Trash and recycling pick up for the City of Covington will be delayed by one day this week due to the New Year’s Day holiday. This means that trash normally picked up on Monday will instead be picked up on Tuesday. Likewise, normal Tuesday pickups will occur on Wednesday and so on. Covington residents should […]
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Newport high school student named Harold R. Smith scholar
Newport High School senior Haley Nordwick, a Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program member, has been honored as a Harold H. “Hal” Smith Scholar. The Hal Smith Award is named in honor of Harold R. Smith, a Newport native and Newport High School graduate, and is given each year to a student who graduates from a high […]
Posted inInfrastructure
Forest, Fitzgerald Avenues in Erlanger to close for 60 days
The intersection of Forest Avenue and Fitzgerald Avenue in Erlanger will close for 60 days beginning Tuesday. This closure is to allow Sanitation District 1 and associated subcontractors to perform replacement work on the storm sewer system and overflow catch basins. The city recommends travelers who frequent the area find alternative routes to their destinations. […]
Posted inCulture
Check out these NKY winter weather activities for when it does finally snow
It may not have been a white Christmas, but winter weather is sure to be making its way to the region here soon, and we wanted to offer up some local activities to enjoy when snow eventually comes to town. We’ve also gathered a few you can enjoy inside to escape the cold. Northern Kentucky […]
Posted inBasketball
Action from the Stephanie Wilson Memorial Tournament on Saturday: NewCath takes the title, Ludlow, Augusta get wins
By Nazario Pangallo With the game tied 21-21 midway through the second quarter, Newport Central Catholic guard Caroline Eaglin took charge scoring 10 straight points. The Thoroughbreds never let their lead dip below seven for the rest of the game and captured the Stephanie Wilson Memorial Tournament Championship with a 66-46 victory over Bellevue.  “We […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Several area teams set to play for holiday tournament championships
The Newport boys took their talents across the Ohio River and brought home two wins against Indiana opponents at the Ray Furney Holiday Classic at Lawrenceburg. Newport knocked off Jennings County, 64-46 in the early game. Newport outrebounded Jennings County, 33-17 and took 12 more shots as a result making 52% from the field compared […]
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Former Kenton County Coroner appeals conviction, prosecution calls evidence ‘overwhelming’
By Craig Cheatham WCPO Former Kenton County Coroner David Suetholz has asked the United States Court of Appeals to reverse his convictions and grant him a new trial. Suetholz was convicted on 12 counts in 2022, including illegally dispensing opioids. In June, he was sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison. “The […]
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Thursday NKY prep hoops roundup: Scott girls take down defending 12th Region champs
Scott pulled off its biggest win of the season to date, opening the 4 Bank Winter Classic at Garrard County with an 80-59 win over the defending 12th Region champion Mercer County Titans. Scott survived a huge 37-point game from Mercer County guard Anna Drakeford, but no one else scored more than nine points for […]
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When it finally snows, who is clearing the roads?
While we didn’t get a white Christmas, winter weather is still going to be coming to Northern Kentucky here soon. Before the real winter weather begins, we wanted to ask, how does snow and ice removal and mitigation work? The State of Kentucky Department of Transportation covers all interstates and state roads while Boone, Campbell […]
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Pedestrian hit, killed in early morning crash in Florence
From WCPO’s Felicia Jordan A person was hit and killed in a crash in the early morning hours Thursday morning, according to Florence police. Florence police said they were called to Houston Road, just south of Merchants Street, at around 12:29 a.m. Thursday morning. When they arrived, they said they learned 65-year-old Carl Ickes, of […]
