the focus is locked on the roads. you're looking live from our stormtracker as crews continue to hit the pavement after a day full of crashes, slick spots and more. and you better get used to sights like this... because it be getting another dose of winter this week good evening everyone, i'm tricia macke. no doubt it's been a hectic day in the tri-state but we've still got plenty right now we've on the roads, the at the bottom of so let's get right to it and send things over to chief

steve horstmeyer. steve? winter storm watch late thursday night into saturday morning for owen, grant, pendleton, bracken, robertson, mason, lewis, brown, adams tonight with temps dipping into the teens re-freezing will be a problem in some areas especially untreated roads and rural areas. tomorrow will be dry with some sunshine but clouds build late in the day. friday is has issued a winter storm watch for the southern and southeastern counties of the fox19 now viewing area. traffic animation

let's give you an update on the traffic conditions on the interstates right now. you're looking live at 71,74 and 75 in different parts of the tri-state. things seem to be moving along right now.... but there are still plenty of slick spots in the area. and no one knows that better than our own mike schell who joins us live. mike, you've been driving around all day... where are you at now? earlier today i found some parts of the tri-state where the snow is still getting the better of them. every time we see scenes like this

you can bet there will be sites like this... and this... and this..... 3nat grinding business is booming at many tri-state auto repair shops... 1joe "we've been really busy before hand in fact we've had a packed shop but now the snow just adds more to us... 3nat metal clanking and the number one reason why motorists end up here?? 2joe "they drive too fast, you know, you've got to take your time." if you don't look where you are going in conditions like this... you could find yourself seeking the help of one of these appraisers... 1darren "we were driving down boudinot and a guy was backin' out of a drive way and slid on the ice."

car hood opening than waking up and 1sarita "school was cancelled so my mom wanted to go yarn and it just wouldn't start." 1jeff "the cold weather. it brings out the evil in the batteries." jeff coulter with triple-a says batteries don't last forever.. 2jeff "average about 5 years, the life-span. it depends on the use and the climate." ask anyone who's been there and they'll tell you to it... than just having to pay the bill.. 2sarita to brush off the car which was not fun so. it was just really inconvienent." 2darren "its a big inconvenience to have to go through something like this...especially on your birthday laughs going to check out... thanks mike. and as all that snow came down... many of you sent in pictures of what it looked like in your neighborhood.

showing everything from a dusting.. to a few inches! walk to bam so don't forget... whenever we get snow, ice or anything in between... we want to know what conditions are like in your part of town. you can upload pictures and video using the fox19 now weather app and we'll showcase them on air and online. and if you were out around town today... you might have noticed that gas prices keep getting lower! you're looking at a dollar 35 a gallon in springdale. fox19 now's gordon graham has how the trend is helping out some local businesses. open---woodburn cleaners has just one van to make pick-ups and deliveries to its customers and its three locations....like the one here in east walnut hills and now that gas

seven year low the savings have been good for this store's bottom line. brandon----with the decrease in gas prices it makes it extremely convenient to not worry about budgeting or scheduling in any certain way so the decrease has benefitted us in tremendous ways. this van racks up about 700 miles a week, but filling it up costs about half of what it did a year and a half ago. cheaper gas is almost like a pay raise for jeff mcintosh who delivers pizzas for adriaticos. jeff----we do a good 20 or so throughout the day so it does eat up a lot of our time so the lower prices definitely helping out. and for the average motorist the price drop means more money in their pocket. austin----i fill my car up for about 15 bucks so i can't complain you know it's a lot better than when it was three or four bucks. mike----to fill even a small car up i spend 40 or 50 bucks now it's less than 20 bucks to fill it up and i usually fill it up a couple of times a week. steven-----on a monthly budget it saves me about 150-bucks a month. and what are motorists doing with the savings? steven------we just

larry------spoil my grandkids a little bit more. take them to shows....stuff like that as a matter of fact that's where we're going now they're out of school today. close the folks at triple-a tell me they expect the price of gas to drop even further....at least in the near term and that's the kind of trend many small business owners like to see. in east walnut hills i'm gordon graham fox19 now. and if you didn't know... you can keep an eye on the lowest prices in the tri-state using our "gas gauge." it's a real time update center on fox19 now dot com. you can find a link... at the top of the front page. when gas prices fall... so does the stock market... and today it plunged again. we'll tell you what our money guy says you should do about it. and a store clerk gets the scare of his life... and it's call caught on camera. an update on the investigation next. steve.. steve wx desk tricia rem pic and the fox19 now stormtracker is

to show us what the roads look like right now... we'll show you throughout the newscast. 6:30 reopen now animation you're looking live

roads look like right now.. from our storm tracker. still some slick spots out there.... we'll be breaking it all down in just a minute. falmouth police need your help tonight finding a suspect behind this armed robbery that was caught on camera. take a closer look at the video.

man came into the hardy's-marathon gas station on dickerson lane last wednesday night... showing a handgun and demanding money! as you can see, the clerk handed over some cash... and the suspect took off on foot. if you've got any information that could help call falmouth police. a warren county man will now spend the next 10 years in jail following his sentencing today. 26-year old austin wells who was convicted last year of involuntary manslaughter... for giving a man drugs that led to his overdose. the warren county prosecutor says first conviction of hope to send a message to other drug dealers in the area. the downward street continues with another poor closing bell... take a look at the final numbers. the dow ended the day down nearly 250 points... and at one point, it was down more than 500. the nas-daq was down a little over 5

to put this in perspective... we asked fox19 now financial expert nathan bachrach about the trend and he offered these points.... focus on the big picture... things like job security and living comfortably. you also need to focus on what you can control. while the market may be shaky, you can make sure you've got a solid financial backup plan. finally, don't give into emotion. stocks can be tough to predict, so selling low.. can only lock in your losses. tricia rem pic as we take a live look from the fox19 now stormtracker... we want to tell you that friday's change on a dime. you don't want to miss steve's forecast.. and just how much snow could fall. it's next.

hopefully you had some fun on the first snow day of

devou park earlier today where we found kids hitting the hill on their day off... for your next snow day, we've got a full list of the best spots for sled riding, on our website. roger bacon, it was a ghost town! just one of many that decided to shut everything and it's already happening again... closings are rolling in for tonight and tomorrow. keep an eye on the bottom of your screen and fox19now.com for the latest updates as we head through the end of the week... with another threat of snow possible for friday. and while many probably enjoyed their snow day... it's not so much fun for those driving right now. crews continue to hit the streets with the threat of some re-freezing later tonight. let's check in again with mike schell who's been driving around in the stormtracker. mike, where are you at now?

as we were out covering the snow today... we came across some pretty interesting ways in saint bernard where people where using shovels, leaf everything cleared

"we've been out since about, oh, 7 this morning. just going house to house to get as many done as we can for friends and family and neighbors and so on." butted to "talk about using your leaf blower to get this, this is a lot better than using a shovel i'll tell you that much." butted to "i do this all by myself. and you don't mind? i don't mind, i like to do it. you make it look kind of easy with the broom. no i had a shovel, i put the shovel away and now i got the broom." "a little snow is fine yeah, makes it feel more like winter." steve if you didn't know... rosemary is 78 years young... steve weather winter storm watch late thursday night into saturday morning

pendleton, bracken, robertson, mason, lewis, brown, adams tonight with temps dipping into the teens re-freezing will be a problem in some areas especially untreated roads and rural areas. tomorrow will be dry with some sunshine but clouds build late in the day. friday is still iffy! but nws has issued a winter storm watch for the southern and southeastern

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have trouble closing out games? mick cronin talked about it, before tomorrow night's game against memphis. get his interesting take... next with jeremy. sot "sports animation" jer hplaz gfx

moves here from another country, and you say to them, the sky is falling. they might panic a little. i've never actually seen the sky fall, but people do say it... all the time. mick cronin is aware you the think the sky is falling at uc. six losses by an average of four points a game, sounds like a team that can't close. as the bearcats get ready for memphis, i wondered with mick, how his team can begin to close out games. mick cronin: "i don't know, it would take the same thing we did against vcu, nebraska, george washington. we've closed a lot of games. that's what i would tell you, in my opinion. nobody closes every game, especially this year, so i would say we've closed out some very good wins at neutral sites and on the road." jer hplaz gfx big announcement from fc cincinnati tonight. their home opener is saturday, april 9th at 7 p-m. they will play all home games at

we will see you tonight at ten.... tricia 4shot don't forget wheel of fortune and jeopardy are next!!! announcer: fox19 now never stops. take us with you wherever you go. log on to fox19now.com and download the fox19 now app. steve it could be inches, it could be a