By Christian LeDuc of WCPO A pedestrian was struck on I-275 EB in Kenton County near the Turkeyfoot Road exit during the Monday morning commute, investigators said. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. The highway was shut down for a few minutes but was quickly reopened. Police have not provided the extent of the injuries.
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Mother killed in Thanksgiving fire, father and daughter taken to hospital
By Anna Azallion and Blake Bowers of WCPO A woman was killed and her husband and daughter were rushed to the hospital from a house fire in Newport Thursday night. Newport firefighters said the man and his daughter were transported by ambulance to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Both were in critical condition with […]
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TSA says agents didn’t follow protocol when man brought boxcutter on CVG flight
Written by Molly Schramm, WCPO digital content producer TSA employees are undergoing remediation training after allowing a man to bring two box cutters aboard a CVG flight headed to Tampa, TSA spokesperson Patricia Mancha said. The pilots were forced to make an emergency landing after the man threatened to stab and kill people on the plane. […]
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Flight from CVG makes emergency landing in Atlanta after passenger sneaks box cutter on board
Written by Molly Schramm, WCPO digital content producer A man on a Frontier Airlines flight out of CVG on Friday was arrested after it emergency landed in Atlanta when it was discovered he snuck two box cutters onboard, said the airline and TSA. Before diverting to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport around 9:30 p.m. Friday, Flight […]
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Brent Spence closed for manhunt of armed suspect
This story has been updated with information about the suspect’s encounter with police. All lanes of Interstates 71 and 75 were shut down on the Brent Spence Bridge around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, as police searched for an armed suspect, according to authorities. A suspicious-looking man with a gun was approached by authorities and […]
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Some Northern Kentucky schools still struggling to hire SROs
Written by Anna Azallion | WCPO reporter Nearly three months after a Kentucky law went into effect requiring school resource officers (SROs) in every school building, many districts are still struggling to fill these mandated positions. According to a report from the State School Security Marshall’s office released at the end of August, roughly 55% of schools didn’t have […]
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New Covington grant program looks to ’embolden’ community through public art
Written by Valerie Lyons, WCPO reporter Have you ever looked at the side of a building a pictured a mural? How about some green space and benches to fill it? You now have a chance to make that vision a reality with Covington’s new competitive grant program. “Just some little quirky thing that someone wants […]
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Body camera footage shows woman kicking Boone County deputies, damaging cruiser
Written by Jake Ryle, WCPO reporter Two people have been charged after firing shots outside of a dollar store in Verona. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office claims Alexis Beaver, 22, fired several shots at her boyfriend, Edwin Romero, 40, Sunday afternoon near the Dollar General store on Verona Mudlick Road. After the shots were fired, […]
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Man suffers life-threatening injuries following motorcycle crash in Taylor Mill
Written by TJ Caudill, WCPO digital content producer A man was seriously injured Tuesday morning following a motorcycle crash in Taylor Mill, according to Taylor Mill police. The crash happened near Blackstone Court on Pride Parkway just after 6 a.m. Investigators said the motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the crash. According to Taylor […]
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‘Give them a proper sendoff’: Bellevue hosts flag football game after Tigers’ season canceled
Written by Taylor Nimmo, WCPO reporter The Bellevue High School football team didn’t think they’d get another chance to play under the Friday night lights. But for one last time this season, they did. Nothing brings a community together quite like high school football. That’s why the Tigers were devastated when the rest of their regular […]
