Resonate hope — that’s the goal for the Boone County community after a difficult and tragic year that involved multiple youth suicides. It all began with Dan Barnhill, band director at Boone County High School. He sees the struggles many teens face in their day-to-day lives, including the loss of classmates. “It’s tough,” said Barnhill. […]
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KSP: 2 deputies fire shots in fatal shooting at Amazon facility in Florence
A man is dead after two deputies fired shots at the Amazon facility in Florence, according to Kentucky State Police. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened just before 7 a.m. Tuesday at the Amazon warehouse located at 7435 Industrial Road. Deputies did not say if the shooting happened inside or outside of […]
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NKY nonprofit combines passion for music with substance abuse prevention
Sean Kathman knows firsthand the impact of substance abuse disorder. A self-admitted heavy drinker, Kathman said he began his own journey toward recovery after the loss of a loved one. “One of my very best friends, Nick Bungenstock, he passed away from a heroin overdose in 2013,” Kathman said. Now sober, the local nurse and […]
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Friends move to memorialize NKY environmentalist who died in floods
Northern Kentucky residents are working to memorialize a man who died after floods swept through Pendleton County earlier this month. Robert “Boo” Singleton, an avid environmentalist, suffered a medical event and was found in the Licking River with his life jacket on in early April. The Boo Project would build an educational walking path and […]
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Sheriff: 28-year-old man dead in Union after truck he was working on fell on him
A 28-year-old man is dead after a truck bed fell on him in a Union neighborhood Tuesday morning, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Phillip Ridgell told WCPO that the man was working on a hydraulic line on the truck’s bed when the line failed and the bed fell […]
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KYTC begins studies to improve Walton intersection after deadly crash
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is conducting two separate studies to find solutions to a problematic intersection in Walton where two people died in a crash earlier this month. The crash near the intersection of U.S. 42 and Beaver Road also sent a dump truck into Boonedocks Pub and Grub, where six people were sitting inside. […]
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Covington sues animal nonprofit over vacant house overrun by cats
If you drive on W 20th Street in Covington, you may notice one home with an overgrown yard and panels falling off the side of the house. The house is vacant, and now, overrun — not by humans, but by cats. Dozens of feral cats live inside the vacant home. Neighbors said they often smell […]
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‘We remain their home once they walk through the doors’ | Brighton Recovery Center helps women fight addiction
When you walk inside the Brighton Recovery Center, there is a memorial wall dedicated to those who have died from drug overdoses. “Most of them, we got to know them, their families came and visit, we got to know their children,” said Janie Hamilton, director of recovery services at Brighton Recovery Center. Hamilton and other […]
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Tariffs already impacting local flower prices
President Donald Trump’s tariffs change daily, but the universal 10 percent tariff applied to all imports worldwide is still in place. That 10 percent increase was too much for Cincinnati Wholesale Florist to absorb. Kara Acri, owner of Covington-based Scarlet Begonia’s Flower Truck, got the dreaded email from her wholesaler this week. Cincinnati Wholesale Florist […]
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Neighbors want permanent solution to Boone County intersection after fatal crash
Concerns over the safety of U.S. Route 42 and Beaver Road grew louder following a deadly crash near the intersection on Tuesday. Per the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, over the last five years — excluding Tuesday’s collision — 24 incidents have occurred at the intersection. Of those, 14 have led to injury, and two were fatal. “There’s […]