
Paula Christian
Investigative Reporter at WCPO-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
Investigative reporter @wcpo. Soccer mom. Black lab lover. 3-putt golfer married to 1-putt golfer. Syracuse alum.
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1 week ago |
journal-news.com | Paula Christian |Dan Monk
The joint request asks the state for roughly 42% of an $830 million Paycor Stadium renovation predicted to trigger $500 million in new investments at The Banks entertainment district, which has acres of empty lots. But Senate Finance Chair Jerry Cirino said that no one from the Bengals or Hamilton County had reached out to him about this new request. Gov. Mike DeWine also seemed to be surprised at the request.
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2 weeks ago |
wcpo.com | Dan Monk |Paula Christian |Maddy Schmidt
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County are asking Ohio lawmakers to spend $350 million on renovations to Paycor Stadium. Their surprise request comes one day after the Ohio House passed a budget that included $600 million in state bonds to help build a new domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns.
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2 weeks ago |
wcpo.com | Paula Christian
CINCINNATI — Hundreds of house flippers in Ohio and Kentucky will share a $1.3 million settlement from a class-action racketeering lawsuit against Blue Ash-based Build Realty and several related companies. U.S. District Court Judge Douglas Cole gave preliminary approval to the settlement on March 31. It allows each class member to collect between $1,600 and $20,000, depending on their losses. “In many, many respects, it was a scam,” attorney Bill Markovits told us in 2019.
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2 weeks ago |
wcpo.com | Paula Christian
PIERCE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Clermont County officials are worried about the flood’s impact on the former Walter C. Beckjord coal plant site, where leftover coal ash is stored in unlined pits perched on the Ohio River. They worry that rising groundwater will directly mix with the toxic ash buried on site. They are concerned that neither the Ohio EPA nor the Ohio Department of Natural Resources was on site during the flood to inspect dams or ash pits.
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3 weeks ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Paula Christian
Share NEW RICHMOND, Ohio — Ohio EPA officials “seriously encourage” the Village of New Richmond to shut down its water treatment plant and buy its water from Clermont County. The village's public water is safe. However, the 42-year-old plant has likely reached its lifespan and needs maintenance, repairs and upgrades, the state environmental agency concluded after an August 2024 inspection. “The current water plant has multiple areas of concern regarding treatment and operational needs.
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