Written by WCPO’s Madeline Ottilie Winter weather is impacting flights across the country. More than 1,200 flights were canceled across the U.S. as of Thursday morning according to flightaware.com. CVG is expecting pre-pandemic travel volumes this holiday season. Thursday is expected to be the busiest day for departures and the massive storm sweeping across much […]
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Man in custody after woman found dead in NKY apartment: ‘We haven’t had a murder in a very long time’
Written by WCPO’s Taylor Weiter and Valerie Lyons One man is in custody after police said they found his girlfriend dead inside her apartment in Independence. Police said officers conducted a welfare check Thursday around 4 p.m. on a woman who had not been at work in multiple days. When they arrived, the woman’s boyfriend […]
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Lane closed overnight after car fire on I-275 in Erlanger
Written by Taylor Weiter, WCPO digital content producer One eastbound lane on I-275 in Erlanger will be closed through Thursday morning’s commute following a vehicle fire Wednesday afternoon. All eastbound I-275 lanes were shut down at around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday after a vehicle caught on fire on the overpass above Dixie Highway before the Turkeyfoot […]
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Man in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in Florence
Written by Michael Coker at WCPO. A man was hospitalized early Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle in Florence, according to Florence police. Around 12:55 a.m., a pedestrian was walking across Burlington Pike as a vehicle was traveling westbound in the left lane when the vehicle was unable to stop and struck the […]
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Florence foster parent forced children to film child porn, court documents show
Written by Christian LeDuc, WCPO content producer A Florence man will spend the next few decades behind bars after taking a plea deal on Wednesday in a federal child pornography and child sex abuse case. Harry Forgue, 31, sexually abused his foster children along with an additional victim he knew, investigators said. He was arrested […]
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Father dies weeks after Thanksgiving fire that killed wife, daughter
Story written by Christian LeDuc, WCPO digital content producer A third person has died following a Thanksgiving fire in Newport. According to the Hamilton County Coroner, 74-year-old Hubert Osborne died after spending more than two weeks in the hospital. His wife and daughter also died in the fire. The fire started shortly before 7 p.m. […]
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NKY homeowners ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new Brent Spence Bridge corridor project
By Jake Ryle of WCPO Thursday’s meeting to discuss the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project wasn’t Lou Wartman’s first rodeo. “Coming here, I thought here we go again. It would be just like the other meetings,” said Wartman, a Fort Wright homeowner of 27 years. Like many, he has sat through many meetings and many […]
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1 dead, 2 hospitalized after crash on I-75 in Boone County
By Taylor Weiter of WCPO At least one person is dead following a crash on I-75 South just past the I-71/I-75 split, Boone County dispatchers said. All southbound lanes of I-75 were closed for several hours as officials responded to the crash near the Mary Grubbs Highway exit. One person was pronounced dead at the […]
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NKY woman charged with manslaughter admits to selling drugs to man who later died from overdose
By Jake Ryle of WCPO Driving nine miles per hour over the speed limit. That’s the reason behind a traffic stop on Nov. 20 that ended with a woman wanted for manslaughter being arrested. Jennifer Moore, 38, was charged with one count of second-degree manslaughter, one count of endangering the welfare of a minor, one […]
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Holmes High School student arrested after weapon found on campus
By Christian LeDuc of WCPO A Holmes High School student was arrested after a weapon was found on campus Monday. The student will face both criminal and school disciplinary charges, according to Shawn Wood, a representative of Covington Independent Public Schools. Wood said just after 10:15 a.m. a student reported they found a weapon on […]
