1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (384+ words) Florence and the Black community are intertwined through a history rooted in the establishment of early freedmen's communities following the emancipation of slavery. The city is home to the First Baptist African American Church, founded in 1870 by the Trustees of…...

5+ hour, 5+ min ago  (401+ words) The Covington Board of Commissioners will vote on Tuesday on a measure releasing $1. 782 million in TIF money to fund lighting, landscaping and underground utility infrastructure for the new city hall on Scott Street. The measure was presented to the board…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago  (727+ words) From Boone County's Ohio River valley to its rolling hills, the county is peppered with landmarks and buildings that mark its significance to the region's history. Boone County contains more than 1, 600 historic buildings, nearly 600 archaeological sites, over 225 cemeteries, and more…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago  (134+ words) One of the area's most prominent concert venues has closed its doors without warning. The Madison Theater in Covington announced its sudden closure via a Facebook'post'Friday. The post goes on to explain how the venue's landlord terminated their lease after…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (829+ words) Volleyball is a game of rotation, relentless energy, and keeping the ball alive at all costs. It's a dynamic that former local prep and college player Tara Leen knows by heart. "I love the sport," said Leen, the recently appointed…...

10+ hour, 42+ min ago  (721+ words) There's no sidestepping it'Kentucky was a slave state. And Northern Kentucky was no exception; the institution of human property was active locally in the Antebellum period, and yet the region's proximity to the Ohio River, which separated slave states from…...

11+ hour, 56+ min ago  (319+ words) Arcade Music Fest will return to Covington on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9 later this year. The arts and music festival will span multiple venues, and the main stage of the event will be moved outside this year to the corner of…...

15+ hour, 29+ min ago  (256+ words) LINK nky Organizations across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky will receive $60, 000 in grants for community-focused projects through a partnership between Arts Wave and Meet NKY. Arts Wave, a Cincinnati-based arts nonprofit, and Meet NKY, Northern Kentucky's tourism bureau, announced Tuesday…...

15+ hour, 29+ min ago  (542+ words) Republican Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is suing two prominent prediction market companies over allegations that they operate unlicensed and illegal sports gambling operations." The"lawsuits announced filed Wednesday"come less than a week after a group representing those prediction…...

15+ hour, 30+ min ago  (268+ words) Drivers in Highland Heights may soon see lower prices at the gas pump after city council passed a resolution Tuesday night to slash 10-cents per-gallon at gas stations located in the city. Mayor Greg Meyers brought the issue to attention…...