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Officials settle lawsuit over woman who died in jail after 16 hours in restraint chair
Campbell County has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who spent the last 16 hours of her life strapped to a chair at the county jail. Officials agreed to settle the wrongful death suit for $375,000, said Jeff Mando, an attorney representing Campbell County. Filings in federal court in Covington...
Going to Riverfest? Here are all the road closures in Cincinnati, Covington and Newport
Riverfest, Greater Cincinnati's annual Labor Day celebration, returns this weekend. Over 250,000 people are expected to swarm the banks of the Ohio River this Sunday for Riverfest and the Western & Southern WEBN Fireworks spectacular. Due to this, several roads and bridges in Cincinnati, Covington and Newport will close for the festivities and fireworks....
National Weather Service determines cause of damage in NKY
ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (WXIX) - The Northern Kentucky region received the brunt of Wednesday night’s storms, causing damage in some areas. Alexandria was one of those towns that reported having storm damage. Emergency management crews along with fire personnel were dispatched around 7 p.m. Wednesday, where they found several homes...
Cincinnati must tell 'victims' of Vinebrook Homes why settling lawsuit is a good deal
West Price Hill has the distinction of having the greatest number, nearly 30%, of Vinebrook Homes properties in the city, according to 2022 data. The city’s most recent lawsuit against VineBrook highlights West Price Hill as a "victim" of the single-family rental home operator. Vinebrook is a notorious "institutional investor" in residential rental...
Cincinnati gears up for 48th annual Western & Southern / WEBN Fireworks
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Labor Day weekend is upon us, which means it's time for the Western & Southern / WEBN Fireworks. This year marks the 48th year for the big show. “We hope you come and enjoy the show that we’ve worked hard on. [We] want to give you the best 30 minutes,” said Joe Rozzi with Rozzi Fireworks.
New housing opens for those in need in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new "mental health low income housing development" opened in two historic Cincinnati buildings. BTH Construction announced in a press release that its $2.3 million housing development in Camp Washington is officially open. The new renovated buildings, called Colerain Central, include "18 one bedroom units with case...
No noise pollution: Clear sound walls are the first of their kind in Kentucky
COVINGTON, Ky. — A major infrastructure project would have created a lot of unwanted noise for northern Kentucky residents over the next several years, but an engineering innovation is going to keep things quiet. At least, that’s the goal. People who live near the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor...
Construction set to begin in 2025 for 'transformative' $50M Cincinnati project
CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation, or 3CDC, and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority have received nearly $2.3 million in state grants to demolish structures as part of the Findlay Community Center project, which now carries a price tag of around $50 million. 3CDC,...
About 50k people will get letters about lead pipes. Here's what to know
Greater Cincinnati Water Works has been urging customers with lead pipes to replace them for eight years. Now, it will redouble that effort, at the federal government’s direction. The utility...
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