Alexandria News

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - At Northern Kentucky University, the usefulness of fresh-cut Christmas trees will outlast this holiday season.

For the Alexandria Police Department, the seizure of 7.2 pounds of marijuana is the biggest pot bust ever.

Soldiers from Alexandria's Adopted Military Unit spent Tuesday visiting Campbell County schools.

The Cold Spring branch of the Campbell County Library will host a Lego lover's dream this weekend with an exhibit of buildings, vehicles, scenes and even an Eiffel Tower, created out of the popular building blocks.

Policemen and Firemen in Alexandria may be wearing Christmas sweaters instead of their uniforms as the Alexandria Fire Explorer Post 100 team-up with the Alexandria Police Explorers for their monthly youth dance 7-10 p.m. Friday, Dec.

You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout and I'm telling you why ... Santa Claus is coming to Alexandria.

Former Ohio congressman Steve Chabot will be the special guest at a fundraiser next month for Alexandria Republican Kevin Sell, who's running for Campbell County judge-executive. The event is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan.

Campbell County police are looking for the driver of a truck who they say tried to lure girls inside.

Giving back isn't a subject Campbell County Schools students are tested on, but a range of annual giving tree and other collection efforts help remind students of the lesson of sharing.

A turf battle over two fire districts' territory has residents of roads along southernmost Persimmon Grove Pike saying inadequate ambulance response times risk their lives.

At El Ranchito, Alexandria's new Mexican restaurant, servers carry food out on one armful with a row of sizzling plates stretching from the tops of their shoulders to their fingertips.

NEWPORT - Incumbent Campbell Circuit Court Clerk Taunya Nolan Jack has drawn a Republican primary opponent next year: Fort Thomas businessman Tim Fischer.

Needs are up and donations are down for many nonprofits and charities in the U.S. and Northern Kentucky.

Siam Orchid was one of the most exciting places to dine in Alexandria, patronized by a steady stream of Northern Kentucky University students who longed for something more exotic than the Spare Time Grill.

ALEXANDRIA - Donna K. Baumbach, 53, died Monday, Nov. 23, at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana.

Bravo for Ciara and Galadriel! Northern Kentucky actresses Ciara Bravo of Alexandria and Galadriel Stineman of Bellevue make their national TV debuts this week.

NEWPORT - Kevin Sell officially kicked off his bid for Campbell County judge-executive Thursday night with campaign stops in three cities across the county.

Northern Kentucky health officials were 'a little bit' surprised by how much vaccine they had left over when their first vaccination clinic ended Wednesday.

NEWPORT - The race to succeed Mark Hayden on Campbell County Fiscal Court has officially begun.

FORT MITCHELL - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Louisville, is the guest speaker at the Kenton County Republican Women's Club holiday meeting this month.