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Coreopsis lines the bank of a stream Photo by Matt Barton LEXINGTON — University of Kentucky Forestry and Natural Resources Extension’s weekly online program, “From the Woods Today,” looks at the forest through the trees in April, offering relevant and interesting information about woodlands and wildlife each Wednesday at 11 a.m. EDT.  The program streams on Zoom and on Facebook Live. Hosts Billy Thomas and Reneé Williams, UK extensio...

Shreveport Natives Who Played in the NBA Believe it or not, the Shreveport - Bossier City area is a basketball hotbed. Despite the shortage of top level college hoops in our area, a number of players have gone from Caddo and Bossier Parish high schools to excel at the major college game. A little known fact is that upwards of fifty Shreveport - Bossier ballers have been drafted by a NBA team, but, honestly, a rare few have gone on to make a roster in "The League." From the best known (Hall of F...

The KU and NBA vet joins RCT to talk about the greatness of the 96-97 team, Roy Williams stories, and much more.

Nearly 20 years after disbanding for a second time in 2002, Terry McBride, Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas are reuniting for a 2021 tour.

percentage points. paul ryan is focusing on another swing state today. that would be florida. hes campaigning in miami and orlando. romney is fund-raising today in california. but it is romneys personal finances that are creating quite the buzz this weekend. specifically, how much he makes and how much he pays in taxes. the republican presidential candidate has released more tax records. and cnns national political correspondent, jim acosta, has that. >> reporter: mitt romney came to l...

swing state today. that would be florida. hes campaigning in miami and orlando. romney is fund-raising today in california. but it is romneys personal finances that are creating quite the buzz this weekend. specifically, how much he makes and how much he pays in taxes. the republican presidential candidate has released more tax records. and cnns national political correspondent, jim acosta, has that. >> reporter: mitt romney came to las vegas and rolled the dice, releasings new tax inf...

the cartoons insulting. french authorities have stepped up security outside the making sfwleens offices. they also plan to close embassies and schools in 20 countries tomorrow as a precaution that a cartoonist for the magazine says the concerns are overblown. >> there was a big fire of french paranoia of the media that link us to -- that put us into this -- put us into the top of the news just right now. for the moment its just -- its just a big deal built by the media. >> hmm. last no...

relinquish control of an island chain claimed by china in the waters between the two countries. some of the protesters moved into the street blocking ambassador locks car. some threw bottles. chinese police and military forces pushed the demonstrators back. the ambassador was not hurt. turkish media says syrian opposition fighters took control of a border crossing at the syrian-turkish line. rebels have been trying to secure border crossings to create safe havens near turkey, a count...

countries tomorrow as a precaution that a cartoonist for the magazine says the concerns are overblown. >> there was a big fire of french paranoia of the media that link us to -- that put us into this -- put us into the top of the news just right now. for the moment its just -- its just a big deal built by the media. >> hmm. last november the magazines office was firebombed over an issue mocking islam. france has the largest muslim population in western europe. back in this country mi...

into the street blocking ambassador locks car. some threw bottles. chinese police and military forces pushed the demonstrators back. the ambassador was not hurt. turkish media says syrian opposition fighters took control of a border crossing at the syrian-turkish line. rebels have been trying to secure border crossings to create safe havens near turkey, a country sympathetic to the syrian opposition movement. workers at a platinum mine in south africa have ended their labor strike....