Sam Vinson racks up his sixth Nike® Horizon League Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week honor. (photo: Mikela Aynedijan, NKU Athletics) Northern Kentucky’s Sam Vinson has been named the Nike® Horizon League Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week for the sixth time this season. The guard from Fort Thomas is now tied for sixth-most Freshman […]
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Man Charged with Attempted Murder after Firing Multiple Rounds at Fort Thomas Police
The Campbell County Special Investigation Response Team responded to process the scene at Grand Avenue and I-471 in Newport. A suspect is in custody and is charged with attempted murder after Fort Thomas Police say they initiated a traffic stop Sunday night, which escalated into the suspect opening fire on law enforcement. The suspect, Daniel Foster, […]
Posted inBasketball, College, Sports
Thomas More Women, Men Continue to Roll; Saints Beat Life on Road
The Thomas More women’s basketball team won its nineteenth consecutive game while the men’s team racked up its eleventh in a row as both Saints teams downed Life on the road in Georgia on Saturday. The women’s team, ranked #1 nationally in the NAIA, won 72-37 to improve to 20-1 overall this season and 13-0 […]
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Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Hebron
A man died Saturday night after crashing his vehicle in Hebron. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported that it happened at around 9:15 p.m. when deputies were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on the exit ramp from westbound I-1275 to northbound North Bend Road (Ky. 237). Ronald Ross, 47, of Hebron, was driving a 2011 […]
Posted inObituaries, Sports
Dan Weber: Remembering NKY Football Coach, Teacher Rudy Tassini
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK nky. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. They’ll get together Saturday afternoon in Erlanger to say a fond farewell to Rudy Tassini, the retired high school football coach and P.E. teacher who died Friday at the age of 80 after nearly a month in the hospital with complications of […]
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Dan Weber: State’s Leading Scorer Looks to Bounce Back After Ankle Injury
Dan Weber writes a sports column for LINK nky. Contact him at dweber3440@aol.com. “I call him a ‘Ferrari,’ ” Holy Cross Coach Casey Sorrell says of Jacob Meyer, his explosive, incredibly athletic junior leading the state in basketball scoring. Playing with a power and speed not seen in Northern Kentucky – or anywhere else in […]
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Former Covington City Manager, Southbank President Wally Pagan Dies
Former Covington City Manager and Southbank Partners President Emeritus Wally Pagan died Monday, his family announced. Pagan, 78, passed away at Christ Hospital. In the 1970s and 1980s, Pagan served as assistant city manager and city manager in Northern Kentucky’s largest city before taking a role in the private sector. In the late 1990s, he […]
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Longtime NKU Golf Coach to Retire
Daryl Landrum will retire from Northern Kentucky University at the end of the academic year, following 27 as head coach of the men’s golf program, and 23 as the head coach of the women’s program. “It’s hard to say goodbye but my 27 years here have been fantastic,” Landrum said. “We’ve built respected golf programs […]
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NKU Basketball Changes Tip-Off Time So Game Doesn’t Conflict with Bengals
Those who are fans of the Northern Kentucky Norse and the Cincinnati Bengals can rest easy on Sunday knowing that they won’t have to flip between two games. NKU men’s basketball announced that its Sunday match-up at home against Cleveland State has been moved from a 2 p.m. tip-ff to a noon start time. The […]
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Winter Weather’s Impact on Car Accidents and Injuries
By Merk & Gile Law With winter weather upon the tristate area, snowfall, ice, and below freezing temperatures are becoming increasingly more common. These treacherous conditions appear on roads, sidewalks, stairs, and parking lots making the surfaces increasingly slick. The slick conditions increase slip and fall accidents, as well as motor vehicle accidents in the […]
