Flu cases – many serious – rising in NKy’s older adults; Health Department offering $20 flu shots
Although overall flu activity has leveled off slightly in early January, the Northern Kentucky Health Department is seeing an increase…
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NKy NAACP celebrates MLK with ‘In his footsteps . . . The Dream Today,’ presents scholarships
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune contributor More than 500 residents and community leaders attended the annual Northern Kentucky Branch NAACP Reverend,…
SSK Communities acquires 57-home manufactured housing community in Campbell County
SSK Communities has acquired a 57-home manufactured housing community called Campbell Pointe located at 12635 Spruce St. in Alexandria. This…
During fundraising trip to NKy, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Comer delivered messages supporters wanted to hear
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune contributor Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate James Comer delivered the messages supporters wanted to…
Rep. Mike Denham: House Bill 1 could enact a local-option sales tax and has bipartisan support
Frankfort – There may only be 30 working days in this year’s legislative session, but it already seems like there…
How Northern Kentucky legislators are fighting back against heroin — multiple bills in play
By Rae Hodge NKyTribune Frankfort reporter Northern Kentucky legislators, many on the front lines of the state’s heroin epidemic, are…
Donald Then: Where are the giants? Still searching for someone to finish the work Dr. King started
Not long ago, my wife and I took a trip to Memphis. We went for the food, for the…
NKyTribune co-founder, Mike Farrell, wins top 2015 Faculty Advisor award at UK School of Journalism
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor This story is a bit personal, as it involves one of our own, who happens…
Finally back at full strength, Holy Cross girls romp past St. Henry in 9th Region All A Classic
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Watching his players cut down the nets after winning the 9th Region All “A”…
After road win over Alabama, unbeaten season for UK seems more like a real possibility
By Ashley Scoby Special to NKyTribune The whispers are getting louder. By the beginning of last season, the undefeated clamor…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: State landscape features wide variety of birds to brighten day
This is the second of a series of articles detailing essential outdoor skills to learn before the warm winds of…
Innovation, genius at work as NKy’s Blackwood Labs aims to change world, revolutionize manufacturing
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor Not far off I-75’s Mt. Zion exit, onto Gunpowder Road in Boone County, up a…
A fourth of Kentucky adults have tried e-cigarettes; overall, majority want devices taxed, regulated
Kentucky Health News More than four in 10 Kentucky adults under age 30 have tried electronic cigarettes, and…
Holmes girls’ basketball team passes season’s halfway point with perfect record intact
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter The Holmes girls’ basketball team made it through the halfway point of its regular…
Florence will annex two parcels of land to make way for new CVS Pharmacy at U.S. 42-Gunpowder Road
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune Contributor The Florence City Council has unanimously approved the annexation of two parcels of land that…
Tale of two cities — and Butch Callery, who has served as mayor of both of them
By Mike Rutledge NKyTribune reporter Two and a half years after Irvin “Butch” Callery left the office of Covington’s mayor…
Rae Hodge: The 2015 NKyTribune Reader’s Guide to the Northern Kentucky Legislative Caucus
Covering a wide swatch of upper-region counties, the Northern Kentucky Legislative Caucus has several prominent and powerful state legislators in…
Opportunity knocks and Hawkins answers the call, but Willis remains in limbo
By Ashley Scoby Special to NKyTribune Dominque Hawkins’ smile on Tuesday night was about as wide as Willie Cauley-Stein’s wingspan….
Legacy Families: Graysons continue commitment to community service
This is the first in an occasional series on Northern Kentucky’s “Legacy Families,” those families who have been involved in…
A weekend-long birthday bash, featuring four main events, celebrates city of Covington’s bicentennial
You don’t turn 200 every day. That’s why COV200 is hosting the birthday bash of the century – in fact,…
UK selling Coldstream Laboratories to big pharmaceutical company in India for more than $30m
The University of Kentucky is moving forward with a $30.65 million offer for Coldstream Laboratories Inc. (CLI) and its high-tech…