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Joe Marti, senior vice commander for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War uncovers the mismarked gravestone of Samuel Brown, a black soldier in the civil war, The gravestone indicates Brown served in the Confederate Army when he actually served on the side of the Union.

FRANKFORT, Ky. a ' Gov. Steve Beshear Thursday signed Senate Bill 47, which will allow county jails to charge a medical co-payment fee to state prisoners housed in county facilities, mirroring the policy for county inmates.

FLORENCE - U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul officially launched his Northern Kentucky campaign Saturday in the backyard of his main Republican rival, Secretary of State Trey Grayson of Boone County.

No scores reported from the MIDWEST. SOUTHWEST Texas 87, Oklahoma 76 Texas Southern 98, Alabama A&M 57 FAR WEST TOURNAMENT AAC Tournament Championship Virginia-Wise 86, Union, Ky.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday on the body of a 15-year old Walton teen-ager whose body was found outside her apartment complex on Sunday.

Firefighters are still on the scene of a two-story house fire in the 12000 block of Bender Road in Union, Ky.

Educators from across Northern Kentucky flocked Saturday to the Boone County High School gymnasium to deliver a collective message.

The following explores events of the civil-rights movement that affected citizens at the grassroots level.

Northern Kentucky's Sanitation District No. 1 and Florence are using an old idea to help the environment: barrels to collect rain that property owners can use to water their gardens and landscapes.

A personal pain is bringing communities together to aid a tragedy. Laura Gardner, a member of Hebron Lutheran Church, teamed up with Matthew 25: Ministries for a four-community collection of crutches and non-motorized wheelchairs to go to Haiti.

Our fresh blanket of snow provided the perfect backdrop for a fundraiser that brings the "bold out in the cold" each year.

By Paul McKibben and Regan Coomer * pmckibben@nky.com and rcoomer@nky.com * February 5, 2010 Boone County has again begun the legislative process of withdrawing from the Telecommunications Board of Northern Kentucky, allowing the county to manage its own cable television franchise.

When Connie Taylor lived in Grant County, she only knew of one black resident. After more than a year of research for a book about black history in Grant County, she has uncovered a past few know.

A Union, Kentucky woman is suing Toyota for $1 million after the driver of a Camry lost control and crashed into her, pinning her against an ATM machine.

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A familiar face is now a part of the Boone County Commission District 3 primary election.

In 2000, Boone County had the highest census response rate in Northern Kentucky, and with much at stake, plans are under way to ensure strong participation again this year.

A top administrator in the Lee County School District is not going anywhere for the time being.

It was difficult at first for Tate Nichols to accept that he probably wouldn't play tight end at the collegiate level.

At 4-foot-7, the smallest kid in her seventh-grade class, Ciara Bravo has found her niche.