AAA: Summer travel shaping up to be one of busiest in years — expect crowds, plan ahead
This summer travel season will be one of the busiest seen in years, based on travel data collected locally by AAA. Bookings…
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Louisville Orchestra’s free concert at MegaCorp Pavillion keeping Commonwealth ‘In Harmony’
Members of the Louisville Orchestra will perform a free concert on Tuesday, July 11 at Newport’s MegaCorp Pavillion, 101 West…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Baseball finishing up here, basketball recruiting just getting going in a big way
Not to be outdone by the summer college offers for the young guys from Newport, Lloyd Memorial’s 6-foot-8 junior-to-be EJ…
Kentucky’s unemployment rate for May shows slight increase in latest report, now at 3.8 percent
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May 2023 unemployment rate was 3.8%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS). The preliminary…
Kenton County libraries’ Dave Schroeder awarded Pioneer Award from Kenton Fiscal Court
At this week’s Fiscal Court meeting, Dave Schroeder, director of Kenton County Public Libraries, was presented with a 2023 Pioneer…
Kentucky Colonels award $11k grant to Scheben Care Center to purchase vehicle for Medicaid program
By Andy Furman The Point/Arc The Bill & Betsy Scheben Care Center has received an $11,000 grant from the Honorable…
Scholarship awarded from Horizon’s McFaull fund to Beechwood honors student Joshua Schmidt
The Jordan G. McFaull Scholarship Fund at Horizon Community Funds awarded its 2023 scholarship to Joshua Schmidt at the Beechwood…
NKU’s Alpha Tau Omega fraternity raises $48,000 for St. Elizabeth women’s health services
Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity at Northern Kentucky University has raised $48,000 to support St. Elizabeth Women’s Wellness and Breast…
Bill Straub: You know a lot about a guy by company he keeps; Republicans like the ‘whataboutism’ kind
Rep. Andy Barr, apparently fretting he might get crossways with the MAGA crowd, wants the world to know he’s standing…
New Kids Count report shows ‘disappointing’ results for how Kentucky children are faring; 40th overall
By Sarah Ladd The Kentucky Lantern A new report that evaluates the well-being of children in the United States every…
KY Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles visits Japan in effort to spur additional trade opportunities
A recent trip to Japan could open more agricultural trade opportunities for Kentucky and the United States, according to Kentucky…
American Airlines announces new nonstop service from CVG to Cancun beginning December 9
American Airlines has announced new nonstop service between Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) and Cancun International Airport (CUN). The new…
City of Florence to present first of three free summer concerts Friday at Florence Mall
The City of Florence will present the first of three free summer concerts Friday in the lower level parking lot…
Prep Sports Notebook: Newport boys basketball team showing potential to repeat as region champions
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Last season’s leading scorer graduated in May, but the Newport boys basketball team has…
KHRC approves additional purse money for quarter horses through breeding, racing development fund
Recently proposed changes to the Kentucky Quarter Horse, Paint Horse, Appaloosa and Arabian (KQHPAA) Development Fund expects to attract additional…
Kenton County Historical Society, Highland Cemetery to dedicate new monument at mass grave Saturday
The Kenton County Historical Society has announced the placement of a monument at the site of a mass grave at…
Frozen strawberries sold at Walmart stores in KY being recalled due to Hepatitis A contamination
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today An ongoing U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation into an outbreak of Hepatitis A in…
Covington Farmers Market to celebrate local producers during National Farmers Day Saturday
The Covington Farmers Market will celebrate farmers, growers, and producers of local foods during National Farmers Day Saturday at the…
Al Cross: Cameron, other pols should shut up about Trump’s case
The indictment of a former president on charges of keeping secret national-security materials, refusing to give them back, and lying…
Kenton Arboretum is the real deal, thanks to extension agent Brandon George’s amazing work
By Aimee Nielson University o Kentucky Boasting more than 100 woody plants and trees, a giant hedgerow and two meadows,…
One year since nation marked highest-ever gas prices, national average drops $1.45 per gallon
A year ago this week, motorists in Kentucky and across the nation were facing historically high prices at the pumps….
Amye Bensenhaver: Covington officials ignore real law to keep records from family in Daulton jail killing
For law enforcement agencies accustomed to issuing blanket denials of open records requests for records compiled in an “open” investigation,…