The notion that these deportees in some way pose a grave danger has created a pretext, agency critics allege, to beat, demean, and terrify them in the name of homeland security.
NEWS REPORTS
HISTORY: Shortway Bridge charged a user-fee (toll) to cross it
This bridge, which connected 11th Street in Newport with 12th Street in Covington,
opened in 1914 and was a toll road. The state purchased the bridge in 1986.
It was closed since 2001 when it was replaced by the Licking River Girl Scout Bridge.
The Shortway was imploded August 23, 2003.
NKY HISTORY
FDA finds Family Dollar warehouse filled with 1000+ rats
Several products sold at Family Dollar stores in six states (but not here in the Tri-State) are being voluntarily recalled, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The recall was issued after the administration said it found more than 1,000 dead rodents after a fumigation at a distribution facility in Arkansas.
CBS NEWS
Kentucky health care workers consider leaving their jobs amid burnout
"Whenever I am at home, I try not to talk about what was going on. At any moment, if I start thinking about it, I cry. Um, thirty-five individuals in both counties here are no longer here," he said.
Banks has lost friends and family members to COVID—something he keeps in the back of his mind.
CBS NEWS
Parker's parents struggled to support their large family, often times the electricity could be shut off, or the family would have to forgo Christmases and birthdays for lack of money.
Nonetheless, she has stated: "I wouldn't change any of it, for anything ... for the most part, we had everything we needed. Not always, but for the most part."
Parker's mother immersed her children in culture and extracurricular activities; she often took them to free public institutions like the ballet and the theater in Cincinnati, so that they lived "full, rich lives".
BIO
Newport filed complaint a month ago after residents upset with metal recycling site
Those explosions, or combustion events, can occur when an item being shredded, like a car, contains gasoline or other combustible materials.
Neighbors have told WCPO that the explosions shake their homes, rattle windows and startle them morning, afternoon and night.
WCPO
A massive fire broke out Friday at a historic roller rink in Northern Kentucky.
The Maysville Fire Department said crews responded to the iconic Maysville Roller Rink on Lexington Street just before midnight.
WLWT
Newport filed complaint a month ago after residents upset with metal recycling site
Those explosions, or combustion events, can occur when an item being shredded, like a car, contains gasoline or other combustible materials.
Neighbors have told WCPO that the explosions shake their homes, rattle windows and startle them morning, afternoon and night.
WCPO
Buying groceries In NKY? Cincinnati side cheaper
The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness found that Kenton County had the highest overall consumer prices in the Tri-state, nearly 8% higher than Butler County, which had the lowest.
Walmart sold a dozen Grade A eggs for $.95 per dozen at the Westwood store. The lowest-priced eggs at the Walmart store in Florence cost $1.76 per dozen.
WCPO
Old Photo of the Day: Covington Landing
For a while, Covington Landing on the riverfront was a hustling, bustling place to be but slowly faded as time went by for a variety of reasons.
Be sure to have a valid Kentucky Fishing License in possession to fish in any of Kentucky's public waters. You must have a Trout Stamp if you are keeping Trout. You can purchase your fishing license and Trout Stamp at a number of Northern Kentucky retailers. You can also purchase your license and Trout Stamp online.
KENTON COUNTY
Yet again, Pioneer Park closed due to flooding
Pioneer Park is currently experiencing flooding and is closed until the water recedes and crews are able to safely clean the park. The park is located off 3L Highway, south of Latonia.
KENTON COUNTY
Cruise, then known as Tommy Mapother, attended St. Francis Seminary for two years in the early 1980s. The future actor was sincere about becoming a priest, according to Shane Dempler, a close seminary pal.
COLUMBUS DISPATCH
NKY woman charged after false sexual assault report
A woman, who in January made a report to the Boone County Sheriff's Office that she was sexually assaulted, has been charged with falsely reporting an incident after later confessing to the deputies that her report was false.
Kimberly Dragoo, 25, stated she was physically and sexually assaulted by an unknown male as she was walking in her neighborhood.
WXIX
Multiple weather impacts expected today across East
A powerful storm will sweep through the Eastern half of the U.S. through the end of this week with multiple hazards. A narrow zone of heavy snow and a wintry mix is expected from the south-central Plains to the Great Lakes.
Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and a few strong tornadoes from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Southeast, especially in the Tennessee Valley and Mid South today
US WEATHER SERVICE
Oops! Police followed the wrong vehicle as it travelled on I-75 in Covington From the scanner: Covington Police Department was notified yesterday about a kidnapping suspect entering Covington from Ohio on 1-75. A plane was supposedly following and a pickup matching the description was pulled over and surrounded by police. Wrong person. Plane was following the wrong vehicle.
Officials said the new facility has 68 beds, double the capacity of the previous facility, and also offers an on-site medical clinic, community partner meeting rooms, guest mail services, self-service laundry, showers, phone charging stations, internet and computer access.
WXIX
Feds may suspend federal gasoline tax to reduce price
President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers are weighing a federal gas tax holiday as prices reach record levels and the party faces an uphill battle in November's midterm election.
The federal gas tax is 18.4 cents per gallon for standard gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel fuel.
DAILY
According to court documents obtained by Radar, Jimmy filed a federal lawsuit against Liz this week in California court.
Larry, who co-founded Hustler with his brother, died on February 10, 2021.
The suit explains Larry had been married to Liz since 1998. She was his 5th wife and they met when she worked as his private nurse several years before the marriage.
RADAR
US Weather Service predicts flooding this spring
As we head into Spring 2022 with well saturated grounds, streamflows running near or above normal and snowmelt occuring in the Ohio River Basin, chances for minor flooding are above normal.
Some instances of moderate flooding are possible. This winter (Dec-Jan-Feb) has been wetter and warmer than normal across the Ohio Valley.
WEATHER SERVICE
For just one day, police will enforce speeding on I-75
TSix law enforcement agencies in Northern Kentucky are holding a 12-hour traffic enforcement blitz on Interstate 71/75 Wednesday to try to reduce crashes, deaths and aggressive driving.
Extra police presence will be visible between the Donaldson Highway and Ohio River starting at 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., according to the Erlanger Police Department.
WXIX
Ancient Suspension Bridge has been closed for a year
Tuesday marks one year since cars have traveled across the the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, linking Downtown Cincinnati and Covington. The bridge closed to vehicular traffic February 15, 2021 for extensive maintenance.
WCPO
"We last saw her Christmas of 2020 at the family Christmas. We spoke to her on the phone Father's Day week in June of 2021, but that was the last contact," said Aundria Wainscott, the stepmother of Catherine. "We want to know that she's safe, yes, that's our main priority at this point."
WLKY
Investigators are currently trying to identify people on surveillance video at the apartment complex, according to Kenton County Prosecutor Rob Sanders.
"It would make the job of the Covington Police Department a lot easier if those people would come forward and identify themselves for the police and tell the police what they saw, what they remembered and why things happened the way they did," he said.
WXIX
"Just to hear the disgusting levels she went to about her son takes me back," Hobbs said. "I can't believe she did this to more people."
Local 12 reached out to Commonwealth Attorney Rob Sanders, who prosecuted Krecskay's case, and he says the allegations of new criminal activity are under investigation in Georgia.
WKRC
