A man pleaded guilty Friday in the shooting death of a teen in Covington. Christopher Hill pleaded guilty to robbery and murder charges, Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders told The River City News. Hill, 24, faces twenty years in prison that would be served consecutively with the three he was given last March for […]
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Man Pleads Guilty in Murder of Covington Teen
A man pleaded guilty Friday in the shooting death of a teen in Covington. Christopher Hill pleaded guilty to robbery and murder charges, Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders told The River City News. Hill, 24, faces twenty years in prison that would be served consecutively with the three he was given last March for […]
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So Cold that Escaped Kentucky Inmate Turned Self Back In
An inmate that escaped from the Balckburn Correctional Complex is back behind bars, because it was too cold to be free. Robert Vick, 42, was serving a six-year sentenced for second degree burglary and a five-year sentence for second degree criminal possession of a forged instrument at Blackburn, a minimum security facility in Lexington, according […]
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So Cold that Escaped Kentucky Inmate Turned Self Back In
An inmate that escaped from the Balckburn Correctional Complex is back behind bars, because it was too cold to be free. Robert Vick, 42, was serving a six-year sentenced for second degree burglary and a five-year sentence for second degree criminal possession of a forged instrument at Blackburn, a minimum security facility in Lexington, according […]
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Man Accused of Shooting Covington Officer Faces Trial Tuesday
The man who wounded a Covington Police officer during a shootout in City Heights in late September 2012 faces trial in a Kenton County courtroom Tuesday. Pharo Wilson, 27, was indicted in October 2012 on three charges of attempted murder of a police officer, first degree assault, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, […]
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Man Accused of Shooting Covington Officer Faces Trial Tuesday
The man who wounded a Covington Police officer during a shootout in City Heights in late September 2012 faces trial in a Kenton County courtroom Tuesday. Pharo Wilson, 27, was indicted in October 2012 on three charges of attempted murder of a police officer, first degree assault, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, […]
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$32 Million to Be Used to Fight Heroin, Drug Abuse in Kentucky
Settlements with two pharmaceutical companies will be used throughout Kentucky to expand substance abuse treatment, including opiate additions (such as heroin), Attorney General Jack Conway announced Monday. More than $32 million recovered in settlements with pharma giants Merck and GlaxoSmithKline will be used to fund the fight, Conway said at the news conference in Frankfort […]
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$32 Million to Be Used to Fight Heroin, Drug Abuse in Kentucky
Settlements with two pharmaceutical companies will be used throughout Kentucky to expand substance abuse treatment, including opiate additions (such as heroin), Attorney General Jack Conway announced Monday. More than $32 million recovered in settlements with pharma giants Merck and GlaxoSmithKline will be used to fund the fight, Conway said at the news conference in Frankfort […]
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Fallen Covington Officer Remembered on Anniversary of His Death in the Line of Duty
The Covington Police Department gathered overnight at the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge and at the Northern Kentucky Police Memorial to remember Officer Michael Partin, who died in the line of duty in 1998. Officer Michael Anthony Partin died after falling from the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge and drowning in the Ohio River below. The 25-year […]
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Fallen Covington Officer Remembered on Anniversary of His Death in the Line of Duty
The Covington Police Department gathered overnight at the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge and at the Northern Kentucky Police Memorial to remember Officer Michael Partin, who died in the line of duty in 1998. Officer Michael Anthony Partin died after falling from the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge and drowning in the Ohio River below. The 25-year […]
