Northern Kentucky University announced Monday a partnership with Nahda University in Beni-Suef (NUB) in Egypt. The memorandum of understanding, signed on August 2, allows NKU to offer an online MBA degree to eligible students enrolled in NUB and will also provide NUB undergraduates a pathway to earn a bachelor of science in business administration (BSBA) […]
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Florence Native Serves Aboard U.S. Navy Ship Commemorating 9/11
By Lt. Rich Locklear, Navy Office of Community Outreach SAN DIEGO – As the Nation prepares to observe the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a Florence, Kentucky, native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard USS Somerset, named for Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in honor of the 40 passengers and crew […]
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Union Man Arrested After Confessing to Shooting Wife, Deputies Say
A man was arrested Monday after Boone Co. Sheriff’s deputies said that he confessed to shooting his wife during a domestic violence incident the night before. The sheriff’s office responded to the 5000 block of Loch Drive in Union at around 6:30 a.m. Monday after receiving a call that a woman had accidentally shot herself […]
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Law enforcement on site at Highlands campus to investigate threat
FTM file. UPDATE, 12:13 p.m. According to District officials, the threat has been thoroughly investigated and found to be unsubstantiated. Students are now returning to class. _________ Police from Fort Thomas, Southgate, Newport and K9 units from Cincinnati are actively investigating a phone-in threat at Highlands High School in Fort Thomas. The high school and […]
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Significant Contributions Announced in Purple People Bridge Repair Effort
The effort to repair the Purple People Bridge received significant contributions, it was announced on Monday. The Covington-based Devou Good Foundation is donating $154,000 while the John and Sue Topits Foundation announced a $100,000 matching grant towards the bridge repair project. The Purple People Bridge, which spans the Ohio River between Newport and Covington, is […]
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Purple People Bridge Receives Major Donations for Repairs
The effort to repair the pedestrian Purple People Bridge has received a major boost with the announcement of two major grants for the project. The Devou Good Foundation of Covington has announced a grant of up $154,000 to help fund the short-term repair of the bridge and a portion of the long-term repair. The […]
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One Dead, One Wounded, 18-Year Old Charged in Covington Shootings
A man is dead and a woman is wounded after a shooting on Sunday morning in Covington. Now an 18-year old man is charged with murder. It happened just before 11 a.m. Sunday on the 3100 block of Rosina Ave. in Latonia. Covington Police were dispatched to the scene of a reported shooting and found […]
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Sign Honoring Carly Pearce Stolen in Taylor Mill
The Taylor Mill city commission hosted its regular meeting last week at Pride Park’s event building to allow people more room to spread out with COVID-19 cases rising in the region. At the meeting, Mayor Dan Bell said that the new sign honoring Taylor Mill native and country music star Carly Pearce was stolen from […]
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Survey: About 1 in 4 in Region Want COVID-19 Vaccine But Haven’t Gotten It or Are Undecided
A new survey from Cincinnati-based Interact for Health indicates that 56% of local adults reported that had received a COVID-19 vaccine and that an additional 7% reported that they will definitely get the vaccine. Eighteen percent had not yet decided whether they will get the vaccine while 19% said that they definitely would not get […]
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KDE to Reimburse Public Schools for Incentives for Vaccinated Employees
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) will use up to $8.8 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to provide reimbursements to districts that have rewarded and acknowledged the time, energy and effort staff members took to get vaccinated, the department announced on Friday. All full- and part-time employees of public school districts […]