(source:wlwt.com) Supporters of a Kentucky clerk, who’s anti-gay marriage stance put her in jail, are calling for her release. Almost three dozen people demonstrated, Monday, outside the Ft. Thomas home of the federal judge who had Kim Davis locked up for contempt of court. They’re asking governor Steve Besmear to allow Davis to issue same-sex […]
(source:wlwt.com) Hamilton County Park Rangers are considering charges after a motorboat capsized on Winton Lake. Rangers say four adults and four children were on board, causing the vessel to flip last night. Park rules call for no more than four people on the rented motorboat. Is Police Chief Blackwell Losing Support of His Officers? Despite […]
(source:wcpo.com) Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell may be losing the support of his officers. Union leaders say a vote of no confidence is expected this month, citing problems with morale and staffing. Blackwell said, Wednesday night, that he’s doing his best to uplift the city and the department. Cincinnati City Employees to Get More Parental […]
(source:wcpo.com) Cincinnati city employees will soon be allowed to spend time at home with their newborn children. City officials announce, Tuesday, plans to offer paid parental leave to employees. Six weeks of leave will be available to employees who borrow against their future sick time. Despite Gun Violence Uptick, Murders in Cincinnati Are Down UC […]
The man accused of causing an evacuation at North Avondale Montessori, by sending a package is due in court today. Theodore Hoying is charged with inducing panic, violating a protection order, and aggravated menacing. The package was addressed to a teacher, Hoyer was convicted of stalking. Read more Despite Gun Violence Uptick, Murders in Cincinnati […]
(source:wcpo.com) The number of murders in Cincinnati are down from last year, amid a sharp increase in gun violence. Police chief Jeffrey Blackwell told a city council committee, Monday, that shootings are up 32% from this time last year. The chief says he’ll make curbing gun violence his top priority, with a focus on youth […]
(source:wlwt.com) Cincinnati Police are investigating the apparent taser-related death of a robbery suspect. Officers called last night to a gas station on Walnut and Liberty streets, used force on a 50 year-old man Investigators say one of the taser barbs hit the man in the abdomen, but there’s no word yet on where the other […]
(source:wcpo.com) There’s no word yet on any arrests in a double-stabbing at the University of Cincinnati campus. Police say it happened early Sunday morning, on Calhoun Street, when the victims tried to break up near Hughes High School. The victims suffered non-life threatening injuries. Local Youth Pastors Rally For Peace In The City Young Boy […]
Dozens of young pastors from around the area met downtown to push for peace in the city. On Sunday, the Youth Clergy Association gathered at Fountain Square to pray together for an end to the wave of gun violence that has hit Cincinnati this summer. Quintin Monroe of Word of Deliverance Ministries told WCPO that […]
(source:local12.com) A local man is accused of causing a deadly crash in Northside. Cincinnati Police say Daryl Dorsey was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, and slammed into another car while running a red light at Hopple and Beekman Street. A passenger in the car Dorsey slammed into died, while the driver suffered […]
Cincinnati officials announced Wednesday that a University of Cincinnati police officer has been indicted on a charge of murder for fatally shooting an unarmed black man during a traffic stop earlier this month. “It was so unnecessary for this to occur,” Joe Deters, the Hamilton County prosecutor, said at a news conference Wednesday. Sam Dubose, 43, […]
(source:local12.com) A three year-old boy is expected to survive after a near a drowning in Warren County. Responders were called to a home on Morrow-Woodville road, just before 9:00 Tuesday night, after the child was found in a creek behind his grandparents home. The boy was alert when he was flown to the hospital. FOR […]