What you need to know Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents are not aiding Transportation Security Administration employees at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron as of now. On March 22, President Donald Trump and U.S. border czar Tom Homan announced that ICE agents would be deployed to numerous airports across the country to assist […]
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Grassroots effort yields answers on Newport scrap yard pollution concerns
“It just felt like we had to try something.” That mindset drove Newport residents to take on a scrap metal shredder, and over the years of work, their grassroots effort produced answers. When Newport residents saw a problem in their community, they banded together in search of a solution. Not for one issue, but for […]
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From Fort Thomas to Petersburg, here’s a look at some NKY homes up for sale
This story originally appeared in the March 20, 2026, edition of the LINK Reader. To get stories like this first, subscribe here. Each week, we feature houses for sale around Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties, and this week, we’ve got some great properties to check out. Petersburg home on over five acres Address: 5225 Whitton […]
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Trial sheds new light on the collapse of Reston Construction
It was a cluster of Northern Kentucky construction companies, built on the business connections of its founder. When their new owner assembled a remote management team to operate the enterprise, the downward spiral began at Reston Construction. That’s the picture that emerged from a three-day trial into a business dispute that began when Northern Kentucky […]
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Density concerns cast shadow over proposed Hebron Pointe North project
What you need to know The Boone County Planning Commission’s Zone Change Committee dealt a blow to the hotly debated Hebron Pointe North proposal due to concerns over housing density. On Wednesday, the committee recommended denial of a zone change request from Grand Communities LLC, a land developer associated with Erlanger-based Fischer Homes, to change […]
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Ohio THC beverage law drives brands to Kentucky
What you need to know Estazzi co-founder Ryan Horan stood in a dimly lit warehouse, his eyes fixed on several pallets stacked with around $150,000 worth of THC-infused beverages. “I’m standing in our warehouse right now watching my partner prepare our entire inventory to ship out of state,” Horan told LINK nky. The plan? To […]
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Ignite students prepare for Maker Expo by showcasing creativity
What you need to know Students at the Ignite Institute’s NKYMakerspace are preparing to share their creativity with the broader community through the annual Maker Expo. Lauren Mays, a senior at the Ignite Institute, describes herself as an artistic person. Through her internship with NKYMakerspace, her creativity flourished, she said. “I’m an artistic person. I […]
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NKY’s first full-time free clinic to open in Newport
Uninsured patients in Northern Kentucky will soon be able to see a doctor, get lab work and pick up prescriptions all in one visit, at no cost. The Faith Community Health Network is expanding on its free pharmacy and adding NKY’s first full-time free health clinic. The clinic will be located in the same building […]
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Covington to vote on financing, incentives for airline food producer
What you need to know Update: The Board of Commissioners approved both the tax incentive and financing package at their meeting on March 24, 2026–LINK nky editorial, March 24, 2026. Covington will vote on both a job-incentive agreement and a municipal financing agreement with MarfoFMA, the new airline food producers set to occupy the old […]
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Advocates push water safety changes after Florence child’s death
After a 24-plus-hour search, the body of 9-year-old Jenny Dim was found in a pond near her Florence home on Saturday. When Dim was first reported missing at around 5 p.m. Friday, investigators’ first step was to issue an IAN Alert as they began their search. “It is triggered anytime there is a missing juvenile with autism […]
