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Overview: JD Vance and rail safety
Before Donald Trump chose Ohio’s JD Vance as his candidate for vice president, the U.S. Marine Corps veteran, lawyer, and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” gained the national spotlight as one of the authors of the Railway Safety Act of 2023. The bipartisan legislation — sponsored by six U.S. senators, three Republicans and three Democrats — came in the aftermath of the Feb. 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern derailment and chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio.
Harris sees opening in Vance pick as she considers her own choice for vice president
Kamala Harris’ plan as a running mate was to brush past JD Vance as nothing but a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. But now that she’s the presumptive Democratic nominee, her campaign is seizing on the Ohio senator as a major liability, looking to her own vice presidential selection process and the contenders’ public auditions to drive home the point.
'He's trying to become the Vice President': Political experts analyze Gov. Beshear's address to Iowans
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, a Democrat, tells WHAS11 he'd expect Vice President Kamala Harris to announce her running mate by the end of this week. It comes as Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, fresh off trips to Iowa and Georgia, remains on a shortlist of potential...
National Chicken Wing Day is Monday. Here are the deals you can get around Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (ENQUIRER) - Listen up, chicken wing lovers. National Chicken Wing Day is Monday, July 29, and Cincinnati restaurants are celebrating with specials, according to our media partners at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Here’s what you need to know. Applebee’s. The offer: Buy one order of boneless or bone-in...
Bengals stars severely disrespected in a pair of recent rankings
Perhaps the way the 2023 season ended for the Bengals caused some people to forget just how good Cincinnati's star players are, because quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase were both severely disrespected in a pair of recent rankings. Burrow ranked behind Tagovailoa and Love?. First, let's look...
Lima doctor warns of whooping cough
LIMA — A Lima family doctor is urging residents to check their pertussis vaccination status, as health officials are reporting an uptick in whooping cough cases. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a respiratory illness that causes cold-like symptoms and a cough that can linger for months. The...
Racist notes distributed in NKY concern residents, prompt calls to action
Catrena Bowman, Erlanger resident, business owner and executive director of the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, had suspected something was up for a while, but she wasn’t certain until about a week and a half ago when her landscaper sent her a photo of a note scrawled on a paper bag he’d found in her yard, the same bag Bowman had spied at a distance earlier but didn’t think much of.
Police: Man arrested after shots fired through windows of Florence gas station
FLORENCE, Ky. — One person was arrested Monday after several shots were fired through the windows of a gas station in Florence. According to the Florence Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 8600 block of U.S. Highway 42 for a report of shots fired at a Speedway gas station.
Still no action on DeWine’s call for ‘diet weed’ regulation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A call to action from Gov. Mike DeWine nearly seven months ago to regulate delta 8 THC products still has no legislative answer. Delta 8 is a low-level THC product, sometimes known as “diet weed.” Right now, it is completely unregulated, meaning, in part, anyone at any age can buy it. […]
Tax-free days for school shopping has begun
By Joseph DiCristofaro The Ironton Tribune Ohio sales tax holiday is growing substantially in duration this year to 10 days began on July 30 and ends on Aug. 8. The event started as an opportunity to save on school-related supplies for the upcoming school year. This year some changes have been made to include more […] The post Tax-free days for school shopping has begun appeared first on The Tribune.