Ryan Van Velzer (KPR)
ReporterRyan Van Velzer has told stories of people surviving floods in Thailand, record-breaking heat in Arizona and Hurricane Irma in South Florida. He has worked for The Arizona Republic, The Associated Press and The South Florida Sun Sentinel in addition to working as a travel reporter in Central America and Southeast Asia. Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Ryan is happy to finally live in a city that has four seasons.
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Tens of thousands of the migratory sandhill cranes are expected to pass through Kentucky over the next few weeks. Officials with Fish and Wildlife Resources say the birds have been thriving in recent years, climbing to their highest population ever. -
Utilities and pipeline executives spoke to Kentucky lawmakers about failures of the power system during Winter Storm Elliott in December. -
Building new solar locally is now a cheaper source of electricity in Kentucky than continuing to operate coal-fired power plants, according to a new study. -
Kentucky hunters harvested nearly 145,000 deer in the season that ended Jan.16, more than any other season since the onset of the pandemic. -
John F. Johnson, AKA Grandmaster Jay, pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of wanton endangerment for pointing an assault rifle at five Louisville Metro police officers. The one-year sentence will run concurrent to his seven-year federal sentence. -
Gov. Andy Beshear said he’s eager to develop the hydrogen market in Kentucky to boost the state’s economy and give it a foothold in the country’s energy future. -
Amid the intertwining crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, a 2-century-old Catholic convent outside Loretto, Ky. has signed a conservation easement to protect more than 650 acres of natural lands. -
Kentucky has joined a second regional hydrogen hub to foster growth in an emerging industry that has the potential to move the state toward a cleaner energy future, though it will begin with a reliance on fossil fuels. -
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams called for increasing the number of voting locations during a Wednesday debrief of the November election. -
Kentucky will receive more than $26 million in grants and low-interest loans to lower energy costs, expand access to renewable energy and combat climate change in rural areas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday.
