Secretary of State agree on procedures to assure safe voting for every registered Kentuckian
Governor Andy Beshear and Secretary of State Michael Adams said they have reached an agreement on how the state’s primary…
Construction at Ovation site in Newport ongoing; goal is completion of music venue by end of 2020
By Don Owen NKyTribune news editor Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, construction crews have continued working at the Ovation site…
Unemployment rates rise in 117 Kentucky counties during past year; Magoffin jobless rate 18.1 percent
Unemployment rates rose in 117 Kentucky counties between March 2019 and March 2020, fell in one (Crittenden County) and stayed…
Attorney General announces more than $112 million in annual tobacco settlement funds for Kentucky
Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Wednesday that Kentucky received $112,659,718.88 million in the 2020 annual tobacco settlement payment from the…
City takes ‘big step forward’ on IRS site, public works, Hotel Covington — bringing jobs, service and change
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter For the past two weeks, the city Commission has made headlines because of how they…
Sanitation District getting started on first phase of stormwater/wastewater project in Ft. Thomas
Sanitation District No. 1 starting to break ground this week on the first phase of a stormwater and wastewater project…
Latest models for Kentucky COVID-19 impact vary; estimates how counties will deal with disease
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Projections of COVID-19’s impact on Kentucky continue to vary, but one model has begun…
COVID update: NKY has 17 new cases, KY has 273, 4 deaths; Gov. Beshear praises all the heroes
Staff Report As of Sunday afternoon, 17 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Northern Kentucky, for 279 total…
Covington focuses on vacant, abandoned houses; lien waivers, foreclosures among strategies
Neighbors know them well. Strung around the city, they’re the houses that have sat vacant for years – essentially abandoned,…
Gov. Beshear sets benchmarks for reopening the state’s economy, recognizing ‘sacrifices’
Gov. Andy Beshear discussed benchmarks that the Commonwealth must meet in order to start reopening the state’s economy while keeping…
2020 Census counts; millions of dollars in federal funds are on the line; make sure everyone counts
Two weeks into the 2020 Census count, Covington citizens’ response rate is lagging significantly behind that of other Northern Kentucky…
COVID Update: NKY has 6 new cases, KY has 88 and 7 deaths; drive-through site up and running
As Wednesday, six additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Northern Kentucky, for 232 total cases, according to the…
Cov approves Nuisance Code, gets 3Q financial report, gives 1st reading to food vending ordinance
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter In the Covington’s first virtual legislative meeting — where commissioners met over GoToMeeting from their…
Pension relief bills, Sen. McDaniel’s freeze saves Covington taxpayers $1 million in new fiscal year
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear recently signed into law two pieces of legislation that will throw the City of Covington a…
Kentucky police chiefs applaud Beshear’s executive order on rehiring retired law enforcement
Retired law enforcement officers are permitted to be rehired and help communities deal with COVID-19 without risking the loss of…
City of Newport issues curfew for juveniles between hours of 9 p.m.-6 a.m. due to COVID-19 pandemic
The City of Newport has issued a curfew for juveniles between the hours of 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. due…
Covington Housing Authority seeks those who sew to help seniors; resident helps public works employees
Can you sew? The Housing Authority of Covington (HAC) is asking for your help. Hoping to protect the mostly elderly…
City of Newport launches program to assist small businesses dealing with impacts of COVID-19 crisis
The City of Newport has created a new program to assist small businesses dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19…