Written by Dan Monk, WCPO investigative reporter The Kentucky Supreme Court today suspended prominent Northern Kentucky defense attorney Ben Dusing, following a three-month review of allegations that he threatened two Northern Kentucky attorneys and used amphetamines during a federal criminal trial in New York. The indefinite suspension requires Dusing to “submit to a full psychological […]
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Man, 19, Shot in Covington
A man is recovering after being shot multiple times in Covington on Wednesday night. Covington Police were dispatched to the 2800 block of Indiana Avenue at around 10 p.m. where the 19-year old victim was found suffering from “several gunshot wounds,” police said. The man told police that he was in his car when another […]
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Parents of abandoned boy speak from jail
Written by Courtney Francisco, WCPO 9 senior reporter Both parents of a boy abandoned in Colerain Township are in jail Tuesday night. Heather Adkins now faces a charge of felony kidnapping after police said she left her son, who is non-verbal and has autism, approximately 75 miles away from their Indiana home. Hamilton County Prosecutor […]
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House Bill seeks to prevent peace officer certification for sexual assault offenders
A bill passed the House on Tuesday that could have ramifications for those seeking peace officer certification. House Bill 206 will prevent those who have certain misdemeanor offenses from getting certification, returning from inactive status, or revoking certification for those who get a misdemeanor while active. “House Bill 206 will prevent those with a history […]
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Mother accused of abandoning son in Colerain to be extradited from Georgetown
This article was written by Felicia Jordan, digital content producer at WCPO 9 A woman accused of leaving her son alone on the side of a dark road in Colerain last week will face a new charge when she is extradited back to Ohio from Georgetown, Ky., where she was arrested. Heather Adkins, 32, originally faced one […]
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Police: Mother who abandoned son arrested in Georgetown
A woman who police said abandoned her son on a dark road in Colerain Township on Thursday night was arrested in Georgetown, Kentucky on Saturday. Heather Adkins, 32, was arrested at a gas station on an outstanding warrant for an unpaid ticket. The Georgetown Police Department said they weren’t aware initially that Colerain police had […]
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Juvenile charged after Covington’s Motch Clock damaged
A downtown Covington landmark was damaged Friday evening and now a juvenile faces charges, police said. The street clock owned by Motch Jewelers, the oldest business in the city, saw its north-facing side vandalized. A crew from the Covington public works department was spotted cleaning the broken glass and placing plastic over the exposed clock […]
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Neighbors react to complaint against Newport’s River Metals Recycling: ‘They were here before me’
The city of Newport and its citizens have been at odds with River Metals Recycling for years, but most recently have entered a criminal complaint against the company after four counts of noise violations. Residents who live near the recycling plant have complained of loud explosion-like noises from the plant sometimes as often as a […]
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Whitney Austin, shot at Fifth Third Center, working on Kentucky legislation to ‘help gun owners’
Just north across the Ohio River in Cincinnati, on the morning of Sept. 6, 2018, Whitney Austin walked into the Fifth Third Bank Building on Fountain Square. She was listening to music as she entered the building, so she didn’t hear the pleas from standers-by alerting her to an active shooter. Going through the revolving […]
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City’s Child Literacy Initiative Targeted by Vandals, Covington Says
The City of Covington’s outdoor child literacy effort has become the target for vandals, the city said in a news release on Tuesday. The “Read Ready Covington” program is promoted through brightly covered metal signs that feature words for young learners. They are typically secured to street and telephone poles at the eye level of […]
