Florence News

After working for a month as a volunteer setting up more than 250 feet of toy train tracks, placing tiny trees and arranging people into scenes of times gone by, John Lange got his reward Saturday.

Lori Ann Hornsby was a wife and a mother of a 16-year-old son. Hornsby's husband, Michael, says he took his wife to the hospital after she began coughing up blood and running a temperature.

" Lori Ann Hornsby of Florence has been identified as the fifth death in Northern Kentucky associated with the swine flu .

Parkway Products Inc. is boosting the capabilities and customer connections for its Enterprise Molded Products business unit through its purchase of a majority share of Nypro Inc.'s Marietta, Ga., operations.

FLORENCE, Ky. a ' The Boone County Sheriffa TMs Department is investigating an afternoon robbery near Florence on Monday.

Keeping soon-to-be teen drivers safe was the goal in Burlington Monday evening. AAA hosted the workshop "Dare to Prepare" at the Boone County Library.

Florence received $6,412 and Ludlow received $16,210 from the state Law Enforcement Protection Program to purchase body armor, weapons, and taser cartridges, Gov.

Prior to holding the office of mayor, Whalen served on the Florence City Council.

A Northern Kentucky father wants to increase awareness after his son's sudden death due to complications associated with the H1N1 swine flu.

Nicky's "World Famous" Pizzeria is holding a grand opening celebration Nov. 14 and 15 in Florence, Kentucky.

A school project on how to start a business turned into so much more for students at one local school.

Often when people get behind a cause such as breast cancer awareness, they are motivated by an event in their own lives.

Kentucky's horse racing industry is about to face more gambling competition. Voters in Ohio approved a referendum legalizing casinos in the state's largest cities, including Cincinnati.

Barb Jackson, a senior special education major, was crowned University of Kentucky homecoming queen at halftime of Saturday night's UK-Mississippi State football game.

Crews have responded to a 2-alarm fire at a residence in Boone County. The fire broke around 12:30 P.M. at 1116 Misty Wood Court in Walton, KY.

FLORENCE, Ky. a ' An Erlanger man has been arrested in connection to two robberies that occurred in Florence last week.

FLORENCE - City Council's special meeting Wednesday covered a range of topics, including a budget shortfall and the long-debated future of the World of Sports complex.

The city of Florence is also making major cuts to their already lean budget. Florence City Council called a special meeting on Wednesday to figure out where to trim the fat.

When Damon Brock saw flames coming from a first-floor apartment in the middle of the night, he knew what he had to do.

The Boone County Planning Commission will meet this Monday, October 26th at 7:00 pm at the Boone County Administration Building on KY-18 in Burlington to once again discuss adopting their 80 page, 50 year a Greenways and Trailsa study.