Rainclouds didn’t deter people from celebrating Riverfest on the Kentucky side on Sunday, Sept. 4. Our own Alecia Ricker was there — check out photos from the festivities along the riverfront and at Newport on the Levee.
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Riverfront Remembered: Cam Miller was meant to create this film
When Cam Miller was 10, he and his friends would hop on their bikes at 45th Street in Latonia. They would weave through the streets of Latonia onto Decoursey Pike, then to Madison Avenue. They’d cross the Roebling, coming to a stop at Riverfront Stadium, parking their bikes at the bike rack and go inside. […]
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Man accused in fatal Covington hit-and-run arrested last month for DUI
The man who Newport police say hit and killed Gloria San Miguel while she was cycling in Covington last weekend was charged with a DUI less than a month ago, according to an incident report obtained by LINK nky. Mark Phipps, 60, was arrested just after 9 p.m. on July 29 after Erlanger police noticed […]
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Voices of NKY: Rhys Watkins
Welcome to Voices of NKY, a weekly video series in which we talk to one person from Northern Kentucky to find out what makes them tick. This week, we meet Rhys Watkins, who lives and works in Newport. He owns Flow Koffee and Kombucha, which is the largest draft organic kombucha bar in the Cincinnati […]
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‘It takes a village’: How schools are removing barriers so kids can learn
David Childs experienced homelessness as a young adult. He remembers always being hungry. “Many times my brothers and sisters and I went to school hungry,” he said. “Honestly, what we liked most about school was lunch.” Childs said his entire childhood revolved around getting something to eat. “I’ve always been good at school,” Childs said. […]
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Voices of NKY: Doug Crouch
Welcome to Voices of NKY, a weekly video series in which we talk to one person from Northern Kentucky to find out what makes them tick. This week, we meet Doug Crouch, who works in permaculture. He said his goal is to get people to look at their environment a little differently and install edible […]
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Arson team responds to ‘suspicious’ fire at NKY attorney Ben Dusing’s home
An arson team was called to investigate after a fire was reported at Northern Kentucky attorney Ben Dusing’s Fort Mitchell home on the evening of July 13, according to police and fire reports obtained by LINK nky. On July 25, Dusing published a video to his public Facebook page in which he said he believes […]
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We asked a meteorologist what those crazy clouds were on Wednesday
Many of our readers sent us photos of some crazy looking clouds over Northern Kentucky as a storm was moving through the area. We wanted to know what this cloud was, so we talked to WCPO meteorologist Jennifer Ketchmark. The cloud was, Ketchmark said, nothing very unique. “It’s just a single cell thunderstorm,” she said. […]
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Covington police looking for driver involved in crash that shut down I-71/75 over weekend
Covington Police are asking the public to help them locate a vehicle involved in the crash that led a semi-truck hauling thousands of gallons of gasoline to flip on its side near the Brent Spence Bridge on Saturday night. The crash closed Interstate 71/75 in both directions for several hours late Saturday and early Sunday. […]
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Campbell County inmate who walked off work duty in Newport found in Ohio
A Campbell County Detention Center inmate who walked away from work duty in Newport Thursday morning was found the same evening in Ohio, said Jailer Jim Daley. Kentucky State Police learned that 62-year-old Teddy Bruce Murphy’s son lives in Clinton County, so they worked with the local police department there to see if Murphy was […]