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Aaron Banther is the founder and executive director of Our Land of Promise. He points to a quilt displayed in the Berea Black History and Heritage Exhibit. The quilt was made by his late grandmother Pauline Banther.

New exhibit showcases Berea area African American culture

A new exhibit in Berea showcases the history, heritage, and culture of African American families in Berea and surrounding communities.

GED instructor Andrew Wiley and Kelsey Tasker in the Pulaski County Detention Center

The GED program inside the Pulaski County Detention Center

Sam Dick traveled to Somerset to visit inmates who are working on getting an education while incarcerated

Vanessa Holden and Shea Brown in the “vault” at the Fayette County Clerk’s office

Digitizing the History of Enslaved People in Lexington

Sam Dick visited Lexington to see a program that digitizes historical records of enslaved people

Members of the Bluegrass Parkinson's Alliance enjoy a Drums Alive class.

Lexington drumming program helps those with Parkinson's disease

A unique drumming program aims to help people improve their physical,social and emotional health

The Fitchburg Furnace

Sam Dick visited an Estill County site which once one of the nation's largest producers of iron.

Appalachian poet Pauletta Hansel reads at Transylvania University after receiving the Judy Gaines Young Book Award.

Appalachian poet Pauletta Hansel is this year's Judy Gaines Young Book Award winner

Transylvania University has named Pauletta Hansel this year's Judy Gaines Young Book Award winner. The award honors the work of Appalachian authors.

Study: Apple Replaces Google As World's Most Valuable Brand

All those millions of iPads and new iPhones it sold last helped push Apple past Google in the sixth annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study.

A Mega Millions wagering slip is held in Cranberry Township, Pa., on Jan. 12, 2023.

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $820 million

The lack of a jackpot winner in the Friday drawing sent the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million. The potential jackpot is the fifth largest in the history of the game, Mega Millions said.

Serena Williams holds the winner's trophy following her victory in the women's singles final in the Australian Open in Melbourne Saturday.

Serena Williams Defeats Sister Venus To Take 23rd Grand Slam Title

It's the seventh Australian Open title for the younger Williams sister, and moves her to the top spot in number of major titles in the Open era.

Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama's State Health Officer, discusses his state's vaccination data on June 29, 2021, in Montgomery, Alabama. He said last week that the state saw more deaths than births in 2020, for the first time in more than a century.

There Were More Deaths Than Births In Alabama Last Year, A Grim First For The State

Alabama's top health official says the state has "literally shrunk." According to preliminary data, it saw 64,714 total deaths and 57,641 births in 2020.

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