A man was hit by a train Thursday morning in Latonia. It happened at around 5 a.m. near the railroad tracks by 30th Street. Covington Police told The River City News that the man was struck while trespassing on the tracks as a CSX train was going by. He was transported to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. […]
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Public Input Sought for Improvements to Latonia Park
The City of Covington is seeking public input on the future of Barb Cook Park in West Latonia. The park, located on Madison Pike on either side of Ashland Avenue and named for a Latonia neighborhood advocate who died in 2012, features basketball courts, a jungle gym, and slides – but little else. […]
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Photos: Holy Cross Festival
The annual Holy Cross Festival took place over the weekend. RCN’s Brandon Wheeler produced these photos.
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Photos: Unlock the Block 2018
Unlock the Block returned to Latonia’s Ritte’s Corner for its second year of jams on Saturday. RCN’s Brian Frey produced these photos.
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Unlock the Block Music Festival to Return to Latonia
The block will be unlocked again. The Unlock the Block music festival returns to Latonia on Saturday, July 21, from 5 to 10 p.m. Last year, the festival debuted at Ritte’s Corner as a project of Leadership Northern Kentucky. Organizers called the event “a tremendous success,” so the Latonia Community Council and the 2017 Leadership […]
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Latonia Water Park CLOSED as Hot Weekend Arrives
UPDATE: The water park re-opened on Saturday. The forecast indicates that the upcoming weekend could be the hottest one so far this year. That could spell bad news for anyone looking to cool off at the Latonia Water Park/Splash Pad. The popular seasonal attraction is closed until further notice while the City of Covington works […]
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Fire Destroys House in Latonia
This story has been updated. A house in Latonia was devastated by fire late Sunday night/early Monday morning, burning to the ground. It happened on the 3300 block of Latonia Avenue. It is believed that the house was vacant. The house is located at the same corner where contractors working for the City of Covington […]
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Part of Latonia Evacuated After Gas Line Struck
A two-block area of Latonia was evacuated on Friday afternoon after a City of Covington contractor working on the reconstruction of Latonia Avenue ruptured a natural gas line. No was hurt in either the gas line break or evacuation, Covington Fire Chief Mark Pierce said. It started at around 2 p.m. when the operator of […]
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Storm Rips Through Latonia
A severe thunderstorm rolled through Northern Kentucky on Thursday afternoon, hitting Covington’s Latonia neighborhood particularly hard. Many of the streets in Latonia were littered with tree limbs, branches, and leaves, but some streets saw worse damage. Power was lost in some parts as trees fell on wires, and at least one street was completely blocked […]
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Op-Ed: My Speech Was Also Cut from Holy Cross Graduation
On Friday, May 25, two students at Holy Cross High School in Covington were not permitted to deliver their commencement speeches after the Diocese of Covington objected to their content and suggested that the speeches were also turned in for review late. Class valedictorian Christian Bales and salutatorian and student council president Katherine Frantz delivered […]
