17. Kentucky State Capital: Frankfort Largest City: Louisville In 1792, the year Kentucky became the 15th state, Frankfort became its capital. Frankfort native, George Graham Vest, is best known for coining the phrase "dog is a man's best friend." The Louisville Metro population is 1.2 ...
some states are closely monitoring prison populations and searching for solutions. Other states have thrown caution to the wind and more lawbreakers into prison, with a southern state leading the way, growing its incarcerated population by over 14% from 2021 to...
The town whose motto is "Dream Extreme" started in 1888 as a resort on Lake Elsinore and has grown into a modern waterfront city. Situated in Riverside County southeast of Los Angeles, residents enjoy all the recreation of the 3,000-acre freshwater lake as well as the surrounding Santa Ana...
Andy Beshear has signed off on a bill that will lower Kentucky’s individual income tax starting next year Associated PressFeb. 6, 2025 Newsom Wants to Speed up a Delayed Rule to Make California Homes More Fire Resistant California Gov. Gavin Newsom will ...
Miller wants no part of it. The energy poured into luring out-of-staters, she said, should be spent “helping people there who are suffering the most.” About 16% of West Virginia’s residents live in poverty, surpassed only by Arkansas, Kentucky, New Mexico, Louisiana and M...
Few states have a labor history as dramatic, bloody, and consequential as the coal wars that consumed Kentucky throughout the late 1800s and early 20th century—particularly the Harlan County War of the 1930s. In recent years, Kentucky has never been able to compete with Ohio and West Virgin...
Map showing geologic materials in the vicinity of the lower Wabash Valley Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky Wabash River BasinCrawford County (IL)Jasper County (IL)Effingham County (IL)Fayette County (IL)Marion County (IL)Clay County (IL)Richland County (IL)Lawre... JC Hester,RJ Krumm,BD Keit...
military base in the world. However, it’s estimated that two-thirds of assigned soldiers live off-site in neighboring counties, such as Christian County in Kentucky and Stewart County in the Volunteer State. At some point, Fort Campbell holds the potential to overtake Fort Bragg in population...
Pratt, a city with a population of 6,835 people, had recorded the state's heaviest snowfall on March 28, 2009. A spring snowstorm had resulted in a whopping 30 inches of snow falling within one day in Pratt. Kentucky Andre // Wikimedia Commons ...