New quarterback joins list of CovCath playmakers in 40-7 season opening win against Ryle
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The proven playmakers returning from Covington Catholic’s undefeated state championship football team opened the…
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Sen. Majority Leader McConnell in Northern Kentucky to tour SETEC, address ongoing addiction fight
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was in Northern Kentucky Friday to tour the…
Dueling pianos — The Carnegie welcomes Felix and Fingers to the Otto M. Budig Theatre on Sept. 8
The Carnegie will welcome Felix and Fingers to the Otto M. Budig Theatre in Covington on Sept. 8 for a…
UK Markey Cancer doctor talks about pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer that killed Aretha Franklin
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center This week, the world lost one of the greatest singers of all time, Aretha…
Intrepid Urban Farmer: It’s bell-ringer news, the kind that keeps her moving along on garden dominence
By Ginger Dawson Special to NKyTribune For about the past 15 years, or so, I have had my summers visited…
Briefs: Mann’s Crigger gets KASA award; Knipper, Foree to state boards; DBL lawyers recognized
Mann Elementary Principal Connie Crigger was selected as Administrator of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators. She…
NKU women’s soccer team opens season with 3-0 win over Indiana State on Friday night
NKyTribune staff Chloe Mills, Emily Soltes and Samantha Duwel all scored goals Friday night as the Northern Kentucky University women’s…
Deadline near to speak on Kentucky HEALTH work mandate for Medicaid beneficiaries; comment now
By Mary Kuhlman Public News Service Time is short for Kentuckians to weigh in on the state’s request to mandate…
Amsterdam Road in Covington closed due to mudslide, crews working to clear it, detour set up
Amsterdam Road in Covington is closed while City of Covington Public Works crews clean up a mudslide. Public Works Director…
CVG celebrates National Aviation Day with food trucks at Airport Viewing Area on Sunday
CVG is celebrating #NationalAviationWeek by sharing fun facts and photos throughout the week on its Facebook page — and by…
Northern Kentucky University hosts 1968 film festival in conjunction with 50th anniversary celebration
Continuing its 50th anniversary celebrations, Northern Kentucky University is hosting a film festival dedicated to 1968 cinema. Presented by the Department…
High school football season opens with intriguing storylines based on last year’s results
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic posted a perfect 15-0 record last football season while Holy Cross didn’t…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A bowhunter’s gear wish list as Kentucky’s archery season for deer approaches
With Kentucky’s 143-day archery season for deer opening in about two weeks, bow hunters are getting their gear ready and…
Teresa Werner: Giving the Commonwealth a seat at table on issue of climate change and fossil fuels
Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Greenhouse gases trap heat and without them, Earth would…
Nicotine replacement therapy products available for Kentuckians who want to quit smoking
Kentuckians who want to quit smoking have at least two dozen sources for free and low-cost nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products….
Unemployment up slightly though Kentucky has added jobs and employment shows strong growth
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary July unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency…
Money, rings stolen from St. Walburg Monastery while sisters are making funeral arrangements
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor St. Walburg Monastery in Villa Hills was burglarized last week as the Sisters of…
Inaugural FORE! Kids’ Sake Golf Tournament kicks off new fiscal year for Speedway Children’s Charities
The Kentucky Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities will host its inaugural FORE! Kids’ Sake Golf Tournament on Oct. 17. The…
Chef John Foster: Aw, pumpkins already; seasons wane but summer’s vegetable variety will be missed
I saw my first pumpkin of the season in a neighbor’s front yard and the realization hit me that fall…
Covington is looking for input from residents on improvements for Latonia’s Barb Cook Park
The sole of many a shoe has been left thinner by the basketball courts at Barb Cook Park in Latonia…
Thomas More’s Finke named PAC’s nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year
Former Thomas More College softball player Laura Finke has been named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference nominee for the 2018 NCAA…
Tickets still available for Brighton Center’s Wine over Water event at Purple People Bridge Aug. 25
Though all VIP Tables are sold out, tickets are still available for Brighton Center’s Wine over Water event 6:30-10 p.m….