Healthcare heroes on the front lines, taking on the scariest crisis of our time — and ready for it
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s CEO Garren Colvin calls his 9,012 fellow associates “heroes” in the truest…
Read More
Don Kupper: In Kentucky, pharmacists to play key role in COVID-19 vaccinations
Over the years, the health care field has encountered its fair share of significant challenges. Perhaps most notable have been…
Jamie Vaught: Former Kentucky Mr. Basketball Pelphrey appeared Vanderbilt-bound until UK called
(Editor’s Note: For the next few months during our national coronavirus crisis, longtime sports columnist Jamie H. Vaught will be…
Unemployment rates rise in 117 Kentucky counties during past year; Magoffin jobless rate 18.1 percent
Unemployment rates rose in 117 Kentucky counties between March 2019 and March 2020, fell in one (Crittenden County) and stayed…
Keeping Covington beautiful; Saturday’s Cleanup delayed, but organizers create alternatives
The “official” Great American Cleanup scheduled for Saturday is postponed this year, but organizers are creating ways to honor the…
Fifteen more local bars, restaurants get $1,000 grants from Restaurant Relief Fund; another round coming
Fifteen local bars and restaurants will soon have an additional $1,000 thanks to the NKY Restaurant Relief Fund, a joint…
Woodford Reserve joins Churchill Downs for ‘Kentucky Derby at Home’ celebration on May 2
Woodford Reserve, the Presenting Sponsor of the Kentucky Derby, has joined Churchill Downs for a nationwide, at-home celebration that honors…
GCF, United Way give $600,000 to 22 NKY nonprofits from special COVID-19 Regional Response Fund
Twenty-two Northern Kentucky nonprofits have received $600,000 so far from the COVID-19 Regional Response Fund to support families and individuals…
Former NKU player Adheke, now at East Tennessee State, needed to Google ‘basketball’ as a youth
By Joe Avento Johnson City Press You can certainly say Silas Adheke has come a long way in his basketball…
Report for America places 225 journalists with 160 news organizations, including the NKyTribune
Report for America has selected 225 journalists for its 2020 reporting corps, and one of those reporters will be joining…
Attorney General announces more than $112 million in annual tobacco settlement funds for Kentucky
Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Wednesday that Kentucky received $112,659,718.88 million in the 2020 annual tobacco settlement payment from the…
Villa Hills resident has been providing patient care in New York City during coronavirus outbreak
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune reporter Ryan Albin of Villa Hills is a member of the medical staff on the USNS…
COVID: NKY has 30 new cases, one death; KY has 196 cases, 14 deaths; Governor aiming for restart
As of Wednesday afternoon, the NKY Health Department says 30 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Northern Kentucky,…
Shirley Bernstein, widow of Ben Bernstein, of Mike Fink Restaurant, BB Riverboats fame, dies at 97
Shirley Bernstein, who with late husband Ben, built a restaurant empire on both sides of the Ohio River, died Tuesday…
Keven Moore: How to return to work safely during a pandemic; it won’t be fast as workplaces adjust
Last Friday President Trump unveiled guidelines for opening back up America, a three-phased approach based on data and science from…
NKU freezes tuition for Fall 2020/Spring 2021 in response to uncertainty around COVID-19
Northern Kentucky University has announced a tuition freeze for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters. During Tuesday’s virtual Spring…
Conversion of UK football practice facility to 400-bed field hospital complete for COVID-19 patients
By Kristi Willett, Steve Shaffer and Amy Jones-Timoney University of Kentucky The conversion of the University of Kentucky football team’s…
Bill Straub: Kentuckians excel at picking racehorses and UK ballgame spreads, not so much DC reps
Kentuckians over the decades have exhibited a great knack for picking the exacta at Keeneland and coming down on the…
City takes ‘big step forward’ on IRS site, public works, Hotel Covington — bringing jobs, service and change
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter For the past two weeks, the city Commission has made headlines because of how they…
Earth Day celebrates 50th anniversary amid COVID-19; UK water specialist gives eco-friendly advice
By Carol Lea Spence University of Kentucky Earth Day is 50 years old. It has a distinguished history, contributing to…
Kentucky voter registration flatlines in March; Adams encourages online voter registration
Secretary of State Michael G. Adams said Kentucky saw a flatline in voter registration in March, with the state holding…
UK alumni veterinarians adapting to COVID-19 challenges; interaction with clients has changed
By Aimee Nielson University of Kentucky Veterinarians are essential and open for business in Kentucky, but the way they are…