Grace Hamilton

3 weeks ago | wcpo.com | Marlena Lang |Grace Hamilton

COVINGTON, Ky. — Several Northern Kentucky fire departments sent members of their crews to southern Kentucky on Saturday to assist with search and rescue and clean-up efforts in the aftermath of severe storms. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Friday in preparation for the severe weather. Beshear posted on X late Saturday afternoon, that at least 18 people had been killed in the storms, which also wiped out power for more than 100,000.

3 weeks ago | wcpo.com | Grace Hamilton

BURLINGTON, Ky. — The SWAT Team was activated Saturday night in Burlington in Boone County after the Boone County Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic violence call, according to a press release from the Sheriff's Office. Officers responded to the call at the 8200 block of East Bend Road in Burlington. The victim reported that 29-year-old Kyle Wilson had assaulted and strangled her inside the residence. She also reported that Wilson was potentially armed.

1 month ago | wcpo.com | Grace Hamilton

CINCINNATI — A man is dead after a shooting in Carthage early Monday morning, according to officers on scene. The officers say that a call came in for shots fired around 1:30 a.m. Police were flagged down and found a male in his late 20s to mid-30s with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was declared deceased on scene. The body was found in a back alley between houses on 68th and 69th Streets. There is no information on a suspect currently, nor an identification for the victim.

1 month ago | wcpo.com | Grace Hamilton

CINCINNATI — The 2025 Flying Pig Marathon had thousands of runners fly across the Finish Swine on Sunday, despite the wet and rainy conditions. Representatives from all 50 states and 30 different countries braved the gloomy conditions and slick roads to run 26.2 miles through Cincinnati for the 27th year of the marathon. The weekend saw 39,292 participants across all the events. The marathon itself, which began in 1999 and is considered one of the top marathons in the country, had 5,686 runners.

1 month ago | wcpo.com | Grace Hamilton

CINCINNATI — The man suspected of killing a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy made his first appearance in court Saturday morning. Members of the Sheriff's Department packed the courtroom to show their support for their former colleague. Rodney Hinton Jr. is charged with aggravated murder, and appeared in arraignment court Saturday to hear the charges. It was decided he would be held without bail in the Clermont County jail until his bond hearing, set for Tuesday.