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Dozens of ‘Flash Dads’ Cheer On Students Arriving at Schools in Kentucky–For 7 Years Giving High Fives and Support
If you're a student at a Louisville elementary school, Wednesday might just be your favorite day of the week.
Perhaps because of its reputation as...
Man Finds Surprise of a Life in His Field: 700 Coins from Civil War ‘The Great Kentucky Hoard’
A man in Kentucky recently found a buried cache of gold coins from the Civil War period rumored to be worth millions of dollars.
Consisting...
Man Loads His Truck with Grill and Food to Help Tornado Victims in Kentucky
Following the recent flurry of tornados in Mayfield, Kentucky, it was "all hands to the grills," as non-profits and individuals alike fired up their...
Ford Announces ‘Transformative’ $11.4 Billion Investment in New Electric Vehicle Plants in Tennessee and Kentucky
Ford just announced it is spending $11.4 billion to build two new factories in Tennessee and Kentucky to manufacture batteries and its electric F-series...
Kentucky Tattoo Parlor is Creatively Covering Up Hate Tattoos For Free
The tattoo parlor, Gallery X Art Collective in Murray, Kentucky, has offered to cover up any racist, hateful, or gang-related tattoos free of charge.
26-0 Vote Passes the ‘Breonna Law’ Banning No-Knock Police Raids in Kentucky
Louisville Kentucky Metro Council passed the Breonna Law - a ban on no-knock police raids after one such raid killed resident EMT Breonna Taylor.
The Kentucky House Just Approved Free Community College Tuition Plan
Kentucky lawmakers overwhelmingly voted for a plan that would guarantee free community college or vocational training to high school graduates in the state.
More than...
Kentucky State President to Share Salary With School’s Lowest-Paid
Raymond Burse hasn't held a minimum-wage job since his high school and college years. Yet, the interim president at Kentucky State University decided that...
Kentucky Facebook Users Rally to Help Homeless Woman Find Shelter in Cold
Over the years, a homeless woman known as Dorothy with her carts filled with plastic bags became a familiar fixture to Lexington residents.
She had...
Men Surprise Kentucky Kids With Santa’s Secret Hands
A group of Central Kentucky men never thought it would get this big. Starting with a notion to raise a few thousand dollars to...
Kentucky Man Buys Out K-Mart Store, Donates it All to Charity
A business owner realized, "It's time to give back," after years of seeing needy people selling their stuff in his jewelry-exchange business.
Rankin Paynter, who...
Kentucky Church Reverses Ban on Interracial Couples
An eastern Kentucky church under a firestorm of criticism since members voted to bar mixed-race couples from joining the congregation overturned that decision Sunday,...
Woman Whose House Burned Down Wins $80,000 In Kentucky Lottery
A woman whose home was destroyed by a fire last month won $80,000 in the Kentucky Lottery a few weeks later.
At first, she panicked,...
Father-Son Were Trying to Find Roman Road But Found a Shovelful of 16th C. Silver Coins Instead
In the Polish forests north of Warsaw, a father and son were out with a local historical society when they found 17 pre-modern coins...
Good News in History, November 5
555 years ago, Guru Nanak, the spiritual teacher and founder of Sikhism, was born. A poet, mystic, philosopher, and singer, Guru Nanak’s philosophy centered on...
Good News in History, November 2
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 2.
Hoard of 1,000-yo Coins Unearthed in Farmer’s Field Nets Millions for Metal Detecting Friends–and Treasure for UK
The largest coin hoard ever found from the period of turmoil immediately following the Norman Conquest has been bought by the British government on...
Vertical Strawberry Farm in Virginia Uses AI to Create Maximum Berries With Peak-Season Flavor Year-Round
In Virginia, a company has opened what it is calling the world's first indoor strawberry farm.
Plenty Unlimited says their AI-based system makes it possible...
Above Appalachian Coalfields Is Wealth of Forest Botanicals Now Being Farmed and Conserved by Locals
Despite the Central Appalachia ecosystem being historically famous as coal country, under this diverse broadleaf canopy lies a rich, biodiverse world of native plants...
Good News in History, September 9
On this day in history, two masters of early ocean exploration returned to their prospective homes—Vasco da Gama 525 years ago to Lisbon, and...