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Dayton High School to host Drug Free Alliance Town Hall

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff
Monday, April 29th, 2013, 6:37am

DAYTON, KY (FOX19)- The Campbell County Drug-Free Alliance will host the public from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Dayton High School to provide education, prevention tips, resources and a question-and-answer session on heroin and other opiate abuse.

In 2010, the Kentucky State Police drug section handled 451 cases related to heroin. By September of 2012, that number had more than doubled. Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties account for 63% of all heroin arrests in Kentucky.

The Drug Free Alliance meeting in Campbell County is one way the community is trying to combat this growing trend.

Campbell County is gathering resources from law enforcement, the medical field, and treatment centers to help combat the heroin issue.

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Gateway April 30 Expo Connects Parents with Employers

Submitted by Gateway Community and Technical College
Saturday, April 27th, 2013, 10:11am
Gateway April 30 Expo Connects Parents with Employers

FLORENCE, KY (FOX19) — Students and parents attending the Advanced Manufacturing Expo at Gateway Community and Technical College April 30 can learn firsthand from local manufacturers about the bright job outlook for manufacturing careers.

Six local employers are scheduled to attend the education expo at Gateway’s Boone Campus in Florence April 30. They include DHL, Mubea, Mazak, Ellison Group, the Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics, and Virtual Manufacturing Services.

The expo is open to the public and begins at 5 p.m. Participants can tour Gateway’s high-tech Integrated Manufacturing Center, Computerized Manufacturing and Machining Lab, and Welding Lab between 5 and 6 p.m., and meet with local employers between 6 and 7 p.m. Gateway will conduct an information session on college credit that can be earned in high school from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Apprenticeship information will be shared from 6:30 to 7 p.m.

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New website enables access to eviction history in N. Ky.

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff
Friday, April 26th, 2013, 7:49pm

NORTHERN KENTUCKY (FOX19)- It hasn't been easy for landlords in Northern Kentucky to find out if potential renters have previously been evicted.

Normally, they have to check individual court dockets from Boone, Campbell and Kenton County. However, a new website makes uncovering a person's eviction history much easier.

There are tens of thousands of homes and apartments for rent in Northern Kentucky, but a small percentage of the people who live in them are repeatedly being evicted.

Covington's Assistant City Engineer, Mike Yeager says soon landlords will have the ability to find out who those people are.

"The goal is to screen potential tenants," he said.

Yeager says some of those potential tenants have a troubled history.

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Health & Wellness Fair open to the public at The Barrington of Ft. Thomas

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Friday, April 26th, 2013, 3:10pm
Health & Wellness Fair open to the public at The Barrington of Ft. Thomas

FORT THOMAS, KY (FOX19) - The Barrington Independent and Assisted Living and Highlandspring Transitional Care Center of Ft. Thomas will host a community and professional health and wellness fair on Saturday April 27.

Medical professionals and community residents can participate in seminars that include a variety of topics including in-home care, medical supplies, life lines, diabetes care, heart health, pharmacy information, community services, stroke prevention, blood pressure and more.  Programs begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. at the 960 Highland Avenue campus.

            “Our hope is to bring awareness to the community about the aging process and what services and resources are available to the general public,” says Vice President Kim Majick.  “We will have programs for the general public and the opportunity to earn continuing education credits for medical professionals.”

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UpTech business accelerator seeks startups to receive $50,000 in equity investment

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter
Friday, April 26th, 2013, 10:44am
UpTech business accelerator seeks startups to receive $50,000 in equity investment

NEWPORT, KY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UpTech, Northern Kentucky’s super business accelerator has opened the application process for UpTech II.

Launched in 2012, the intense, six-month accelerator program provides $50,000 in equity investment and is designed to attract and accelerate entrepreneurs who have the next big idea to make the world a better place.

As Tri-ED, Vision 2015 and Northern Kentucky University (NKU) continue their effort to build an informatics industry in Northern Kentucky, NKU will continue to support the community's business start-up effort that began in UpTech I.

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Family looking for witnesses to 471 motorcycle crash

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff
Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 5:00pm

NEWPORT, KY (FOX19)- A family is hoping for witnesses to come forward after a man is hurt in a motorcycle crash.

Authorities say it happened on the southbound side of 471, near the Memorial Parkway exit, just before 9 p.m. on April 18.

Family members say Everett Harrison was injured when he went airborne into a construction zone on his motorcycle.

Family members are hoping that someone saw what happened. If you witnessed anything, send an email to dbstrange5@insightbb.com.

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Ky. Court: Tell students of rights before questioning

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff
Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 4:58pm

LOUISVILLE, KY (AP/FOX19)- School administrators and school resource officers cannot question students without first reading the student their Miranda rights. The Kentucky Supreme Court made that decision Thursday.

The ruling stems from a case in Nelson County where a student confessed to bringing hydrocodone to school and sharing it with a classmate. The court concluded the student was not informed of possible criminal implications while speaking with the assistant principal and resource officer until after admitting to the offense, therefore his admissions were inadmissible in court.

"Legally the moral of this story is, if you're going to bring a juvenile in for questioning don't have a school resource officer there if you don't want it to turn into a criminal charge," said Mike Allen, FOX19's legal analyst.

The principal at Campbell County High School, Renee Boots, says she has some concerns about the ruling.

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