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Visual impairment doesn't keep these birders out of the hobby
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (33+ words) The phrase "bird watching" does not take in the full range of people who love searching for wild birds. We meet a few of the many visually impaired birders who use their ears....
Nurse convicted in patient's death is now a national speaker on hospital safety
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (1176+ words) When Ra Donda Vaught got her first speaking request, it had been a year since that day in a Nashville courtroom, when she listened as a jury read her guilty verdict for negligent homicide and neglect of an impaired adult....
Kentucky is rebuilding after last year's deadly tornado, with eyes towards the next severe storm
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (701+ words) A year ago, the Sunshine Hills neighborhood was a thriving subdivision full of homes. Today, the streets are lined with empty concrete pads and houses in various stages of construction. Hector Merced works for his son's construction company. He said…...
The aftermath of Trump-Xi summit: comparing U. S. and China announcements
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (163+ words) A week since President Trump visited China, details are beginning to emerge on the agreements reached in Beijing, though the two sides have largely stuck to their own interpretations of those deals. In the meantime, China, which is dealing with…...
Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (880+ words) WASHINGTON " Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June. "We had the votes without question and they…...
'Widow's Bay' is cursed -- but manages to be both funny and frightening
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (470+ words) When people ask me to name the scariest movie I ever saw, I always tell them Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, a 1948 romp I saw on TV as a kid. It's a slightly embarrassing answer, but in recent days I've…...
Threatened orchids were returning to southern Kentucky, then the 2025 tornado hit
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (747+ words) Just west of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Mount Victory, Kentucky, there's a small wetland site that's been researched for almost 20 years. In May 2025, it was in the path of a tornado that tore through the nearby communities of…...
The Education Department is hiring " while it's being dismantled
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (930+ words) President Donald Trump's plans to close the U. S. Department of Education have run headlong into an awkward reality: The agency does important work that still needs doing. After losing roughly half its staff in last year's big reduction-in-force, the department's student…...
Cave City leaders advance temporary ban on data center development
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (479+ words) The city council for Cave City voted Monday night to approve a one-year moratorium on data center applications, allowing local leaders to enact zoning regulations on the industry which the city currently doesn't have. A Barren County community rooted in…...
On first anniversary of deadly tornado, a southern Kentucky community reflects at Day of Remembrance
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (601+ words) Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary School was narrowly spared when an EF4 tornado swept through London the night of May 16, 2025, killing 17 people in Laurel County. One year later, the school's gymnasium served as a gathering place for survivors. "Pictures will never do justice,…...