What you need to know CORRECTION: The original version of this story misidentified an agency that had provided funding for the sewer project. The relevant lines have been corrected.–LINK nky editorial, Aug. 27, 2026. A Boone County naturalist’s attempt to prevent Sanitation District 1 from taking her land for a massive sewer project could end […]
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Mayfield Brain & Spine adds two new physicians serving NKY
Fellowship-trained neurosurgeons Dr. Shahed Elhamdani and Dr. Daniel Kreatsoulas have joined Mayfield Brain & Spine. The two are seeing patients in the Crestview Hills office. They will perform surgeries at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, as well as the Mayfield Spine Surgery Center in Norwood and other regional health systems. Elhamdani brings advanced training in […]
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E-bike regulations may soon be spreading across Kenton County
Kenton County leaders may soon be taking cues from Fort Mitchell, which will begin the process of regulating e-bikes this week. At the meeting of the Kenton County Mayors Group Saturday, Fort Mitchell Mayor Greg Pohlgeers agreed to share the text of the upcoming regulations with other elected officials, many of whom expressed concerns about […]
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Spotted lanternflies are here to stay in Kentucky. What happens now?
‘They are really beautiful, but they’re also really destructive.’
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Covington’s native plant giveaway returns in September
Covington’s fall native plant giveaway event will return in early September. The event will see the distribution of one free native plant to Covington residents. A similar event took place in the spring. “After seeing how excited residents were to participate in our spring giveaway, we knew we had to bring it back,” Covington Parks […]
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Kenton County declares state of emergency following weather damage
Kenton County has declared a state of emergency following the severe weather the region experienced earlier this week. The storms brought high winds and property damage. Hundreds of people are still without power throughout the region, as of Friday afternoon, according to Duke Energy’s outage map. The declaration allows the county to access federal emergency […]
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Kentucky medical schools to integrate more nutrition education through federal initiative
Kentucky’s medical schools have agreed to take part in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Service nutrition education program. According to a Kentucky Senate Republicans’ press release, University of Louisville School of Medicine, the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine and Eastern Kentucky University’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine have agreed to […]
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Covington to join class-action lawsuit over firefighter exposure to cancer-causing chemicals
UPDATE: The Covington Board of Commissioners voted to enter the lawsuit at their meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.–LINK nky editorial The City of Covington is now part of a national class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of firefighter protective gear, alleging companies covered up the presence of cancer-causing materials. “Recently, there’s been a national legal effort […]
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Kentucky research: CBD, THC combo can improve late-stage dementia patients’ quality of life
New research — which Kentucky participated in as a trial site — shows a combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can help late-stage dementia patients feel less agitation. Dr. Greg Jicha, the director of clinical trials at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, said this combination, given to patients all over the state […]
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St. Elizabeth Edgewood ranked No. 1 hospital in Kentucky, Greater Cincinnati
U.S. News & World Report ranked St. Elizabeth Edgewood as the top hospital in Greater Cincinnati and across Kentucky in its ‘2026–2027 Best Hospitals‘ list. St. Elizabeth Edgewood, located at 1 Medical Village Dr., is among six hospitals within St. Elizabeth Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in Northern Kentucky. It’s the hospital’s second consecutive year […]