‘In failing the Earth, we are failing humanity,’ Prince Charles says during Louisville visit
In a whirlwind visit to Louisville this past Friday, Prince Charles highlighted issues related to sustainability and local food. In…
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A Golden Opportunity: Researchers fit rare eagle with tracking device for ongoing study
Researchers recently captured a golden eagle in the Bernheim Forest in Bullitt and Nelson counties and fitted it with a…
Children of KYTC workers urge drivers to be ‘work zone alert’ while parents are at work
Many Kentucky drivers will encounter at least one work zone during their daily travels, but a split second of driver…
Bond through weekends of adventure at Kentucky military family camps this summer
This summer, military families can have a great bonding experience at one of three Kentucky camps aimed at strengthening family…
Continuing to make poetry accessible part of George Ella Lyon’s mission as Poet Laureate
Lexington poet, author, lyricist and teacher George Ella Lyon is Kentucky’s poet laureate for 2015-16. Lyon, a native of Harlan,…
Tribute set for soldier who died in Korean War and whose remains recently identified
Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff Saturday, March 14, in…
Report: Women’s economic status worse or unchanged; Kentucky ranks in bottom third
A report released by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research reveals that in nearly half of all U.S. states, women’s…
UK joins forces with SOAR as a presenting sponsor to advance Eastern Kentucky health and economy
The University of Kentucky and Shaping Our Appalachian Region announced a three-year, more than $300,000 partnership Tuesday as part of…
Kentucky’s annual jobless rate plunges to 6.5% in 2014; lowest annual rate in six years
Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate plunged to 6.5 percent in 2014 from 8 percent in 2013 – the lowest annual jobless…
Racing ‘starts in Kentucky, ends in Kentucky,’ but ties that bind industry span continents
Editor’s note: Tickets for the 2015 Breeders’ Cup, which will be held for the first time at Keeneland Race Course…
The steaks are raised: EKU’s All-American gives future champions big hooves to fill
It’s usually the sore losers who “have a cow.” At Eastern Kentucky University, the cow was the winner. One of…
This ‘Neighborhood’ holds great promise for kids in Clay, Jackson and Owsley counties
By Beth Dotson Brown Special to NKyTribune When Kentucky released its kindergarten-readiness scores in January, the Berea College Promise Neighborhood…
New study offers snapshot of agriculture’s total impact on Kentucky’s economy
A new University of Kentucky study released today has found agriculture’s total impact on Kentucky’s economy equaled $45.6 billion in…
March will come in like a lamb compared to frigid temperatures at the end of February
By Alex Sosnowski AccuWeather Additional waves of frigid air will continue to flow southward out of Canada and into the…
Danville once again receives national recognition as a top retirement community to relocate to
Danville has once again been named a top retirement destination in the United States. Last week, Where to Retire magazine…
Break in snowfall helps road crews, but second day results in more challenges
Crews in most Kentucky Transportation Cabinet highway districts are again plowing and salting roadways this morning following the week’s second…
Beshear declares statewide emergency as heavy snows, bitter cold plague Kentucky
In response to heavy snows and bitter cold across the Commonwealth in the past 12 hours, Gov. Steve Beshear declared…
With tobacco’s future uncertain, check-off dollars proving to be beneficial for growers
By Tim Thornberry Special to NKyTribune Many agriculture commodities have the benefit of check-off programs that raise revenue to…
Cinco de Mayo is coming to Fourth Street Live; start a family Derby Festival tradition
On May 3, 2015, The Mayor’s Office for Globalization’s Louisville Latino Council will be hosting an event for the whole…
It All Started with Jarrett: How one boy’s ‘joy,’ love, service inspired a decade of DanceBlue
For the past 10 years, DanceBlue has grown to be a cause that is dear to many students, faculty,…
Technology such as e-books, Wi-Fi ‘bringing people back’ to Kentucky’s public libraries
Public libraries across Kentucky are reporting unprecedented usage as technology continues to change the way Kentuckians use their libraries, according…
Contract awarded for new bridge over Lake Barkley; Beshear says project important to WKy tourism
A contract has been awarded to build a new bridge over Lake Barkley – the second of the much-anticipated twin…