first at 4- an an amelia middle school student is charged- after posting a threat on facebook- towards another student. the now's t.j. parker joins us live from amelia with the latest from police. t.j.? julie/tanya- i just spoke with union township police... they say thanks to students and parents- who saw the post- they were able to make a quick

41-53 debbie alberico//school piodet. ken mullis//union twsp pd: "4:55 situations like this we want to take serious immediately" union township police detective- ken mullis- says clermont county distpatch received *several* calls from parents- late last night- after they saw a picture of an amelia middle school sixth grader- holding a gun- threatening to do harm- today- at the school. ken: "6:56 we were able to jump on it right away" detective mullis tells the now cincinnati- both union township police and the clermont county sheriff's office acted quickly- and made the arrest. mullis says the threat was found in a facebook message- geared towards another student. the weapon in the picture- he says- turned out be an airsoft gun- with the orange tip painted black- making it look real. debbie alberico//school pio: "52:54 we're very pleased that the clermont county sheriffs department was able to pick up on that along with the union township police and find out who the perpetrator was" school public information officer- debbie alberico- says

students and parents notified authorities. debbie: "52:20 we constantly tell our and our students, if you see something or hear something unusual, tell somebody, an authority who can do something about it" ken: "7:43 we have to pat the kids on the back that were apart of this forum that realized the threat, notified the parents, and the parents taking it serious" that sixth grader is being charged with a misdemeanor level of inducing panic. he's at the clermont county juvenile detention center. coming up at 5- hear from some parents- and their reaction on the how the school and police handled the situation. live in amelia, t.j. parker, 9 on your side. meantime -- authorities have pulled evidence from the home of the 14 year old accused of firing a gun inside madison high school last week. week.a search warrant was executed at austin hancock's home monday.among the items confiscated as evidence -- a smartphone, iphone, three pocket knives and a bb gun.two

two students where hurt during the shooting last monday. hancock remains in the butler county juvenile detention facility. breaking news -- a pedestrian has just been hit by a train in butler county.this is the first photo from the scene from 9 on your side's jason law.there is still a lot that we don't know.but we know the area near mlk and pershing is blocked off and we have learned that victim is 19 years old.he was conscious but under the train when first responders arrived.he has been taken to the hospital.we have a crew at the scene and will update you as soon as we learn more about this breaking story. it could be weeks before we know the identity of a body found inside a burned out home this morning in indiana.there is some good news though.two other people living in that home made it out alive. the now's kristen swilley has the latest on the investigation -- and eyewitness accounts. kristen swilley (0-7) melissa grote ( )kristen on cam: from the beginning this fire was a tough one... so intense it had to be fought from the

the focus of firefighters and neighbors alike is on the elderly woman who is missing. sot: 6 seconds, melissa grote "she's very nice. that lady would do anything in the world to help a neighbor out."vo: melissa grote was saddened to learn her neighbor's home burned ...shocked to see exactly what an early morning fire did to the house... sitting right across the street from hers.sot: 7 seconds, melissa grote"we all have kids around here and we were all scared. the fire was on the telephone pole and we were scared the telephone pole would come down with the wires." vo: the fire sent two inside the market street home to the dearborn county hospital...and left an elderly woman missing. sot: 7 seconds, melissa grote"i was just thinking "oh my god. i hope someone can carry her out because she can't walk so i was just praying she would be able to get out." vo: grote says she knew the fire would take hours and a lot of manpower to battle the moment she saw it. sot: melissa grote, 13 seconds"it was unbelievable because i had woke, woken up by my dog at 3 in the morning and i looked out the window and hearing someone yell help and the whole back of it was totally

the top of the roof. it was terrible."vo: reporting in aurora... im kristen swilley...for the now cincinnati. cincinnati. two people inside the home were taken to dearborn county hospital. one has been released. the other was sent on to u.c. medical for more advanced care. wednesday morning, there's a slight chance for showers, but that should clear for the afternoon, leaving us with partly cloudy skies and highs back in the low 70s. thursday, soggy weather should return, especially to the western half reach near 70. showers saturday, with highs back in

a warren county woman is the first to file a lawsuit in the wake of the listeria outbreak linked to salad from the dole plant near dayton. dayton.the lawsuit was filed by a woman who claims her mother became sick after eating tainted salad mix purchased from a kroger store in january.that salad was bagged at the dole plant in springfield.the plant remains shut down because of that listeria outbreak.18 people were hospitalized after eating the salad including someone from michigan who died.dole isn't commenting on the lawsuit. it's being called "super tuesday two" with voters in four states making their picks for president today. voting is underway in hawaii, idaho, michigan and mississippi for republicans.

at stake. the democrats are voting today in michigan and mississippi. more than 1- hundred-60 delegates are up for grabs for the dems. donald trump is looking for a repeat on his dominate super tuesday performance. but a new national poll out today shows the race is changing a bit. trump now has support from 34 percent of voters... followed by ted cruz at 25 percent. that's less of a lead than he held two months ago in a similar poll. support is one thing but like is another. just about half of republicans say they actually like trump as the nominee. that's much less than cruz at 65-percent and rubio at 62-percent. mitt romney is also continuing his push today against trump... sending out robocalls for the other candidates. runs=11"hello. this is mitt romney and i'm calling on behalf of marco rubio for president. i believe these are critical times that demand a serious, thoughtful, commander in chief." chief." romney goes on to say he's convinced trump would lose to hillary clinton.

ohio governor john kasich. the 20-12 g-o-p presidential nominee isn't endorsing either candidate... just trying to get anyone but trump nominated. and speaking of ohio governor john kasich, he held his final rally in michigan this morning. wcpo political and government reporter amanda seitz was there. hey amanda. hi julie. i'm here outside of lansing brewing in lansing, mi where john kasich just wrapped up another rally. it's his final rally here in mi. voters are headed to the polls today to pick their candidate in this primary race. he made a last minute plea to voters that if you've already been out and voted, go tell them about me.he's hoping to have a really strong performance here tonight ahead of the ohio primary so he can have some really strong momentum going in to the oh primary next week. week.you can follow amanda on twitter right now to read some direct quotes from kasich's campaign today.. like this

any more time in michigan, i'd have to start paying taxes." and amanda tells us that's how serious kasich is about winning michigan tonight. her full insider report was just published-- check it out now at wcpo.com forget politics for a minute-- there's a different kind of contest going on here in cincinnati.. and your vote is wanted in the 19th annual freestore foodbank canstruction competition. this morning 16 teams gathered in various locations downtown to build sculptures using only canned food items. the sculptures range from finding nemo characters to castles to books. tens of thousands of cans will be on display for the next few weeks-- then all of the food will be donated to the freestore foodbank. most of the competing teams are professional architects, construction companies and engineers.. but some are made up of college students too. elliott ice says: it's reall fulfilling project... great event."

you and your families can check out the canstruction exhibits now through march 27th. you can then vote for your favorite designs online. if you want more information-- head to cincinnati canstruction dot org or check out the freestore foodbank on facebook. it's international women's day -- and more women are going into business for themselves than ever before.so what help is out there if you want to join the ranks? and a young girl says she fought off an attempted kidnapping!what she says helped her get away!when the

a 13 year old girl in florida says she escaped an attempted kidnapping -- thanks to her bookbag!a security camera shows the girl in the seconds afterward. that suv was driven by the man she says tried to grab her.she says he pulled up outside pampano high school and asked

when she ignored him -- he parked that suv and then tried to carry her away.but her heavy bookbag kept him from getting a good grip and she fought her way free. :47 he grabbed me around my waist and locked his fingers around his. i was pulling like pulling his wrists like away from each other and that's when i guess he gave up and i kept running and he went back to his car. the girl says in the days following the attack she stayed inside.she was too afraid to go anywhere.police are now looking for that suv and the man who the girl described to police. also caught in the act -- a father-daughter trip nearly ended in a disaster when their plane fell two thousand feet to the ground.thankfully for them, the emergency parachute attached to it helped guide it to a landing in long island over the weekend.the plane just lost power according to the duo.both survived with barely a scratch.the f-a-a and the n-t-s-b are investigating. check out this video of a fire in chicago today ...this is

.. up in flames the battle was upgraded to a four alarm fire within 90 minutes of the first reports. heavy black smoke and orange flames could be seen coming from the roof of the buyers flea market as firefighters tried to get it under control. there were initially reports of people trapped inside the building as the roof started to collapse... but no injuries have been reported. at least one person was rescued from the building. tanya and steve chat about weather wednesday morning, there's a slight chance for showers, but that should clear for the afternoon, leaving us with

back in the low 70s. thursday, soggy weather should return, especially to the western half of the tri-state. highs will reach near 70. showers continue into friday and saturday, with highs back in

for the first time, the federal government has given nearly 18-billion dollars in contract work to small businesses owned by women. it's now estimated women own nearly ten-million businesses in the u-s. the now's tania rogers talks with one entreprenuer about why *now may be a good time to go into business for yourself. when you walk into "shoppe 561", you know you'll be there

the creative and personalized items are done by artists. janelle lang, a former gap inc executive-- left the corporate world to open this store more than two years ago.janelle lang/shoppe 561 owner --"decision making it's great. you're in charge of your own schedule, though it's a lot more hours, than you would put in. but it gives you freedom and flexibility and i can really try new things. so if something doesn't work, and i can start a whole new direction if needed and do whatever i feel is best for my business." for janelle and other business owners, it's a good time to own a small business. according to a survey of more than 25 hundred small businesses-- 61 percent are doing well. 80 percent have grown over the past few months.the businesses don't rely as much on exporting goods compared to larger companies. they also take advantage of new technology. janelle lang/shoppoe 561 owner "we've just re-launched our online business, so we know that the online channel is huge for us. so we are focusing on that." ----tania rogers/reporting--what started out as a vision for janelle is now

plans to expand the business. ----janelle lang/shoppe 561--"it's scary but we are definitely to the point if we don't expand, the business is not going to be profitable to what we desire. so we know that we need a bigger location." no matter how much the business grows, customers like the home-town feel when in the store.karen fisher/customer-

trt: 32 ends on where are you headed those are just some of the amazing answers libby duebber and the rest of the team came up with.to see the full length version of this video head to wcpo dot com. a popular rock band, stops its tour! tour!the frontman who is losing his hearing.. and why you should be concerned about

before contemplating the many choices on steak 'n shake's $4 dollar menu, one must calm the mind in our zen garden. focus. the garlic double steakburger meal. reflect. the taco salad meal. zen the original double 'n cheese steakburger meal. oh! the $4 menu.

developing right now, three major sponsors are now dropping tennis star maria sharapova after she admitted to failing a drug test.

its 70-million dollar endorsement deal. swiss watch brand tag heuer isn't renewing its deal with sharapova. and porsche is putting theirs on hold. sharapova failed that drug test at the australian open in january but just admitted it. she says she has been taking "meldonium" for years to treat magnesium deficiency and irregular e-k-g. but says she didn't know anti-doping leaders banned the drug at the beginning of the year. sharapova's fellow tennis competitor serena williams also weighed in on the failed today.:00 (serena williams, top ranked women's tennis player) "well, to be perfectly honest, i think in sport and in life there is always a double standard..always. and i think that's something that no one is um.. everyone knows whether it's a race thing or a sex thing there has always difference. williams went on to say that maria is taking responsibility

we all know there's a risk that too much loud music can take its toll on our hearing. now, that's become a frightening reality for the lead singer of the legendary rock band, a-c d-c. runs=:03"johson singing/hard rock music" music" the band has just suspended its u-s concert tour. doctors have told frontman brian johnson if he doesn't stop, he is on the verge of going completely deaf. johnson is 68 years old... he's been with a-c d-c since 1980. and concerts can be as loud as 120 decibels ... federal guidelines recommend people spend no more than 10 minutes a day exposed to that kind of noise. noise.for reference ... a jackhammer about 50 feet away from you is 95 decibels. and that's the level that can start to cause permanent damage. so what can you do to protect your hearing and still enjoy hard rock? rock?earplugs. experts found that even the cheap foam

store can save your hearing by blocking out "dangerous" frequencies ... and possibly keeping you from going deaf. the big reveal today -- we now know the entire cast for season 22 of dancing with the stars! stars!cast members like jodie sweeten and ginger zee were announced last week.but now we know nfl pittsburgh steeler antonio brown, superbowl champ von miller and heisman winner doug flutie, ufc fighter paige vanzant,boyz to men member wanya morris, former donald trump wife marla maples, america's next top model winner nyle dimarco,actresses mischa barton and kim fields, and emmy winning journalist geraldo rivera.remember -- the new season of dancing with the stars begins march 21st right here in 9 on your side at eight p.m. it's the photo that has been on facebook and twitter feeds everywhere the last few days.a father saves his son from a flying baseball bat during a

duo is talking about the instinctual move that has made them a viral sensation! :50 i saw the bat slip out of the players hands and headed toward us. i just did whatever i could to block or deflect. i really had no clue until i saw the photo sunday night. night.shaun cunningham says he's just glad his son was okay.he says the eight year old boy had borrowed his dad's phone to send some game photos to his mom when it all unfolded. a record number of pedestrian are getting hit by cars!and texting isn't the only reason! we look at the numbers here in

this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name drug. been taking it since the early 1980's. at that time it cost approximately $180 for 10 shots.

and the company is called valeant pharmaceuticals. i'm going after them. this is predatory pricing and we're going to make sure it is stopped. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. welcome back to the now cincinnati... we're all guilty of this. how many times have you been on your phone when you probably should have been paying better attention to what's going on around you?a new study says more than you think.9 on your side's craig mckee takes a look. look. you may have guessed it. texting and walking is now one of the main causes behind a new troubling trend. trend. a new report out today from the "governors highway safety association" finds the number of people dying on the street increased by 10-percent last year. that's the largest year- to-year increase since 19-75. the report found more of us are on our phones and not

cross the street. another factor is cheaper gas prices mean there are more people on the road. and we also have a greater awareness of our health now. more people are walking because they know it's good for them. so we took an even deeper look into this report for you.in the first six months of 2016 -- 36 pedestrians died in ohio and in kentucky.50 died in indiana. breaking news -- happening right now near phoenix.police are chasing a man on a stolen harley davidson motorcycle. this chase has been going on for about an hour.police are far haven't had any luck.

california is nearly hit by a car after a crash sent a vehicle racing toward him. take a look. horn beep, crash then the hit hit that's alex savidge who reports for ktvu.he posted this video of it all on his facebook page this morning just minutes after it all went down.he and his photographer were able to get out of the way.a close call for all-- but no one was hurt. kentucky governor matt bevin is getting both praise and heat today for a video he posted on social media -- calling out the state legislature.here is just some of that video. video.:39 what do you know?

i have something to say. cut to 1:17 it is 11 on a monday and there is nobody in here. this house. we have 19 days for this house to be in session with senate there isn't anything being done. there for me. me.bevin goes on to tell taxpayers in the video that they're paying lawmakers -- who aren't showing up to work. of course -- there has been a response to the video.house democrats say bevin visited during a time when they were not scheduled to be in session. two big endorsements on either side of the race for the nomination to be ohio's democratic senate candidate ... and both are pushing the candidates' records on gun safety. former u-s house rep gabrielle giffords and her husband, retired astronaut mark kelly, have thrown their support behind former governor ted strickland. strickland.meanwhile ... strickland's opponent cincinnati councilman p-g sittenfeld has picked up the support of actor mark hamill hami.ohio democrats will pick their senate nominee next week on march 15th.

your tax refund to work ... by using part of it to help feed the needy. and it's as easy as checking a box on your income tax return. checking the box will donate a small portion of your return to the farms to food banks trust fund.the program gives grants to non-profits ... and buys extra produce from farmers which is then distributed to families in need.that food would otherwise go to waste.last year the program distributed more than two and a half million pounds of fruits and veggies to struggling kentucky families. more than five thousand cincinnati and northern kentucky walmart workers are getting a pay raise... and it's coming in their next paycheck.the company announced the increases today as part of their two year, two point 7 billion dollar investment in raising wages.in addition to higher wages ... walmart says that next paycheck for eligible employees will include a share of more than 9 million dollars in bonuses earned last quarter. an update on the breaking news we brought you earlier on the now cincinnati.this is video just back to our newsroom after a 19 year old man was hit by a train in butler

pershing is blocked off as officials investigate.that victim was conscious when crews arrived but has been sent to the hospital.we're told the train did try to stop. we have crews at the scene trying to get you more information so stay with us for breaking news updates. did you get outside today? hopefully you did because it was pretty nice.steve -- how much longer can we enjoy this weather? wednesday morning, there's a slight chance for showers, but that should clear for the afternoon, leaving us with partly cloudy skies and highs back in the low 70s. thursday, soggy weather should return, especially to the western half of the tri-state. highs will reach near 70. showers continue into friday and saturday, with highs back in

bus loads of xavier university students headed to the big apple today to cheer on the musketeers in the big east tournament. tournament.students will arrive into town around eight tonight.xavier opens play thursday at seven against the winner for the st. john's and marquette game. rose fantozzi junior41:33 we're all pretty excited. we think the team should do really well so we're hopeful to advance. advance.lauren carroll junior 42:13 we're all very fortunate to go to new york and get to go and give back before the games. it's pretty neat to be a part of in new york city. city.but its not just about the game.while they are in new york the students will also take part in a service project hleping kids through the educational alliance we have heard him say it over and over again.. if elected.. donald trump is going to build a wall between the u-s and mexico.. the

into what it would actually take. first of all.. the price tag would be huge.. trump has said it would cost between 10 and 12 billion dollars.. but the border fence that president bush built.. and only goes a few hundred miles.. cost about 7 billion dollars.. to build a cement wall that goes more than 3 times that length.. probably safe to say more than three times the price..trump says he's going to get the mexicans to pay for the wall.. the mexican president has a few thoughts about that...then there are the environmental and logistical hurdles...there are treatys that say any structures along the rio grande and colorado borders can't disrupt the flow of the rivers.. so any wall would have to be built further in on american soil..construction of the current fence has been

of lawsuits from environmentali sts who say it would harm dozens of threatened and endangered species who live in this area..these are just a few of the hurdles trump faces getting his wall built.. republicans and those in the national security community have also blasted the project.. for the now, i'm todd walker. walker. millions of bees are released into the wild when a semi truck overturns! overturns!the dangers even trained bee keepers faced while getting control of the

it was a 'sticky' situation in tennessee yesterday ... where a semi trailer hauling '25 million bees' overturned ... unleashing a swarm! the driver says his g-p-s led him astray and he never meant to end up on the tiny rural road that proved to be too much for his truck.420 hives and millions of bees were in the overturned truck.bee keepers rushed to the scene to help.. and they did a pretty good job. most of the hives

did south dakota's new license plate get mount rushmore wrong? you can see the old plate on the left and the new one on the right. now compare the new plate to the actual monument. george washington's face doesn't seem to be facing the right direction. a rep for mount rushmore says the plate is not inaccurate... it just has a different viewpoint. but some people in south dakota are still calling for the state to ditch the new design. big changes coming to whole foods...they will start selling produce that's imperfect. but will people

introducing longhorn' s big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. our new center cut 10 ounce filet. our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. big, bold, steaks. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can' t fake steak. for lunch, try our steakhouse burger or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at $7. you're watching the now on wcpo 9 on your side... you may not give it much thought...but major grocery chains do. for years... they kept 'ugly' produce off shelves. but now whole foods and giant eagle are bringing it back. the now's anne mcnamara asks -- will anyone buy food with bumps and bruises?

produce got no one to buy. it's ugly. yeah...yeah...it's ugly. lorraine marez | shopper 51:47 people will not buy it. we're spoiled. americans are spoiled. we like everything perfect. but 'imperfect' food is making a comeback... starting next month...whole foods is cutting back on waste. a handful of its california stores will start selling not-so-cute fruit -- and vegetables. patsi pohle | shopper54:09 it's okay with me if it's not perfect as long as it still looks good. 52:30 if it was cheaper yeah, people would go for it. if you could have both perfect and cheap that'd be great but in this world i don't think it's going to happen. what's the big deal? when it comes to waste...americans throw out 133 billion pounds of food every year. 10 percent of that comes from grocery stores. now there's a social media push...to make shoppers more conscious.the ugly fruit and veg instagram account already has more than 24-thousand followers...hinting there could be a market here...nats 54:58 bananas, apples, and then i noticed these are nice

seen....if stores will cash in on all the bumps and bruises? or if ugly produce is just another passing fad.55:28 i think you could have not as perfect fruit if you display it nicefor the now...i'm anne mcnamara. giant eagle just started selling imperfect produce in more than 400 stores nationwide. the prices are marked down...for example...a 4-pound bag of imperfect oranges costs two dollars less than its better looking counterpart. it's the food loved by children of all ages -- usually because its cheap and easy -- but kraft says its changed its mac and cheese recipe.the company removed artificial preservatives, preservatives and dyes from its mac & cheese recipe late last year with the newer, less artificial ones.but it just launched a marketing campaign monday, starring former "daily show" and "late late show" host craig kilborn. are you 'sick' of answering your phone ... only to hear a recording on the other end? you're not the only one ... your representatives in government are fed up too!here

robo-callers ... and more of today's top consumer stories ... is 9 on your side consumer reporter john matarese. julie....we all hate them, and they never seem to end. robocalls. now lawmakers are calling on phone companies to offer new ways for us to be able to block robocalls. robocalls. they also want the federal trade commission to pressure companies to integrate technology to do that directly into new cell phones. there are more than 3 million complaints to the f-t-c every year about robocalls. new technology is making it easier for robocalls to call more numbers all at once, and making it harder to track them. ironically, the federal government is one of the robocall offenders. federal debt collectors are exempt from robocall restrictions. congress is considering a bill called "the hang-up act" that would change that.

been known for years as the place people go to buy a house and settle down. but now a growing number of people are renting in the burbs instead. a report out today shows around 29-percent of people living outside big cities are renters. that's up 6- percent from 2006. the reasons for this are what you might expect. researchers point to the high cost of buying a home and the high cost of renting in big cities. if you were impacted by the 2014 data breach at home depot -- the company has agreed to pay 13 million dollars to those customers as part of a settlement.the store will also set up a fund to offer identity protection services. credit information from about 50 million people was stolen during that breach.court approval for the settlement is still needed and home depot will not admit any fault in the settlement. coming up tonight at 5:30 -- frontier airlines offers super

catch.what you'll be giving up in favor of saving money. tanya and steve chat about weather wednesday morning, there's a slight chance for showers, but that should clear for the afternoon, leaving us with partly cloudy skies and highs back in the low 70s. thursday, soggy weather should return, especially to the western half of the tri-state. highs will reach near 70. showers continue into friday and saturday, with highs back in

a kindergarten teacher in washington state is out of a

*drunk.the tacoma teacher was fired after one of her students reported there was an issue in february.while being escorted out of the room, administrators say the teacher ran into a wall and even had a bottle of alcohol with her at the time.the teacher has had prior problems with alcohol though and had signed paperwork agreeing to a last chance employment following an incident in 2011.parents are outraged. :37 (angela hadway, parent): "it makes me angry and scared. it makes me scared knowing that may child may leave one day and the won't even notice." notice."1:23 (jeni brown, parent): "she could be out there supervising recess, she could be anything. and to just let the parents of the kindergartners to know?" know?"the district sent parents a letter informing them the teacher had been fired but didn't explain why she had a been removed from class.the teacher is now appealing the decision. 9 on your side at 5 is coming up. how would you like to spend the night in jail on

pay money to do so. tonight on 9 on your side we're taking a closer look at the idea to turn a city jail into a hotel. who could benefit the most from this idea and who's behind the idea. election day isn't here yet - but there is confusion already over the ballot. democratic candidates are listed once. but why are republicans on the ballot twice - where do you mark who you choose? 9 on your side discovers state law is causing the confusion - but we're on your side with what you need to know before you vote. tanya -- ad lib wrap the dangers of drinking and driving -- in one image. image.next on the now cincinnati.the stunning video of what happened when someone got behind the wheel after

parts of texas today. from above, you can see how the rain submerged this area north of dallas. this car, no match for the rising water. the winds knocked down this gas station canopy and power there... "you couldn't hear the sirens going off because the wind was so loud, i mean you couldn't

flying." there was also a possible tornado southwest of fort worth that destroyed six mobile homes. two people were slightly hurt. more rain is expected through tomorrow. it's police dash cam video you have to see and hear. did the siren get your attention?yes, that's a 15- foot-tall tree. from behind, it looks like it might be sticking out of a sunroof. it's actually stuck in the front grill. in all pulled over, and charged with d-u-i. this happened two months ago, but police in illinois just posted it as a reminder not to drink and drive. do you remember this image from the aftermath of the boston marathon bombing?that's victoria mcgrath.she survived the attack in 2013 only to die over the weekend in a car crash.mcgrath and a classmate from northeastern university were killed in dubai.shrapnel hit mcgrath near the finish line of the boston marathon.a first responder used a t-shirt as a tourniquet to save her

nerve damage.that responder has since reacted to her death. :00 (bruce mendelsohn, rescued victoria mcgrath): "i feel like many people do, a sense of loss today because victoria was a part of my life, not physically all the time, but she was there and she was an inspiration to me every day, you know, and knowing that she was out there ws a sense that we as a community have done something good. :30 :30details about the crash haven't been released but the university says mcgrath and her friend were in dubai on a personal trip and not as part of a university sponsored event. at least nine-people were hurt after a commuter train jumped the tracks in california monday night. night.that's according to firefighters in alameda county. take a look .. this is a live picture out of california over the scene of that derailment.

tree that had fallen onto the tracks ... then flipped and derailed.the lead train car ended up in a nearby creek. firefighters say four of the victims were seriously injured, but they are expected to be o-k. that's it from the now cincinnati. cincinnati.9 on your side at 5 starts right now. breaking now - a 19-year-old man hit by a train.new developments about why he didn't hear that train coming. and new information about his condition. a sixth grader in custody for a social media threat!who police are praising for a quick arrest.and what every parent needs to tell their child about what they're posting online. a body found in a deadly fire. neighbors watch this home go up in flames - and a series of explosions.we have the latest on who was believed to be inside this home. your car solving crimes!how new technology from behind the wheel is getting criminals off the streets.9 on your side at

following breaking developments out of hamilton - one man struck by a train and flown to the hospital. 9 on your side's ashley zilka is live at the scene with what we're learning about the victim's condition - ashley. ashley. police have left the scene but you can see inspectors are still looking at the train. when first responders got to the scene- they had to pull the victim out from under the train. the 19 year old man was conscious but it's unclear how serious his injuries are at this time.the accident happened here at the intersection of martin luther king junior boulevard and pershing avenue around 3:15. right now- the northbound train is stopped and some of the intersections are blocked. the man twas taken by ambulance to a hospital. according to police, the incident does not appear to be a suicide attempt. right now- investigators are trying to figure out why the victim was walking near the train tracks and what exactly happened. more breaking news now- a

- accused of assaulting a 16- year-old girl, who is o his girlfriend. girlfriend.this is the suspect - william arnold.according to police - the girl went to the emergency room with life- threatening injuries last month. the victim says the 34-year-old suspect is her boyfriend. arnold is charged with felonious assault of a juvenile. a tri-state school district is thanking parents and students for noticing a school threat posted on social media. media.a sixth grader from amelia middle school in clermont county is under arrest - charged with making that threat. threat.9 on your side's t-j parker has reaction from parents about how this situation was handled - t-j? parents i talked to are thankful- the school and police acted quickly in finding and arresting the sixth grade student they say made that threat. bryon west//parent: "2:17 i'm glad they took it seriously" amelia high school-middle school parent- bryon west- is alarmed to hear of a threat- geared towards a student at his children's school. he's glad the school and police responded, quickly. bryon: "1:51 you never know