Covington toyshop owner promotes play for all ages with real-life Secret Garden, sidewalk rocket ship
By Jessalynne Scisco NKyTribune feature writer According to George Bernard Shaw, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we…
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Kentucky-owned A&W Restaurants marked 100th year with eight straight years of sales increases
A Lexington-based fast food restaurant chain is marking its 100th year is business with eight straight years of sales increases….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Common Starling is most reviled of 150 species of birds nesting in Kentucky
Of the more than 150 species of birds that nest in Kentucky, none is more reviled than the Common Starling…
Al Cross: Continuing the tradition of gifts for public officials; hoping for a 2020 in which facts matter most
The tradition of a Christmas-gifts column for public figures in Kentucky was started almost four decades ago by the late…
Newport School Board denies application for River Cities Academy charter school; ‘lacked specificity’
Following the recommendation of a panel of 32 Kentucky public school educators, administrators and experts, the Newport Board of Education…
Rental fraud pervasive among vacation property listings, Better Business Bureau study shows
Better Business Bureau The place seems like a dream come true: the right space, the right location, the right price….
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides recap of 2019 health threats and responses (Part 2)
From an outbreak of mysterious lung-injury deaths to America’s near loss of measles elimination status, the beginning of the end…
City of Covington offers two options, three locations, for residents to recycle Christmas trees
If you decorated your house with a natural Christmas tree and you’re already thinking about stripping it of ornaments and…
Mike Battaglia’s Turfway Park picks for Friday
Turfway Park’s Mike Battaglia provides daily selections and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27,…
Injury-plagued NKU begins Horizon League play Saturday against visiting Milwaukee at BB&T Arena
By Don Owen NKyTribune reporter Even when it was at full strength, Northern Kentucky expected to face a major test…
Prep Sports Notebook: St. Henry coach going for 400th career win in home game on Friday
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter St. Henry boys basketball coach Dave Faust gets a chance to pick up his…
Bill Straub: Prisons bursting at the seams, nonviolent prisoners deserve pardons; devil in the details
Let me put my cards on the table: I am one of those people who would rather see 100 guilty…
Mike Battaglia’s Turfway Park picks for Thursday
Turfway Park’s Mike Battaglia provides daily selections and comments for the Tribune during the live racing meets. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26,…
Kentucky cardholders can register emergency contact on Transportation Cabinet website
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) encourages residents to give the free, year-long gift of peace of mind by registering an…
Beshear to renovate Governor’s Mansion for first time since 1983; family will live there fulltime
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Like any family who has moved into a new home, especially one that is over…
Keven Moore: As New Year’s Eve celebration looms, be careful of those flying champagne corks
If your New Year’s Eve plans this year includes shaking up a good bottle of champagne, popping the cork with…
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center exhibition reveals grim reality of human trafficking
Since 2012, human trafficking cases have steadily increased in the United States, rising to 10,949 cases reported last year. The…
Gov. Beshear sets the date for two special elections to replace Adkins, Keene in Kentucky House
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear has set the date for two special elections, to replace two Democratic…
Kentucky Distillers’ Association leads coalition offering free Lyft rides during holiday season
The Safe Ride KY coalition today announced that it is offering $10,000 worth of free rides over the upcoming holidays…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides recap of 2019 health threats and responses
From an outbreak of mysterious lung-injury deaths to America’s near loss of measles elimination status, the beginning of the end…
Gov. Beshear announces he is canceling and rebidding state’s Medicaid Managed Care contracts
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today It’s back to the drawing board for the state’s Medicaid Managed Care contracts. Gov. Andy…
Souper Supper: FUEL NKU family-style dinner on Dec. 30 for students staying over the break
Northern Kentucky University’s FUEL NKU hosts its inaugural Souper Supper on Dec. 30. Building on the success of its Thanksgiving…