The Covington Police Department honored Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders with an appreciation award for aiding in the purchase of a new police dog, Stryker, to update police dog training in the face of the impending legalization of medical cannabis.
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Scott High principal charged after allegedly using beer bong with students
Scott High School Principal Anthony Procaccino is being charged after Kenton County Police received a video that allegedly shows him using a beer bong with high school students on New Year’s Eve of 2023. “The complaint was brought forth by the mother of one of the involved juveniles, who also provided videos of the incident,” […]
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Scott High principal under investigation amid lawsuit at previous school
Kenton County Police is investigating the principal of Scott High School for inappropriate and potentially illegal conduct involving minors off school grounds, with allegations not involving anything sexual.
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Newport police provide update on shootings amid misinformation
Newport Assistant Police Chief Herschel Day updated the Newport Commission on the three shootings the city has experienced this year, stating that all three remain open and the police department is actively investigating each case.
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Beechwood grad, former UK student gets 1 year in prison after racial tirade caught on video
Former University of Kentucky student and Beechwood graduate Sophia Rosing was sentenced on Thursday to 12 months in custody and 100 hours of community service after she was captured on camera in 2022 repeatedly calling a UK student employee racial slurs and assaulting her. Rosing, who pleaded guilty to four counts of fourth-degree assault alongside other […]
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Kentucky domestic violence survivors now have a way to remove personal information from online
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams’ office has launched a program called DeleteMe to help domestic violence survivors delete their personal identifying information from the internet, in partnership with the Safe at Home program.
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18-year-old appears in court after allegedly beating his grandmother to death in Erlanger
An 18-year-old was in court Tuesday after he allegedly beat his grandmother to death in Erlanger last week. Wyatt Testerman has been charged with murder for the death of 74-year-old Cheri Oliver. Police responded to the 100 block of Ridgewood Drive around 2 p.m. Oct. 8 for a reported assault. When they arrived, they found […]
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Police investigating fatal shooting in Newport
Officials are investigating following a fatal shooting in Newport Saturday afternoon. A 42-year-old man arrived at the Newport Fire Department at 3:30 p.m. with an unknown injury, according to a press release from the Newport Police Department. Paramedics began treating the man and discovered that he had been shot in the chest. Campbell County Police […]
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Teen shot in Covington dies in hospital
A 17-year-old male was shot in Covington on Sunday and was pronounced dead at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, with no arrests made and the investigation ongoing.
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Kentucky attorney general, 12 states sue TikTok
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging that the platform’s algorithm is addictive and violates consumer protection laws, and is seeking to bring the company to court in Georgetown, Kentucky.
