Kentucky
Florence neighbor rebuilding man’s dream home after fire, terminal diagnosis
A Northern Kentucky community is coming together to help one man rebuild his home.On Saturday, a fire tore through a house at the end of Brittany Lane, leaving behind heavy damage and years of work nearly destroyed.But for Richard Reinhart, the loss goes far beyond the structure itself.“This was his big project,” neighbor Danielle Armstrong said. “He bought the land and then just built the house and built the house for years and years and years.”Armstrong was the one who called 911 after noticing smoke pouring from the home. She said flames quickly spread, leaving the house badly damaged.Reinhart and his wife were able to make it out safely.Still, the home holds deep meaning. Armstrong said Reinhart spent decades building it by hand, carefully crafting a space meant to bring generations of family together. Just months before the fire, Reinhart was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer with no known cure.“He doesn’t have long to live,” Armstrong said.Now, what was once a long-term dream has become something far more urgent.Reinhart’s goal is no longer just to build the home, but to return to it.“My goal with the GoFundMe is to raise funds so that we can rebuild this house together for Richard, so that he can leave it to his family,” Armstrong said. “This is his final place that he wants to be.”Armstrong said her motivation is simple.“I don’t have a lot in life, and Richard’s always been there for me through a lot,” she said. “So you do that for friends that really care about you.”The two have known each other for decades — even living as neighbors twice over the years — a connection Armstrong says makes this effort even more meaningful.Now, she’s leading the charge to help rebuild the home, starting a GoFundMe and helping organize local fundraisers. Longnecks Sports Grill in Hebron will host a Dine and Dinner event at all its locations April 11 from 5 to 9 p.m. For Armstrong, the goal is clear: to help Reinhart return to the home he built — and the place he hopes to spend his final days.“This was his dream,” she said. “And I want his dream to come true.”
A Northern Kentucky community is coming together to help one man rebuild his home.
On Saturday, a fire tore through a house at the end of Brittany Lane, leaving behind heavy damage and years of work nearly destroyed.
But for Richard Reinhart, the loss goes far beyond the structure itself.
“This was his big project,” neighbor Danielle Armstrong said. “He bought the land and then just built the house and built the house for years and years and years.”
Armstrong was the one who called 911 after noticing smoke pouring from the home. She said flames quickly spread, leaving the house badly damaged.
Reinhart and his wife were able to make it out safely.
Still, the home holds deep meaning. Armstrong said Reinhart spent decades building it by hand, carefully crafting a space meant to bring generations of family together.
Just months before the fire, Reinhart was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer with no known cure.
“He doesn’t have long to live,” Armstrong said.
Now, what was once a long-term dream has become something far more urgent.
Reinhart’s goal is no longer just to build the home, but to return to it.
“My goal with the GoFundMe is to raise funds so that we can rebuild this house together for Richard, so that he can leave it to his family,” Armstrong said. “This is his final place that he wants to be.”
Armstrong said her motivation is simple.
“I don’t have a lot in life, and Richard’s always been there for me through a lot,” she said. “So you do that for friends that really care about you.”
The two have known each other for decades — even living as neighbors twice over the years — a connection Armstrong says makes this effort even more meaningful.
Now, she’s leading the charge to help rebuild the home, starting a GoFundMe and helping organize local fundraisers.
Longnecks Sports Grill in Hebron will host a Dine and Dinner event at all its locations April 11 from 5 to 9 p.m.
For Armstrong, the goal is clear: to help Reinhart return to the home he built — and the place he hopes to spend his final days.
“This was his dream,” she said. “And I want his dream to come true.”
Kentucky
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Four people have died due to flooding from thunderstorms in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday, and he issued a state of emergency with additional rainfall expected.
Flash flood warnings were in effect Saturday for parts of Kentucky and Indiana amid heavy rainfall, according to the National Weather Service.
The agency late Saturday afternoon said between 4 and 10 inches of rain had already fallen in some parts of southwestern Indiana, with more possible.
Beshear’s office said up to 7 inches of rain were expected in parts of his state through the late evening.
He said on social media that three people had died in Madison County and one in Jackson County due to flooding.
“This is a serious flooding event, where teams have already had to conduct multiple water rescues from vehicles and homes across the commonwealth,” he said in a statement. “As more heavy rain continues through late tonight, we need folks to remain alert and to avoid driving, especially after dark when there is limited visibility.”
Beshear said there were “significant roads underwater” in Madison County, with search and rescue teams sent to that region. He also said at least 12 state roads were “out of commission” because they were flooded.
In northwestern Kentucky, just outside Louisville, Bullitt County emergency management officials asked residents of a rural road to evacuate as a precaution after a landslide at a dam embankment. The dam was holding and there was no indication of imminent failure, they said.
The area saw about 3 inches of rain in the past two days, according to the National Weather Service.
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