Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills is starting the school year with new leadership and a STEM Innovation Lab designed to prepare young women for future careers in technology and science. The Catholic all-girls school is ushering in a new era with a new president, principal, assistant principal and chief financial officer, who said they […]
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75-year-old woman killed in Crescent Springs mobile home fire
A woman is dead after an early Sunday morning fire in Crescent Springs, Crescent Springs/Villa Hills Fire & EMS said. The fire occurred shortly before 3:30 a.m. at a mobile home in the 2400 block of Terra Cotta Street. According to fire officials, Kenton County Dispatch received a call at 3:20 a.m. about a single-family […]
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No injuries after lightning strike caused fire at Florence apartment building
A lightning strike during overnight storms caused a fire at a Florence apartment building Thursday morning, Florence Fire Chief Rodney Wren told us. The fire broke out in a multi-family complex on Rio Grande Circle in Florence. No one was injured and everyone living in the apartment building was able to self-evacuate safely, Wren said. […]
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Coroner IDs person on scooter who was hit, killed by driver in Newport
One person is dead after Newport police said a driver crashed into a person riding a scooter at an intersection Tuesday morning. Wednesday morning, the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office identified the operator of the scooter as 37-year-old Kristopher Gardner. Newport police said officers responded to the intersection of Monmouth and New Linden just before 10 […]
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Boone County deputies shot while serving warrant home from hospital
The two deputies shot while serving a warrant in Walton last week are both home from the hospital, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said. After the first deputy was discharged on Friday, officials shared video of the second deputy being escorted as they left the hospital Monday night. “The team at UC Medical Center is […]
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Hebron mom creates app to help autistic children navigate emotions
A Hebron mother is turning her family’s challenges into solutions for other parents of neurodivergent children through a new mobile application designed to help kids explore their emotions. Stephanie Dunbar launched a Kickstarter campaign for her app called InnerShell, which aims to provide interactive tools for neurodivergent and autistic children ages 3 to 10. “I […]
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One dead after car crashed into Florence market
By Conner Steffen and Molly Schramm of WCPO A woman is dead after a driver struck her with a car on Saturday, before crashing into the front of a local business in Florence, police said. According to a press release sent out by the Florence Police Department, officers responded to reports of a vehicle collision […]
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‘He was always there’ educator celebrates 60 years at Holmes High School
As students return to Covington Independent Schools this fall, one educator at Holmes High School is marking an extraordinary milestone that few in his profession ever reach. Gary Huhn, 80, is celebrating his 60th year in education at the school where he once walked the halls as a student. “When I went to college, I […]
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Coroner identifies man who shot 2 Boone County deputies
Two deputies were shot while serving a warrant in Walton, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday night. The Boone County Coroner’s Office said the man who fired those shots was 39-year-old Justin Chapman. The sheriff’s office said deputies were serving a felony warrant regarding overdue child support to a man in a home on […]
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Dayton family wants to shed light on autism awareness after son starts house fire
A Dayton family is rebuilding and healing after a fire destroyed their home and sent their son to the hospital two weeks ago. On Aug. 12, Marshall Kilgore saved three of his youngest children from a house fire that destroyed everything inside the home. His security cameras caught the whole incident on camera, including Kilgore’s […]
