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On Oct. 13, a host of experts will examine the turbulent existence of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a special symposium — "The Foundation of a Democracy: Voting…Click to Continue »

Woodland fires have been a persistent problem in Eastern Kentucky for years, with state forestry crews responding to nearly 6,000 in a 10-county area from 2005 through 2014. But people…Click to Continue »

An openly gay former student of Pope Francis' who visited with the pope during his recent trip to Washington said Saturday he was surprised Francis had met with the Kentucky…Click to Continue »

How can Lexington hide CentrePit from Breeders' Cup visitors later this month?Click to Continue »

Ty Handy has been appointed as president of Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville effective Jan. 1, Kentucky Community and Technical College System President Jay Box announced.Click to Continue »

Paula Ott, deacon at Christ Church Cathedral, which hosts the annual blessing of the animals, said that "we bless them in the name of the Trinity," and acknowledge them as…Click to Continue »

In Kim Davis, the Liberty Council, itself designated as a hate group, seeks to reshape an assault on gay marriage and portray Pope Francis as a powerfully ally.Click to Continue »

The question now is did Viganò, left to linger in the United States as a new administration took power in Rome, keep Francis in the dark or simply underestimate the…Click to Continue »

Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul says his home state of Kentucky needs a governor who stands up to the federal government he wants to lead.Click to Continue »

About 50 people came out on a rainy Saturday morning to see U.S. Sen. Rand Paul rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin.Click to Continue »