A man was charged this week in connection to the shooting death of a man in Covington in August. Zachary Ron Holden, 20, was charged with murder and first degree robbery for his alleged role in the August 18 slaying of Virgil Stewart near the 15th Street Bridge in Covington. Holden was already in jail […]
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Downtown Covington bank robbed, police seek suspect
The U.S. Bank branch in downtown Covington was robbed Monday afternoon and police are looking for a suspect. Covington Police officers were dispatched to the branch at 602 Madison Avenue at around 12:30 p.m. after a report of a robbery. A man had robbed the bank but fled before officers arrived, police said. Police reported […]
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Cold Spring mayor addresses concern that Paducah school shooter would move there
Cold Spring Mayor Angelo Penque released a statement to the city Wednesday regarding media reports that Michael Carneal, who killed three students at a school shooting in Paducah in 1997, would come to live in Cold Spring with his parents if he is released on parole. Carneal was 14 at the time of the shooting. […]
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Florence woman charged in Covington killing, robbery
A Florence woman faces charges of murder and first degree robbery following the August slaying of a man near a Covington bridge. Latoya Dale, 31, was arrested on Thursday. Covington Police said Tuesday that investigators connected Dale to the case using video from the area where the killing happened. Virgil Stewart, 60, was shot and […]
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Boone County town hall to raise awareness about elder abuse, scams
The Boone County Elder Abuse Prevention Task Force will be hosting a town hall to raise awareness about elder abuse and scams, as well as strategies to avoid becoming a victim of these threats. It will be held on Oct. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Boone County Public Library (1786 Burlington Pike, […]
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Former Kenton Co. coroner convicted on federal drug charges
Former Kenton County Coroner David Suetholz was convicted last week in federal court of multiple drug-related charges. Suetholz, of Ludlow, was found guilty by a federal jury of illegally prescribing controlled substances Oxycontin, Klonopin, Ambien, and Valium in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Court documents and evidence presented at trial indicated that Suetholz unlawfully […]
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Police make arrest after car break-ins in Union
A Cincinnati man is accused in connection with three car break-ins in Union. Ryan C. Boykin, 31, has been charged with multiple offenses related to break-ins on Aug. 21, Sept. 1 and Sept. 7 after police recovered a stolen tablet from a business in Cincinnati. Police also reviewed surveillance video provided by Union residents who […]
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Glass Family Pizza owner among 160 arrested in Florida prostitution ring
Written by Taylor Weiter, WCPO digital content producer The owner of Glass Family Pizza, part of the Domino’s Pizza franchise, was one of 160 people arrested during a seven-day human trafficking enforcement operation in Florida. Polk County officials said 61-year-old John Glass of Verona responded to an online escort advertisement and agreed to have sex […]
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Former Covington Public Works employee indicted on federal fraud, identity theft charges
A former administrative manager for the Covington Public Works Department has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft. Allison Donaldson, 49, was employed as an administrative manager for the Public Works Department from 2005 until 2022. She resigned after an internal investigation […]
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Man charged in death of woman whose body was found in Elsmere
A Cincinnati man faces multiple charges in connection to the death of a woman whose body was found in Elsmere over the weekend. Theodore Lamont Myers, 53, is being held in Cincinnati at the Hamilton County Justice Center. The Kenton County Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for him. Kenton Co. Police said that Myers […]
