Eight people from four households may be forced to live elsewhere for up to a month after a retaining wall near the Caroline Underpass in Latonia collapsed early Friday morning. A water main and gas line also broke, but Covington City Engineer Mike Yeager said it would take an investigation to determine which happened first. That […]
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Homes Evacuated in Latonia Near Caroline Underpass
Multiple homes in Latonia have been evacuated after Covington Police and Fire respond to the Caroline Underpass. A water main has broken, a gas line was possibly damaged, and the retaining wall may be collapsing. Emergency crews responded at around 5:30 a.m. As of 8:15 a.m., gas is reportedly still leaking in the area and […]
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Homes Evacuated in Latonia Near Caroline Underpass
Multiple homes in Latonia have been evacuated after Covington Police and Fire respond to the Caroline Underpass. A water main has broken, a gas line was possibly damaged, and the retaining wall may be collapsing. Emergency crews responded at around 5:30 a.m. As of 8:15 a.m., gas is reportedly still leaking in the area and […]
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Bill Wells Announces Candidacy for Covington Commission
Bill Wells has announced his candidacy for Covington City Commission. The longtime president of the South Covington Community Action Association and most recent president of the Covington Neighborhood Collaborative filed his papers on Thursday. Wells stepped down as president of the CNC in order to run and was replaced by former Covington City Commissioner JT Spence […]
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Bill Wells Announces Candidacy for Covington Commission
Bill Wells has announced his candidacy for Covington City Commission. The longtime president of the South Covington Community Action Association and most recent president of the Covington Neighborhood Collaborative filed his papers on Thursday. Wells stepped down as president of the CNC in order to run and was replaced by former Covington City Commissioner JT Spence […]
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Governor Talks Brent Spence, Health Care, Legislature in Covington
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear spent four hours in Covington on Wednesday, ceremonially breaking ground at the new $4.8 million Kentucky Career Center and announcing hundreds of new jobs at Downtown’s RiverCenter office towers where two homegrown high-tech companies are growing. The whirlwind visit began at the Madison Events Center where he spoke at the Northern […]
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Governor Talks Brent Spence, Health Care, Legislature in Covington
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear spent four hours in Covington on Wednesday, ceremonially breaking ground at the new $4.8 million Kentucky Career Center and announcing hundreds of new jobs at Downtown’s RiverCenter office towers where two homegrown high-tech companies are growing. The whirlwind visit began at the Madison Events Center where he spoke at the Northern […]
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Shop With a Jock: Covington Students Take Limo Ride, Hit Stores With Bengals
Seven students from Covington Independent Public Schools were picked up by a limo and taken on a shopping trip with some Cincinnati Bengals players. The players included Jermaine Gresham, A.J. Green, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Carols Dunlap. They took the students to the Kenwood Mall where each student had a $100 gift card to spend at […]
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Shop With a Jock: Covington Students Take Limo Ride, Hit Stores With Bengals
Seven students from Covington Independent Public Schools were picked up by a limo and taken on a shopping trip with some Cincinnati Bengals players. The players included Jermaine Gresham, A.J. Green, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Carols Dunlap. They took the students to the Kenwood Mall where each student had a $100 gift card to spend at […]
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Transformation of Former Car Lot to Kentucky Career Center Underway
Though work has already begun, ground was ceremonially broken at the former Robke Chevrolet site at the 1300 block of Madison Avenue in Covington. A new Kentucky Career Center will occupy the site once the $4.8 million renovation is complete. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear joined local civic and business leaders at the ceremony on Wednesday, […]