NKY social service organizations are coming together to raise awareness about veteran suicide and provide resources to veterans and their families, with speakers sharing their personal experiences and advocating for suicide awareness and connection.
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Here are the winners of this year’s Roebling Bridge photo contest
The Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Committee hosted a photo contest for the Roebling Bridge, with winners chosen by popular vote, featuring daytime and night-time photo categories, amateur and professional categories, and adult and youth categories.
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Roebling Bridge photo contest open for entries
The Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Committee is accepting entries for their annual Roebling Bridge photo contest, featuring daytime and nighttime categories, an open category for video and digital pieces, and cash prizes and a trip to the top of the bridge for winners.
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University of Cincinnati ROTC members replace flags atop Roebling Bridge
The University of Cincinnati ROTC program participated in the annual flag replacing ceremony and swearing in ceremony atop the Roebling Bridge on Saturday, with the American, Kentucky and Ohio state flags being replaced and new officers sworn in.
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BLINK 2024 expands to Newport, returns to Covington
Newport and Covington will be featured in the 2024 BLINK festival, one of the largest public arts shows in the world, with a focus on the Roebling Bridge and the levee.
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Roebling Bridge photo contest winners selected
The Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge Committee has announced the winners of its 2023 Roebling Bridge Bridge photo contest. “People respond positively to unique views of things that they see every day,” Tony Wagner, a previous contest winner and one of this year’s contest judges, told LINK nky this summer. This year was the first year the […]
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Covington seeks reimbursement for Roebling Bridge protest
The Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to seek restitution for the time police spent removing a large banner, which environmental protesters had hung on the outside of the Roebling Bridge last week, at their meeting on Tuesday night. Commissioner Ron Washington pitched the motion to the rest of the board, who asked the city […]
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Roebling Bridge reopens after officials investigate unattended package
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge has reopened after officials investigated an unattended package left on the bridge. Kenton County dispatchers said the bridge was shut down just after 4:30 p.m. due to a package left unattended. This is the third time the bridge has been closed for investigation in the last week. Police said […]
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Second Roebling Bridge bomb threat investigation turned over to FBI
Written by Michael Coker from WCPO The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge has reopened after being closed for a bomb threat, Kenton County dispatch said. The bridge reopened at around 1:05 p.m. Sunday after being closed for approximately three hours for investigation. The bridge was shut down as Bengals fans tailgated nearby for the team’s […]
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How our local bridges earned their names
With Cincinnati just across the river, many Northern Kentuckians traverse one of the bridges that span the divide each day for work. In Campbell County, 37% of workers cross state lines for work. That number is 27% in Kenton and 18% in Boone, according to the Northern Kentucky Atlas. Even those without jobs across the […]
