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Violent holiday weekend sees mass shootings in Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky
A shooting at a block party in Detroit left two people dead and more than a dozen wounded, capping a violent holiday weekend in the U.S. that also saw mass shootings in Kentucky and Chicago.More than 100 people were shot in Chicago, 19 of them fatally, over the long Independence Day weekend, when there is often a spike in violence. One mass shooting Thursday in a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, left two women and an 8-year-old boy dead. Two other children were also critically injured. “We cannot take our eyes off the ball,” Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling...
'I wasn't surprised': 7 shot, 1 killed in Cincinnati on the 4th of July in 5 shootings
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - It's been a violent start to the long Fourth of July weekend in Cincinnati, with seven people shot in five separate incidents. One of them was deadly and in a high-profile spot. It's just four blocks from TQL Stadium and two blocks from Washington Park. A lot...
Crews battle house fire started by fireworks in West End
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati fire crews battled a house fire started by fireworks in the West End over the weekend. It happened on Clark Street near Cutter Street around 8 p.m. Saturday,. The Cincinnati Fire Department says the roof of three story home was on fire when they arrived. Crews...
Family of 39-year-old man killed in Hartwell offering reward for information
Alan Davis Holcomb's family held a memorial Friday where they announced they're offering a reward for any information that will lead to an arrest and conviction in the 39-year-old's murder.
Ohio police officer goes ‘into action’ to help new mother and baby
MILFORD, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio police officer is being praised for going above and beyond his regular duties to help a new mom and her one-week-old infant. On social media, Miami Township police shared a video from Corporal Hunter Willoughby’s bodycam “due to increased interest” in a previous post about his good deed. The caption explained that after receiving a “frantic phone call” from a mother who could not feed her newborn, Willoughby “went into action.”
Sergeant Anthony H. Overberg | Norwood Police Department
Beginning July 5, 1942, Norwood Chief of Police Charles Fritz established stakeouts at various Norwood pharmacies because a man had been committing armed robberies in area drugstores. On July 8, 1942, Sergeant Overberg, 1941 Maple Avenue, and his wife Agnes were entertaining friends that they had not seen for two years. Sergeant Overberg was assigned to Lawson’s Drugstore, 4320 Franklin Avenue at 10 pm. It was only 4/10ths of a mile from his home. Almost half an hour later, Mrs. Overberg and her guests heard a siren. Mrs. Overberg commented, “I guess Tony got his man.” It wasn’t long before she was notified that her husband was shot and fighting for his life.
Lit fireworks cause fire on 3-story, multi-family residential home in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Cincinnati Fire Department responded to a multi-family residential home that caught on fire from fireworks. The City of Cincinnati said 44 firefighters were on scene to put out the fire that was coming from the roof of a three-story, multi-family residential structure in the West End. Cincinnati...
Westwood apartment fire displaces 4 people
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Four people are displaced after a fire broke out in a Westwood apartment, the Cincinnati Fire Department reported. Chief Kelly Callen said fire dispatch was called shortly before 1:30 p.m. for reports of black smoke coming from an apartment in the 3200 block of Mayridge Court. The...
Housing Authority warns against Section 8 scams
The Housing Authority of Covington, which is responsible for managing Kenton County’s housing choice voucher, known more commonly as Section 8, program is warning voucher seekers against scammers posing as Section 8 help services. “A flyer has been circulating on social media advertising assistance with applying for Section 8...
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