Written by Courtney Francisco, WCPO senior reporter Cincinnati police said the two officers involved in the shooting death of 20-year-old Ali Coulter in Covington have been involved in prior police shootings. Interim Police Chief Teresa Theetge said police specialist Mark Longworth and officer Charles Knapp were “involved in police activity” in the area of 18th and Garrard […]
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Governor vetoes omnibus abortion bill, heads back to the legislature
Last week Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed House Bill 3, the omnibus abortion bill that added some last-minute language that would include a 15-week abortion ban. If Roe V. Wade is overturned this summer, it would effectively end abortion in Kentucky. It will now head to the legislature, and it will likely be overturned during the […]
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Beshear budget finalized: Brent Spence and Covington ‘wet lab’ get funding
Gov. Andy Beshear dug into the details of the biennial budget Monday. While he did veto some items, he spent much more time highlighting the positive aspects of the budget passed by the General Assembly. One technical point: While the items Beshear approved become law, the things he vetoed can still be overridden by the […]
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Project to offer 1G Wi-Fi to every home in Boone County
The internet is getting faster in Boone County, and leaders believe it’s the key to economic growth. A year ago, Cincinnati Bell launched a project across Northern Kentucky to upgrade internet access everywhere by laying miles of fiber optic cable in the ground. The improvements mean residents will have access to 1 Gig Wi-Fi, among […]
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Not a surprise: Beechwood is really good at baseball — again
No one knows. Well, no one involved now with the Beechwood baseball program knows the answer. How did the small school Tigers, in a town that for years didn’t have a baseball field and at a school that on occasion didn’t have one either, get so good at the game? No one knows. They can […]
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Businesses, Reds fans gearing up for a day that looked unlikely just two months ago
Baseball is back, folks! Local baseball fans are gearing up for another exciting Reds home opener. Peanuts, hot dogs, beer, and family fun are just around the corner for Northern Kentuckians. We might eve forget that, just two months ago, baseball fans feared the unthinkable: no baseball. As collective bargaining agreement negotiations stalled between Major […]
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Explosives found in car parked near Covington police station
This story includes information first reported by WCPO, our content-sharing partner, and has also been updated with additional information from LINK nky The Cincinnati bomb squad was called to Covington on Thursday night, where police said they found a vehicle parked on a road with explosives and guns inside. It happened around 9:30 on Thursday […]
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In wake of shooting, shots fired, do residents still feel safe in Covington?
Covington Police responded to gunshots two nights in a row this week — on Monday, three children were shot; Tuesday, no one was hit, but nerves were high in the community as police said the suspect from Monday’s shooting was armed and dangerous. But some Covington residents say that despite the recent episodes of gun […]
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Roebling Suspension Bridge to reopen to vehicular traffic on Friday
After more than a year, the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge will reopen to vehicular traffic on Friday afternoon. The 155-year old span has undergone a major restoration started in February of last year with no cars allowed to cross it and only one of its pedestrian paths open. It connects Covington to Cincinnati over […]
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Police investigate shots fired in Covington on Tuesday night
Police responded to a Garrard Street just south of 20th Street in Covington after receiving a call about shots being fired. It was the second night in a row that gun shots prompted police response in the city. One neighbor, who asked not to be identified, said Tuesday that he heard 15 shots. One of […]