NORTHERN KENTUCKY NEWS | NewsNKY.com NOTE: Headlines are deleted after two days Northern Kentucky FB > | OLD PHOTOS > | TOP HEADLINE Faith leaders sound the alarm as food insecurity rises across Kentucky GO TO > BACKGROUND Food insecurity affects one in seven adults and one in five children in Kentucky and Indiana, reports Dare to Care Food Bank. This represents a growth exceeding 48% in only the last two years. Alexus Richardson, with Dare To Care, said the increase is because of COVID-19 pandemic safety net programs ending. Want to see Northern Kentucky's first cicadas? Look near your driveway. Here's why GO TO > BACKGROUND Looking for cicadas? You may not have to look too far. Cicadas are known to emerge near pavement, likes driveways, since the soil temperature get warmer quicker as it absorbs sunlight. Earthquakes rumble through Kentucky, scientists take note GO TO > BACKGROUND Over the weekend, many Kentuckians might have felt the ground rattle. The other Kroger-owned stores in the area not talked about GO TO > BACKGROUND Ruler Foods is a discount warehouse store grocery chain owned by Kroger that is obviously taking on Aldi. It is a no-frills grocery store where 80 percent of the offerings are Kroger Brand, the customers bag their own groceries at the checkout, and rent shopping carts for 25 cents. Kroger operates Ruler Foods stores in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. There are two locations in the area, in Williamstown and Cynthiana. Others are west and north of Greater Cincinnati. Ruler is currently expanding into the St. Louis area, a market Kroger abandoned in the 1980s. There are over 50 Ruler warehouse stores. SWAT standoff ends in arrest on domestic violence charges GO TO > BACKGROUND Officers responded to the call at the 8200 block of East Bend Road in Burlington. The victim reported that 29-year-old Kyle Wilson (photo) had assaulted and strangled her inside the residence. She also reported that Wilson was potentially armed. The victim left the residence with her children, who were inside the home during the assault. Velocity Esports at Newport Levee Files For Bankruptcy GO TO > BACKGROUND Velocity Esports, a gaming-themed eatertainment concept with locations in Newport, Ky., Las Vegas, and Schaumburg, Ill., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The concept offers arcade games, esports lounges and tournaments, bowling, billiards, darts, foosball, and other activities, as well as a menu that includes what the company describes as a "fresh take on modern American and Mexican classics and craft cocktails and mocktails." Items include burgers, pizzas, chicken quesadillas, and carne asada tacos, as well as Barbecue and Bacon Jam Sliders and Loaded Philly Fries. New Traffic Pattern Coming Soon On Highland Pike/Kyles Lane GO TO > BACKGROUND As part of the resurfacing project on Highland Pike -- we will also be re-striping Highland Pike and Kyles Lane as you enter the residential portion of Fort Wright. These changes will take place once milling/paving operations have been completed. Milling/paving is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 12. Richardson Road Landslide Repairs Delayed For A Week GO TO > BACKGROUND Maintenance crews have been hard at work over the past 12 days tackling a slide repair project on Richardson Road in Kenton County. The completion date has been pushed back one-week to Monday, May 19. FDA issues warning against 'gas station heroin' GO TO > BACKGROUND The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about a drug rising in popularity, commonly referred to as "gas station heroin." Tianeptine poses a "dangerous and growing health trend" across the U.S., particularly putting young people at risk, Food and Drugs Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary says. This week's guilty pleas and convictions list GO TO > BACKGROUND We have to direct link to this week's guilty pleas and convicttions. Suspected drunk driver arrested after fleeing police, crashing into pole GO TO > BACKGROUND Power is expected to be out for hours Thursday at the Bellevue Kroger store and a handful of neighboring businesses due to an overnight crash into a Duke Energy pole, according to Bellevue police and the utility's website. It happened at 2:30 a.m. on Donnermeyer Road Massive loss of Spectrum subscribers adding to local TV woes GO TO > BACKGROUND According to recent earnings reports, the two largest cable TV providers, one of them is Spectrum, in the United States collectively shed 608,000 TV customers, equating to an average of 6,755 cancellations daily. Additionally, they lost 259,000 internet subscribers, or roughly 2,800 per day, signaling a deepening crisis for traditional cable and broadband services. Kentucky boy orders 70K DumDum suckers while playing with mom's phone GO TO > BACKGROUND A Kentucky woman said her young son was playing with her phone during the weekend and secretly placed an Amazon order for 70,000 Dum-Dum lollipops -- a total purchase of about $4,200. Lexington resident Holly LaFavers said on social media that she was shocked to discover 30 cases of Dum-Dums on her doorstep, each containing 2,340 pieces of candy. No incident: Emergency vehicles at CitiBank building for practice session GO TO > BACKGROUND You may notice a lot of emergency vehicles at the Citi Bank Corporation building (4600 Houston Road in Florence) on Wednesday, May 7. Don't worry. It's all for a training exercise. First responders throughout our region will be doing this mock exercise to better prepare themselves when responding to incidents that involve an active scene with a large number of victims. You'll see these emergency vehicles in the parking lot starting at 9 a.m. They will be there until 2 p.m. Woman says she plans on remodeling her home after buying winning scratch-off GO TO > BACKGROUND An Alexandria woman recently purchased a Kentucky Lottery scratch-off ticket worth $50,000. Sydeny Stevins stopped by Wilder Liquor in Wilder and unknowingly bought a winning ticket. When she scratched off the ticket in her car, she was floored. Fischer Homes plans to relocate headquarters to Covington's business district GO TO > BACKGROUND The region's largest home builder, Fischer Homes, has announced plans to relocate corporate headquarters to Covington. Currently located in Erlanger, the new corporate headquarters will be located in Covington's "First District" building at 525 Scott St. Kyles Lane reopens after landslide GO TO > BACKGROUND The update you've been waiting for! The slide repair project is coming to a close on Kyles Lane. The KYTC Kenton County maintenance crew completed a slide repair, performed ditching/draining to improve safety, cleared brush and mowed to improve sight distance. All that remains are some last checklist items that should be wrapped up by noon on Tuesday, May 6. Traffic alert: Turkeyfoot Road paving may back-up traffic GO TO > BACKGROUND Beginning Tuesday, May 6, crews will be working on a resurfacing project on Turkeyfoot Road. A 1.28 mile stretch of Turkeyfoot from Dudley Road to Dixie Highway will be resurfaced. Work will take place between the evening/overnight hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. On Tuesday, May 6, crews will make repairs to traffic count stations. Boonedocks Pub to close again to complete repairs GO TO > BACKGROUND Boonedocks Pub and Grub is closing again to complete repairs. "Today (Sunday) is officially our last day open, as we will be closing for four weeks for our building repairs," the restaurant announced on a Facebook post. In early April, a dump truck crashed into its building after the driver attempted to avoid an on-coming vehicle from Beaver Road onto Route 42, Walton. The passengers in the vehicle died. Boonedocks hopes to reopen in June. Kentucky lottery winner arrested in Florida GO TO > BACKGROUND A Kentucky man who claimed a $167M lottery prize is now in a Florida jail. James Farthing, of Georgetown, has been taken into custody in Pinellas County for assault on an officer. Click to go to top of page Click to go to top of page NORTHERN KENTUCKY NEWS is updated daily with news, information and key events in area. Northern Kentucky or NKY (for short) is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. 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