Michael Howard, a 36-year-old Burlington resident, has been arrested on 40 counts of sexual abuse and 40 counts of sodomy after a 15-year-old victim reported the abuse, which began in 2019.
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Boone County to mark 225th anniversary with festive celebration
The first County Court session in Boone County history commenced on June 1, 1799. Two hundred twenty-five years later, the northernmost county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky has transformed from a rural, agricultural community into the fourth most populous in the state. It has one of the most diverse economies in Kentucky, boasting the Cincinnati/Northern […]
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Deputies searching for suspect in armed Walton liquor store robbery
The Boone County Sheriff is searching for a suspect in connection to the robbery of a liquor store in Walton that occurred Tuesday evening. At approximately 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Blue Pantry Liquor store on Richwood Road. The suspect is a Black […]
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Boone County man dies in Florence crash
Written by Michael Coker of WCPO A 22-year-old man is dead after a crash in Florence on Sunday afternoon, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said. At approximately 5:30 p.m. deputies were dispatched to a crash involving a motorcycle near the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road and Oakbrook Drive. Upon arrival deputies found Stanley Crawley, 22, […]
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Victims of two separate fatal crashes on I-75 identified
The victims of two fatal crashes on I-75 yesterday have been identified. This first crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. Monday. A person driving a Toyota Tacoma on the I-75 overpass lost control of their vehicle due to icy road conditions. While traveling up the emergency lane trying to get control of their car, the driver […]
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Covington votes to support the establishment of local police academy
The Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution at their meeting on Tuesday to support the establishment of a police academy in the Northern Kentucky Region. Discussion among the commissioners on the topic was limited, but the issue of police recruiting is an ongoing issue in the region. “There has been a change in […]
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Boone County to sell surplus communications equipment
Boone County is selling surplus communications equipment that sheriff’s office personnel were previously using. “We have 18 Inmotion onBoard Mobile Gateways – these are devices that were used to assist our deputies in connecting their in-board computers to data,” Boone County Administrator Matthew Webster said. “They are now obsolete because of our upgrades in […]
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Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Florence
The Boone County Sheriff is investigating the death of a 38-year-old man who died after getting struck by a 2004 black Ford F-150 while bicycling southbound on Dixie Highway. Simon Aguilar was cycling down Dixie Highway early in the morning on July 2 before the truck’s driver struck Aguilar, launching him from his bike. Deputies […]
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Boone Fiscal Court considers ‘aggressive’ budget for next fiscal year
For the first time in two years, the Boone County government is “getting back to normal” and no longer budgeting with uncertainty due to the pandemic. On Thursday evening, Boone County Fiscal Court held a special meeting to hear the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2023 from Judge/Executive Gary Moore and county administrator Jeff Earlywine. […]
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Body recovered on Ohio River shoreline in Boone County
A body was recovered on the Ohio River shoreline on Friday evening in Boone County, according to a press release from authorities. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 6500 block of River Road in Hebron around 6:14 p.m. on Friday, April 22. According to a statement from the sheriff’s office, the body […]
