A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a […]
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NKY Health Dept. issues overdose warning after spike leaves 3 dead
Five people overdosed in Boone County Tuesday, bringing the total to 49 in less than 30 days, according to the Northern Kentucky Health Department. The spike lead to the health department issuing its second OD alert this summer. Three of the most recent overdoses, which happened between July 15 and 16, were deadly. In response […]
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NKY couple in Hawaii helicopter crash that leaves 1 dead, 2 missing
A woman from Union is dead and her husband is presumed dead after a helicopter crash in Hawaii Thursday, family members told us. The crash happened off the island of Kauai, officials said. Amy Quintua, 53, was on board the helicopter with her husband, 60-year-old James, “Jim,” Quintua while on a trip. A hiker on […]
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Taylor Mill police shooting suspect allegedly given early release from psych hospital days before deadly incident
They made the wrong choice — that’s what Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders said about a state psychiatric hospital’s decision to release a mental health patient less than 24 hours after he was admitted. Days later, police shot and killed the man because he was allegedly threatening to kill his wife. Sanders’ office on […]
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Fundraisers benefit families of Florence mass shooting victims
As family and friends said their goodbyes to Delaney Eary and Hayden Rybicki Friday, many were also organizing ways to remember them and the two others shot and killed nearly a week earlier at a mass shooting at a birthday party in Florence. Police responded to an active shooter at a home on Ridgecrest Drive […]
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More DHL workers at CVG hub rally to unionize, demanding water, working fans and more
More DHL workers at the CVG hub rallied on Friday to demand collective bargaining rights. DHL’s ramp and tug workers joined the Teamsters in April 2023 and later went on strike in the pursuit of improved pay and working conditions. Now, workers in another DHL department are seeking the same after they said the company […]
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Kenton County prosecutor: Taylor Mill officer justified in deadly force use
Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders has ruled that the officer who shot and killed a man in Taylor Mill on June 30 was justified in using deadly force to save a woman from being assaulted.
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Police: Husband, wife dead in murder-suicide at Union home
A husband and wife are dead following a murder-suicide at Union home Thursday evening. Officers responded to a house in the 2400 block of Ormond Drive just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday after a family member discovered two people shot in the head. Police said 71-year-old Marsha Iseral was found dead in a first-floor bedroom of […]
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Fort Thomas church warns of impersonation scams targeting congregation
A Fort Thomas church is warning its members to be on the lookout for scam messages impersonating church members. Reverend Edward Goode said since this past weekend, about 10 people at Christ Church United Church of Christ received either an email or a text message that said, “I need your assistance.” Goode said the person […]
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One-way electronic communication in high school softball permitted starting in 2025
The NFHS Softball Rules Committee has approved a landmark rule change allowing high school softball coaches to use electronic devices in the dugout for one-way communication to the catcher while the team is on defense beginning in 2025.