Bill Rinehart

Cincinnati

Reporter and Host at WVXU-FM (Cincinnati, OH)

Mild mannered reporter, phlegmatic host of All Things Considered @917WVXU. Ad astra per aspera.

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Freedom Journey app celebrates Ohio River, Underground Railroad history

4 days ago | ideastream.org | Bill Rinehart

America's River Roots Festival isn't until October, but there's already an app connected to it. The Freedom Journey app was developed to highlight the Underground Railroad, as the area celebrates its historical connections to the Ohio River. Holly Brians Regusa with the festival's advisory board says the app points out historic locations and event sites. “There’ll be mapping and GPS locations; custom tours that are already premade for you, so you could just plug and play and go,” she says.
Freedom Journey app celebrates Ohio River, Underground Railroad history

4 days ago | wvxu.org | Bill Rinehart

America's River Roots Festival isn't until October, but there's already an app connected to it. The Freedom Journey app was developed to highlight the Underground Railroad, as the area celebrates its historical connections to the Ohio River. Holly Brians Regusa with the festival's advisory board says the app points out historic locations and event sites. “There’ll be mapping and GPS locations; custom tours that are already premade for you, so you could just plug and play and go,” she says.
Freedom Journey app celebrates Ohio River, Underground Railroad history

5 days ago | wysu.org | Bill Rinehart

America's River Roots Festival isn't until October, but there's already an app connected to it. The Freedom Journey app was developed to highlight the Underground Railroad, as the area celebrates its historical connections to the Ohio River. Holly Brians Regusa with the festival's advisory board says the app points out historic locations and event sites. “There’ll be mapping and GPS locations; custom tours that are already premade for you, so you could just plug and play and go,” she says.
Heat, humidity combine to create a high 'ick' factor in the next few days

5 days ago | wvxu.org | Bill Rinehart

An Extreme Heat Watch is in effect for the area from Sunday afternoon to Tuesday. National Weather Service Meteorologist Matthew Campbell says it used to be known as an Excessive Heat Watch and it acts like any other weather watch. “It would go to a warning if we end up thinking the temperatures are going to meet our warning criteria,” he says.
Covington attorney accuses contractor of exclusion in hiring practices

1 week ago | wvxu.org | Bill Rinehart

A Covington attorney is suing the prime contractor of the Brent Spence Companion bridge project. Jamir Davis says Walsh Kokosing violated an agreement to hire him to oversee the hiring of small, minority and women owned businesses, the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. “The DBE program was enacted so a percent of the work would go to small, minority, and even women-owned businesses,” he says.
OKI Wanna Know: Where did the Queen City Tour go?

1 week ago | wvxu.org | Bill Rinehart

Our feature OKI Wanna Know is designed to help you get to know the area a little bit better. We answer your questions about local oddities and unique traits. This time, we take you on a tour, with WVXU's Bill Rinehart. When Melanie Cushion of Loveland first moved to the area, she noticed some purplish signs with numbers and the letters Q, C, and T on light poles. "I ended up following the entire circuit to get to know my new city," Cushion says.
Suspect faces 14 charges in Over-the-Rhine fatal stabbing

1 week ago | wvxu.org | Bill Rinehart

The man accused in a fatal Over-the-Rhine burglary has been indicted on murder charges. Mordecia Black faces three counts of aggravated murder, five murder charges, three counts of felonious assault, along with aggravated burglary, burglary, and trespassing charges. Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich says early in the morning of June 4, Black broke into a home on McMicken Avenue, and fatally stabbed 46-year-old Patrick Heringer.
"No Kings" draws anti-Trump demonstrators to streets in and around Cincinnati

1 week ago | wvxu.org | Nick Swartsell |Bill Rinehart

Demonstrators took to the streets in communities across the country Saturday, in a series of organized marches criticizing President Trump. In Cincinnati, the topics at the No Kings rally ranged from immigration policy to government cuts, to presidential power and a parade for the U.S. Army. June 14 is the Army's 250 anniversary. It's also President Trump's birthday. Army veteran Forrest Brandt of Anderson Township says that's the real reason for the parade in Washington.
Banana ball, soccer, the arts, all expected to draw crowds to Cincinnati

2 weeks ago | wvxu.org | Bill Rinehart

It's big weekend for tourism in Cincinnati. Americans for the Arts have about a thousand people attending a convention. Two exhibition baseball games featuring the Savannah Bananas will fill Great American Ball Park on Friday and Saturday. Plus, the FIFA Club World Cup is in town. “These demand generators are so good for us because it just opens the door to more visitors,” says Randie Adam with Visit Cincy.
Cincinnati police chief defends department from accusation of negligence

2 weeks ago | wvxu.org | Bill Rinehart

Cincinnati's police chief is defending the department and promising action after an increase in homicides. Five people have been killed in the last two weeks, and the widow of at least one has demanded answers. Sarah Heringer accused the city and department of negligence after her husband Patrick was murdered during a break in. Investigators say 38-year-old Mordecia Black broke into Heringer’s home early on the morning of June 4, and stabbed Heringer in the neck.

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