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Wenstrup votes to repeal Obamacare
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup, 2nd Ohio House District, voted May 16 for the full repeal of President ...
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Reds regroup behind Arroyo in Game 2 against Phillies
Even on a team with Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels, Kyle Kendrick has been the man in Philadelphia's rotation for most of the season. Since allowing five runs and taking the loss in his first start of 2013, the 28-year-old right-hander is 4-0 with a 1.84 ERA. He has gone seven innings in each of last three starts, and before that tossed a three-hit, complete game shutout against ...
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Phillies win snap Reds six-game winning streak
Cliff Lee . Looking for a seventh consecutive victory overall and on the road, the Reds hope to get the best of Lee on Friday night. Cincinnati (25-16) outscored Philadelphia 16-4 during the April 15-17 series, but was held scoreless by Lee (4-2, 2.86 ERA) for six innings until it managed two runs in the seventh of a 4-2 series-opening victory. The left-hander, who lasted seven and did ...
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Homers power Reds back but Phils pull away late
CIN@PHI: Bruce smacks a two-run shot off Lee in sixth CINCINNATI -- The manner in which the Reds' six-game winning streak came to an end Friday could have been penned in one of Lemony Snicket's children's novels. "That was a series of bad events," lamented Reds manager Dusty Baker shortly after his club took a 5-3 loss against the Phillies. The Reds did not take ...
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Leakes job most likely secure when Cueto returns
Email PHILADELPHIA -- The Reds have listed Mike Leake as their probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Mets, which seems to end any remaining speculation about his status on the roster. With Johnny Cueto set to come off the disabled list for Monday's series opener against New York, someone has to come off of the roster. Logic indicated it came down to Leake or Friday ...
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Cueto ready to return Monday against Mets
Email PHILADELPHIA -- All systems are a go for Reds ace Johnny Cueto to return to the rotation from the disabled list Monday. Cueto, who has been out since April 15 with a strained right lat muscle, was named Wednesday as the starter for the series opener against the Mets. "I'm ready for Monday," Cueto said Friday as he rejoined the team after his second rehab assignment start at ...
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Frazier hopes home-like setting will cure inexplicable skid
Email PHILADELPHIA -- Games away from Great American Ball Park this season have been anything but kind to Reds third baseman Todd Frazier. At home, Frazier is batting .293 with all six of his home runs. On the road, he entered Friday batting .131. Frazier is at a loss to explain the Grand Canyon-like chasm in his home/road splits. "That's a great question," Frazier said before ...
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Cincinnati Police Honor Fallen Officers With Annual Memorial
Today law enforcement from around the Tri-State gathered to honor those who've given the ultimate sacrifice. 182 local officers have lost their lives in the line of duty. The annual Police Memorial Parade started at Fountain Square and ended outside of police headquarters. Local 12's Tiffany Wilson shares some of the symbolism behind the ceremony. Joseph the horse weighs 1200 pounds. ...
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Naughty Bodies Owner Manager Indicted on Federal Charges
You may have heard of Clermont County's Sean Casey before. He's not the ball player...he's the owner of an adult entertainment business called Naughty Bodies. Local 12 News has learned that Casey and his girlfriend and manager Tracy Adkins have been indicted on federal wire fraud charges. The charges involve allegations of a conspiracy that may have netted them over a million ...
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Protesters Gather Outside Cincinnati Boy Scout Council
Boy Scout headquarters may be the last place you'd expect a line of sign-carrying protesters but they were in Cincinnati and 40 other U.S. cities today. A group organized the rallies in opposition the Boy Scouts possibly reversing a century-old policy -- and openly admitting gay scouts. Local 12 News Reporter Jeff Hirsh spoke with the protesters -- and with a former Eagle Scout who's ...
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Marvin Lewis Golf Classic set for Sunday
Before either even met at the front door Monday, Walnut Hills senior Kaia Amoah and her mother Nikki Taylor were both raining tears of joy.Moments earlier she found out she was one of five recipients awarded a $20,000 college scholarship courtesy of the Marvin Lewis Community ...
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Mercys top students prepared for college
Mother of Mercy High School seniors Katherine Ruwe, left, and Erin Glankler are the top two students in Mercy's class of 2013. Ruwe is this year's valedictorian and Glankler is the salutatorian. / Thanks to Jenny ...
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Leake listed at Tuesdays starter
The Reds are listing Mike Leake as the starter Tuesday in New York versus the Mets. That sort of cements the fact that ...
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Ross teacher under investigation resigns
Steven Morio was a social studies teacher until he was put on administrative leave by Ross officials on May 1 as a result of investigation by Ross Township Police and the Butler County Sheriff, said Ross Superintendent Greg ...
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Business Bash offers networking advertising opportunity
Mike Kohler, far left, and Dawn Gross, left, of the Glendale-Milford Road Buffalo Wild Wings serve free chicken wings to attendees of the fifth annual Blue Ash Business Bash at the Blue Ash Recreation Center. / Jason Hoffman/The Community ...
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A little free library for all
Hyde Park resident Maggie Gieseke sits next to a Little Free Library she set up at the corner of Observatory and Burch avenues. The Little Free Library is an honor-based exchange system where people can obtain and donate books. / Forrest Sellers/The Community ...
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Primary school garden restored
Indian Hill Primary School kindergartners Sami Helmy, left, Logan Miller and Scarlett Starkey help maintain a restored garden at the school. They and their classmates recently planted sunflowers in the garden. / Forrest Sellers/The Community ...
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Beach Waterpark is back
Beach Waterpark to open in Mason, Ohio: Beach Waterpark general manager Ralph Vilardo Jr. showed off the $5 million in upgrades to the park and hope that the regular park visitors will notice a big improvement. The Beach is located in Mason, Ohio, just north of Cincinnati, ...
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Church debate heats up in Loveland
The Loveland Predesinarian Church on Chestnut Street is at the center of a dispute between the city and a committee which wants to save the church at its current location. / FIE ...
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Northwest top 10 students ready to graduate
Northwest High School's Top 10 scholars were recognized at a recent ceremony. From right are Sarah Dixon, Meagan Dunn, Jasmine Gooch, Ryan Huy, and Elizabeth Jergens. / ...
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Free movie night at Olden View Park
Hosted by the East Price Hill Business Alliance, the first free movie of the season will ...
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Ross Teacher Resigns Amid Misconduct Allegations
The Hamilton Journal News is reporting that a Ross High School teacher accused of sexual misconduct with a student has resigned. Ross Local School District officials received the resignation of Steven Morio, a high school social studies teacher, on Friday. He had been with the district for 13 years, according to Ross Superintendent Greg Young. Morio had been placed on administrative leave by the ...
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Jury To Begin Deliberating Aurora Murder Case on Monday
Testimony in the murder trial of Steve Stephenson is over.. and the jury will soon begin deliberating. The defense rested this afternoon after calling two witnesses-Stephenson's two children. Stephenson is accused of beating Leigh Jennings to death with an iron skillet and a pepper grinder in Jenning's home last spring. Stephenson's children said their father was a non violent man ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 17
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Baby Girl Stabbed To Death in Northern Ohio
SANDUSKY, OH (WOIO) - A baby girl was fatally stabbed at a Sandusky home on Thursday and police expect to charge a man with her death.The baby was just 11-weeks. Denzel Castile, 19, was arrested at the scene. He is charged with assault and is being held without bond. Initially, Castile was to appear in court on Friday morning, but that appearance was delayed until Monday. It is likely a new ...
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Cincinnati’s streetcar named bureaucracy
Cincinnati once had a streetcar system that carried 100 million people each year, but it was scrapped in favor of the bus in the mid-twentieth century. Today, just 25 million people use the bus network in Cincinnati, which has led to a proposal for a new streetcar line, but red-tape is blocking the tracks.
Cincinnati, throughout the first half of the twentieth century, had over 200 miles of streetcar tracks and the system carried over 100 million people per year. By the 1950’s the system was deemed unfeasible and was dismantled, with the last streetcar being retired in 1951. Several decades later, the faith that everyone had in the efficiency and convenience of busses has proven unfounded. Read more
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