A small federal grant program aimed at increasing first-time farmers’ access to land, training and tools was finding fertile ground in West Virginia. But in March, the Trump administration suddenly terminated it, leaving local partners uncertain about their futures.
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Kentucky’s 35 regional transportation offices will close for two days next week. All driver’s licensing centers will shut down June 4-5 for system upgrades. -
Starting with five families in 1996, the Bowling Green-based Buddy House now serves more than 200 families in a 14-county region surrounding Warren County. -
Despite his defeat in the recent primary election, Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie doesn’t appear to be done with politics. On Monday, the Northern Kentucky Republican filed a statement of candidacy for U.S. House in 2028. -
As warmer weather brings tick season back to the commonwealth, most of the U.S. is experiencing the highest rates of tick-related ER visits in nearly a decade. -
The city council for Cave City has voted 4-1 to approve a one-year moratorium on data center applications. There are currently no specific data center projects proposed in Cave City, but local leaders say they’ve been approached by developers.
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Alexandria Sheriff's OfficeDavid Rush, a former senior CIA officer, is accused of theft and making false statements. The trove of gold and cash went missing from his CIA storage space — but it was found in his Virginia home. -
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesFIFA has always had a peculiar way to sell tickets to the World Cup. It never faced any major issues — until prices soared for the 2026 tournament. -
Baderkhan Ahmad/APThe arrest came eight months after she returned to Australia with her children from Lebanon. -
Ofir Berman for NPRUntil now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women can now also take the test - but still can't become rabbis -
There are now more than 1,000 cases of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo.
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Seth Wenig/APJuries awarded Carroll millions of dollars in damages, but Trump has appealed the $5-million sexual abuse judgement all the way to the Supreme Court, and pledges to do the same with the $83-million defamation case.
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