An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) facility in Erlanger is one of the most recent targets of cuts from the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. The building may not look like much from the outside, but inside is 20,000 square feet of emergency response equipment for the EPA. “We maintain a large cash of equipment that can […]
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Family files wrongful death lawsuit after 4-month-old found unresponsive at Covington daycare
The family of a 4-month-old found unresponsive at a Covington daycare is suing the facility for wrongful death. On Feb. 7, Covington police responded to the Little Treehouse Learning Center for a reported unresponsive infant. Calls obtained by LINK’s media partner WCPO show an employee called 911 and told dispatchers she discovered the child was […]
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NKY affordable housing renovations look to lower energy costs for tenants
A Covington nonprofit that recently received a $450,000 forgivable loan from the federal government is using that money to help lower energy costs for affordable housing tenants. The loan has helped fund HVAC system replacements in eight units, worth around $65,000, and will soon fund the installation of new water heaters, worth around $35,000. A […]
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First-ever all-female crew leads operations at CVG’s Amazon Air hub
Despite increasing female representation, aviation remains a male-dominated field. On Wednesday, hundreds of women helped to close the gap as they led the first-ever all-female crew at Amazon Air’s hub in Hebron. Female team members handled all operations, from ground control to aircraft loading. The 800,000-square-foot facility spans 600 acres at CVG airport. The hub, […]
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Cicadas are coming! Brood XIV could emerge in late April
Do you hear that noise? The cicadas are coming! Starting as early as the last week of April, Brood XIV cicadas will begin emerging in the Tri-State. This brood will likely peak in mid-May, emerging in more than a dozen states including Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. We spoke with Mount St. Joseph’s Dr. Gene Kritsky, […]
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Massive Covington fire destroys 2 homes, visible from Brent Spence Bridge
Written by WCPO’s Danielle Goodman An early Tuesday morning fire in Covington that could be seen from across the Ohio River left one home destroyed and another damaged. The Covington Fire Department responded to the fire in the 1200 block of Parkway Avenue, near Devou Park, at approximately 1:45 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they found […]
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Hebron mom helps donate over 1,200 fun hospital gowns to kids in need
On a recent February day, Hebron mom Brandi Hamilton traveled into Cincinnati with her son Nash to deliver boxes to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The two were delivering the first of several shipments of colorful, soft gowns for the children to wear. Nash, Hamilton said, had one of the gowns when he was fighting cancer […]
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Behringer-Crawford Museum celebrates 75 years of history
The Behringer-Crawford Museum is celebrating 75 years of art, culture and community. The museum’s rich history has a long legacy, with artifacts from the 1800s that connect stories across Northern Kentucky. “There’s all of the stories, the native people that lived in the region, artifacts and specimens of Ice-Age bison,” said Jason French, curator of […]
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Bellevue man crashes into liquor store, steals bourbon, flees police
Police have arrested a Bellevue man who crashed into a liquor store, stole a bottle of bourbon, and fled from police, causing all northbound lanes of the Big Mac Bridge to be closed for a short time on Wednesday, according to the Bellevue Police Department. Bellevue police were dispatched to an alarm at One Stop […]
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Elsmere residents push to remove councilmember over absences
Amid a familiar sight in Elsmere’s council chambers — an empty seat with Councilmember Serena Owen’s name placard in front of it — city residents called on the city to remove the chronically absent Mrs. Owen. An analysis from LINK’s media partner WCPO 9 News of public records, corroborated by the City of Elsmere, shows […]