After the record-breaking snow earlier this week, the Northern Kentucky region is expected to get even more Friday. A winter weather advisory is in effect for the region and will be in effect until 7 p.m. Saturday, according to reports from the National Weather Service. Two to four inches of snow accumulation is predicted Friday, […]
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NKY emergency shelter extended as region braces for another winter storm
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky opened and operated an emergency shelter for homeless people in Newport for the first time Sunday, expanding their protective services as a historic snow storm rolled into the region followed by frigid cold. The shelter extended services for the second time Thursday through Monday as their staff and volunteers […]
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Here’s how you can get help paying your electric bill
The Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission is now accepting applications for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, which provides financial assistance for qualifying families to help keep their homes heated during the winter months, until March 15.
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NKY hotels offer free stays to first responders during winter storm
Three Northern Kentucky hotels offered local first responders free stays during hours of hard work in the winter storm. “It’s stressful on a regular day,” Hampton Inn & Suites Newport Manager Heidi Smith said. “I think some of them said they were coming off 24-hour shifts.” After multiple inches of snow blanketed the Tri-State, Smith […]
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Check local school closings here
Schools across the region are declaring Jan. 6 a snow day. Click here to check our partner WCPO’s list for the latest closings.
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TANK service to cease at 7 p.m. Monday
TANK will suspend all fixed route bus service at 7 p.m. today due to hazardous road conditions, and will resume normal service at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning.
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How much more snow is coming? Check the radar here
Check out radar information from the National Weather Service provides, as well as a direct link to the radar on their website, here.
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Campbell County Cold Shelter activated amid winter storm
The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky has activated the Campbell County Cold Shelter to keep more people safe during the winter storm.
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Photos: Snow falls across Northern Kentucky
Now that the preparation is done, it’s time to watch the snow fall across Northern Kentucky. We asked our staff and readers to share photos of the snow in their neighborhoods: Here is what they submitted.
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NKY counties issue snow advisories
Campbell County has issued a Level 2 snow emergency advisory, urging citizens to limit travel to essential, life-sustaining activities, while Boone and Kenton County are under a Level 1 advisory, and rural Northern Kentucky counties of Gallatin and Grant are also under snow emergency warnings.