The first replacement girders needed to continue construction on the Big Mac Bridge repair have arrived in Cincinnati, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced Sunday. The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Sunday that the girders were headed from a fabrication shop in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Cincinnati. They arrived around 4:30 p.m. ODOT said the […]
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Four anchors for sale at ‘chaotic’ Florence Mall, as vacancy rate rises
Florence City has hired a consultant to analyze potential new uses for Florence Mall, which has a vacancy rate approaching 50% and all four anchor-store buildings are seeking buyers.
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NKY emergency shelter extended as region braces for another winter storm
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky opened and operated an emergency shelter for homeless people in Newport for the first time Sunday, expanding their protective services as a historic snow storm rolled into the region followed by frigid cold. The shelter extended services for the second time Thursday through Monday as their staff and volunteers […]
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NKY hotels offer free stays to first responders during winter storm
Three Northern Kentucky hotels offered local first responders free stays during hours of hard work in the winter storm. “It’s stressful on a regular day,” Hampton Inn & Suites Newport Manager Heidi Smith said. “I think some of them said they were coming off 24-hour shifts.” After multiple inches of snow blanketed the Tri-State, Smith […]
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Kentuckians can now apply for a medical marijuana card, but here’s what to know first
Applications for medical marijuana cards in Kentucky officially opened on Jan. 1. Two lotteries have already been held for growers and distributors in the Commonwealth, with four dispensary licenses going to businesses in Northern Kentucky. Out of 334 eligible applications in the Northern Kentucky region, the following four were selected: The Northern Kentucky region is […]
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Tri-State homeless shelters brace for freezing temps this New Year
By WCPO’s Sean DeLancey A few dozen people struggling with homelessness lined up outside the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky Tuesday for a warm meal and, for some, a place to sleep and escape the rapidly dropping temperatures. Shelter CEO Kim Webb said they were bracing for an overload in the coming weeks as the weather […]
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Young NKY fan gets to keep game ball after it was taken by security
Even though his father may be faithful to the Cincinnati Bengals, 11-year-old Levi Still is a lifelong Denver Broncos fan. His parents told LINK’s media partner WCPO that he has three jerseys: Von Miller, Justin Simmons, and now Patrick Surtain II. “He’s been a fan since he was 5 years old,” said Levi’s mother, Stacey […]
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Health officials announce human death from rabies in NKY
Written by WCPO’s Taylor Weiter Kentucky health officials announced Friday a human death from rabies in Northern Kentucky. Officials said a person who has not been identified was exposed to rabies and received medical treatment in Kentucky and Ohio before dying. The source of their rabies exposure is not known at this time, and officials […]
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Nearly $7,000 worth of equipment stolen from Florence restaurant on Christmas Day
Written by WCPO’s Alex Null Like real-life grinches, thieves were spotted on surveillance cameras stealing equipment from a Florence restaurant on Christmas night. “I got a flamethrower, I hook up to a big propane tank and I went to hook it up and there was just no propane tank,” said Guy Cummins, Smokin’ This and […]
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The Sunday Morning Club hosts 37th Annual Free Dinner: ‘The true meaning of Christmas’
The Sunday Morning Club hosted its 37th annual free Christmas dinner, serving a feast of ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, cookies and cake to nearly 1,500 local families, with 400 volunteers and Santa Claus making a special delivery of toys.