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Cincinnati Zoo half price for Hamilton County residents this weekend
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Hamilton County residents will receive half-price admission to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden this weekend. The discounted rate will be from Friday, Aug. 23 through Sunday, Aug. 25 as part of Hamilton County Appreciation Days. “We appreciate the support that we receive from Hamilton County residents...
Dump truck fire reported on Annwood Street in East Walnut Hills
CINCINNATI — A truck fire has been reported on Annwood Street in East Walnut Hills. The vehicle on fire is reportedly a dump truck. The extent of the damage has not been confirmed at this time. Cincinnati fire department responders have been dispatched to the scene. For live traffic...
Attention remains on backed-up car rider lines, while JCPS applauds back-to-school bus routes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Board is applauding the improvements to the bus routes to start off the school year, but now all eyes are turned to the car rider lines that are getting congested along the roads. JCPS Chief Operations Officer Dr. Rob Fulk...
Kentucky hits budget triggers for income tax rate cut in 2026
Kentucky’s individual income tax rate will be lowered to 3.5% at the beginning of 2026, as the state budget met the conditions to trigger such a cut at the end of the past fiscal year. State Budget Director John Hicks told state legislators the tax cut triggers were met...
Corporex names Brett Blackwell as president, COO
Covington-based real estate developer Corporex has announced the appointment of a new president and chief operating officer. Effective Sept. 1, Brett Blackwell, the company’s chief finance officer, will subsume the new role in addition to continuing his current responsibilities. “I am honored to take on this leadership role at...
TWO BODIES FOUND IN OHIO RIVER Within 14 Hours, Police Investigating Possible Homicides
Two Bodies have been discovered in the Ohio River within 14 hours of each other. Boaters discovered the first corpse near the Purple People Bridge on Friday evening, triggering an urgent police investigation. Only a few hours later, on Saturday morning, police were summoned back when a second corpse was discovered near Brent Spence Bridge.
Fiscal path clear for another cut in Kentucky’s income tax, lawmakers hear
Kentucky’s state budget director told lawmakers Wednesday that fiscal thresholds established by the GOP-dominated legislature before the state income tax can be lowered have been met at the end of this fiscal year. That means Kentucky lawmakers are likely to vote to reduce the state’s income tax rate by another half-percentage point to 3.5% during […]
FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Another beauty even if its cool!
HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - As anticipated, we have another nice afternoon in store as the heat and humidity will return over the weekend. By the way, this morning’s record low temperature for Jackson is in jeopardy as well with a record low of 54 set back in 1985. Friday’s Record Low could be broken too as 51 is the record low set back in 1997.
Democrats trying to reverse election losses in rural America urge focus on economy
CHICAGO – Democrats should focus on pocketbook issues to win back rural voters, speakers including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at a Rural Council meeting at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday. Beshear urged the group of rural Democrats to reject social issues and a left-right ideological framing. Most voters, he said, were not worried about […]
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