A body was found near Banklick Creek on Thursday, Taylor Mill Police reported. Officers were dispatched to the area of Banklick Creek under the bridge where Taylor Mill Road (Ky. 16) crosses the water. Officers located a body there. Police said that the discovery of the body is not being investigated as a crime at […]
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Man Arrested in Covington After Double-Shooting in Ohio
A man wanted in connection to a double-shooting in Ohio was arrested Tuesday morning in Covington. Elijah I. Thompson, 21, of Florence, was located on the 100 block of East 40th Street in Latonia after Covington Police were able to verify a call that the suspect was inside a residence there. Thompson surrendered without incident, […]
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Union Man Arrested After Confessing to Shooting Wife, Deputies Say
A man was arrested Monday after Boone Co. Sheriff’s deputies said that he confessed to shooting his wife during a domestic violence incident the night before. The sheriff’s office responded to the 5000 block of Loch Drive in Union at around 6:30 a.m. Monday after receiving a call that a woman had accidentally shot herself […]
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Law enforcement on site at Highlands campus to investigate threat
FTM file. UPDATE, 12:13 p.m. According to District officials, the threat has been thoroughly investigated and found to be unsubstantiated. Students are now returning to class. _________ Police from Fort Thomas, Southgate, Newport and K9 units from Cincinnati are actively investigating a phone-in threat at Highlands High School in Fort Thomas. The high school and […]
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One Dead, One Wounded, 18-Year Old Charged in Covington Shootings
A man is dead and a woman is wounded after a shooting on Sunday morning in Covington. Now an 18-year old man is charged with murder. It happened just before 11 a.m. Sunday on the 3100 block of Rosina Ave. in Latonia. Covington Police were dispatched to the scene of a reported shooting and found […]
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Sign Honoring Carly Pearce Stolen in Taylor Mill
The Taylor Mill city commission hosted its regular meeting last week at Pride Park’s event building to allow people more room to spread out with COVID-19 cases rising in the region. At the meeting, Mayor Dan Bell said that the new sign honoring Taylor Mill native and country music star Carly Pearce was stolen from […]
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Fort Thomas Police Detective Work Thwarts String of Car Break-ins
FTM file. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click here to donate! by Robin Gee Car break-ins are relatively common in the region according to Fort […]
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Alexandria Couple Indicted on Charges of Harboring Aliens
An Alexandria couple was indicted Thursday on four counts of harboring aliens and one count of conspiracy to harbor aliens. Yun Zheng, also known as Wendy, 50, and Yan Qui Wu, also known as Jason, 48, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Covington with four counts of concealing, harboring, or shielding a person for […]
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Ft. Thomas Man Gets 33 Months for Wire Fraud, Tax Evasion
The man who owned RCC Services, Inc. in Fort Thomas is now going to federal prison. Kevin R. Welsch, 48, was sentenced to 33 months by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves after he previously pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and tax evasion. In his guilty plea, Welsch admitted defrauding clients […]
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Dozens from NKY, Cincinnati Area Arrested/Cited in Human Trafficking Sting
Northern Kentucky was targeted as part of Operation United Front, a multi-state human trafficking sting carried out last week by twenty-nine law enforcement agencies across Kentucky. Twenty-one victims were rescued, including two minors, and 46 people were arrested or cited, Governor Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday. All local arrests and citations involved solicitation of prostitution […]