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Here’s when to expect Big Mac Bridge traffic to improve
Cincinnati and the Ohio Department of Transportation are implementing new strategies to mitigate traffic congestion caused by the closed southbound lanes of I-471, including traffic cameras, a detour strategy, and signal timing adjustments.
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Frontier Airlines launches nonstop flight from CVG to West Palm Beach
Wanting to escape the Ohio winters? Well, Frontier Airlines has a new flight to help you. The airline launched a new nonstop flight from CVG Airport to Palm Beach International Airport. The service began Saturday and will be once a week. “Our new ultra-low fare service will affordably connect Palm Beach-area consumers to three top […]
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Florence Fire Department implements program to reduce avoidable 911 calls
The Florence Fire Department will clock more than 11,000 fire and EMS runs by the end of the year. While most of those 911 calls are for urgent incidents, many are also avoidable. Roughly 20% of patients riding in the back of an ambulance have chronic illnesses, including obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, heart failure […]
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New charges for four arrested for involvement in Big Mac Bridge fire
Four people arrested for their involvement in the fire that destroyed the 1,000 Hands Playground and seriously damaged the Big Mac Bridge now face new charges. Zachary Stumpf and Terry Stiles were each indicted by a grand jury on three counts of aggravated arson and one count of arson. Before the grand jury, they each […]
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Cooper students jump into action after bus accident
Wednesday morning began like any other school day for Micah Jones and Karter Dearwester. Jones, a junior, and Dearwester, a sophomore, were heading to Randall K. Cooper High School, with just three more days until winter break. “Everybody was asleep and I was looking out the window, me and him sit together in seat No. […]
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Woman charged with wanton endangerment after gun accidentally discharged at CVG
A gun went off inside the Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky International Airport Thursday morning, according to a spokesperson for the airport. A spokesperson for CVG told LINK’s media partner WCPO 9 News a passenger in the terminal area of the airport was checking her luggage and declaring that she was packing a firearm with the […]
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All northbound lanes reopen on the Big Mac Bridge
Drivers impacted by the Big Mac Bridge closure could soon have some relief. It’s been six weeks since a fire destroyed part of the bridge and caused a traffic nightmare for many. The good news: Drivers can expect all northbound lanes to be open Friday morning. ODOT said crews have completed repairs to a concrete […]
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Attorney weighs in on Elsmere councilwoman’s virtual meetings request
An Elsmere city councilwoman is closing out 2024 having missed 16 of 23 public meetings — and will likely miss more heading into 2025. Serena Owen, who has said her absenteeism is due to feelings of an unsafe work environment, has been asking the city to grant her accommodations through the Americans with Disabilities Act, […]
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Mother, son sentenced in connection with man’s murder in Independence
39-year-old Amanda Turner was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison. She’s the mother responsible for driving her kids to a fight on Archer Court that turned deadly when 23-year-old Seth Burns was shot and killed in August 2023. “I don’t know what kind of mother takes their kids to go shoot someone else’s child […]