Lyn Hacker: A real thanksgiving message, about the small acts of love and kindness that define us
I read one post from a woman on Facebook this morning, that said, “I’m tired of all this awful stuff!…
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Popular destination: Maker’s Mark Distillery has opened a third still, mirror-image of the other two
After breaking ground earlier this year, the third still at Marker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto is up and running. Bourbon…
Keith Taylor: Labissiere shows more aggressiveness in top-ranked UK’s 82-62 win over Boston
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Five games into his collegiate career, Skal Labissiere isn’t the player John Calipari wants…
Prep Sports Notebook: Thanksgiving begins with morning practice for football teams in state playoffs
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Coaches of the four Northern Kentucky high school football teams that made it to…
Something to be thankful for? Dubiously perhaps, but Kentucky is a state where ‘cordial’ divorces happen
Where the Happiest Divorces Happen: Divorces in Kentucky are more likely to be ‘cordial’. It’s generally assumed that once any…
Northern Kentucky women open holiday season with Black Friday showdown against Tennessee Tech
The Northern Kentucky University women’s basketball team opens up the holiday season with home nonconference action as the Norse take…
Commentary: Newspaper publishers as ‘community developers’ — insights from comparing ‘core competencies’
By Buck Ryan and Yao Yu Special to the NKyTribune When Robert Worth Bingham bought the Louisville Courier-Journal and Louisville…
Ky Office of Highway Safety urges ‘wear your seat belt’ during holiday travel — stay safe, come back
Thanksgiving tradition is about more than turkey. The most American of holidays also is the busiest travel time of the…
Ky 9th grader sets world record in speed cubing single solve, 4.9 seconds. So what’s your best score?
Lucas Etter, a ninth-grader at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, has set what is largely considered the most coveted…
Northern Kentucky Police Memorial repaired, rededicated in Covington Tuesday
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Law enforcement officials from throughout the region were joined by elected officials and everyday…
Governor signs executive order restoring right to vote, hold public office of certain offenders
Governor Steve Beshear today signed an executive order that automatically restores the right to vote and hold public office to…
Creation Museum Christmas Town adds new features, brings back the live Nativity
The highly popular Christmas festivities at the Creation Museum— Christmas Town—are returning this year with new additions, and once…
West Point Cadet Bailey Bowlin goes from ‘girly girl’ to passionate about military, aims to pilot helicopter
Staff Report When Bailey Bowlin was a star student a Walton-Verona High School, she was — by her own description…
Constance Alexander: Words do hurt, just as much as stones; hate speech is painful bullying
In the wrong hands, words are deadly weapons. In 1948, when “New Yorker” magazine published Shirley Jackson’s now-classic story, “The…
Gateway holds first mother-daughter event to stir interest in math, science, manufacturing careers
Gateway Community and Technical College hosted girls from the Cincinnati Squash Academy and their mothers at a Raise the Floor…
Strategies to End Homelessness teams up with NKU to develop app so you can help solve the problem
As the weather turns cold in Greater Cincinnati, making sure that homeless people are connected with street outreach and emergency…
Sports Notes: Despite modest numbers, Barker came up big for Cats when it counted the most
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune By most standards, the numbers were modest, nothing to brag about really. Kentucky redshirt…
Career high 25 from White not enough as Xavier holds off challenge by Northern Kentucky
A career-high 25 points from senior Tyler White on Monday night helped the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team challenge…
Mike Denham: As Americans and Kentuckians, we have much to be thankful for this holiday season
This week, our family and friends will gather around the dinner table as they have for generations to celebrate a…
Sen. Rand Paul talks about hemp, taxes, developing a workforce at manufacturers’ forum in Erlanger
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor U.S. Sen. Rand Paul returned to Kentucky Monday for several events. Paul began the…
Seven more counties certified as ‘Work Ready,’ having local workforce for jobs, competitiveness
Boyd, Carlisle, Greenup, Marshall, McCracken, Union and Washington counties are the latest counties to be certified as Kentucky Work Ready…
Kentucky By Heart: Thankful for a Bucket List Already Fulfilled, sharing a deep sense of gratitude
Bucket lists get a lot of media play these days, and I’d like to offer mine, created Kentucky-style. But rather…