breaking tonight, dozens hurt, at least two dead as twisters tear through the south. the movement and destruction caught on camera. weather warning! dangerous downpours heading our way. what you need to know for your morning and when we may see snow. acid trips and designer drugs. the mason teen accused of selling and how investigators found him. only on fox19 now... a man groping students at xavier university. who police say is behind grabbing girls' behinds. controversial kroger. why many are fighting a new store in west chester, and what's been decided. breaking images just coming in tonight showing damage across louisiana as

twisters storm the south, striking the gulf coast states. one of the hardest hit areas was an r-v park in convent, louisiana. at least three dead, dozens are hurt, feared trapped inside the mobile homes.but the damage was widespread... take a look at what's left of the gold's gym in prairieville.witness es capturing some of the destruction on camera. weather now and this in... there are reports of buildings collapsed at an apartment complex in pensacola florida and rescues underway. we're working to get the latest information and new video in to the newsroom. and we'll bring you updates throughout the newscast. steve, that system is headed our way and bringing a totally different but equally dangerous threat. heavy downpours but equally dangerous threat.

steve cam cloud cover will be increasing this afternoon and rain will move into the southern counties of the fox19 now viewing area by midnight. occasionally very heavy rain overnight could cause ponding on roadways and flash flooding could become a problem. in addition areas that have had recent mud slides may see more late tonight and tomorrow. both the morning and evening commutes look rainy day slow. rainfall totals will exceed 2 inches in many areas by midday thursday. as the cold air arrives after midnight wed/thu the rain will change to wet, light snow. with the ground warm and the air at or warmer than 32 it will be a mostly wet to slushy situation. thursday morning could become a problem in isolated areas with a slick spot or two. so we could be dealing with school delays thursday morning. snow showers will be scattered on thursday with 1 inch or so possible and a cold high of 35 degrees. developing now developing now- a mason 18-year old is facing drug charges tonight,

charges tonight, accused of selling to undercover officers. acid, ecstacy and a new designer drug, known as 25-c. megan o'rourke has been in mason all day and is live to tell us what's she's learned about the suspect. the teen, 18 year- old logan fitzpatrick, was in court here in mason earlier today. right now, he is out on bond. back at the home where officers say

twice to detectives. just 18 years old..logan fitzpatrick is a teen facing some very adult charges. warren county drug task force commander, major steve arrasmith, tells me it was a tip source that started the investigation and led detectives to fitzpatrick's mason home on two separate occasions in january. "it got our attention quickly because of the age of the suspect and the amounts of these drugs....pretty significant in our opinion" each time, arrasmith says the teen sold undercover officers bulk amounts of drugs. l-s-d, ecstasy and a synthetic designer drug known as 25c. typically you find that it is obtained through various internet sources, a lot of times comes from china into the country you don't really know what is in each batch which adds to the danger of this drug" arrasmith says the make up of the drugs are always changing...meaning an increased potential for overdoses or even death.

and while 25c is becoming more mainstream around the country...this is one of the first cases they've seen in warren county. a scary fact for parents like shawn lenney... "this is a great place to live and i always feel very comfortable and protected here, but it's today's world and that's what we have to deal with as parents to make sure that our kids stay safe" as for protecting other teens...school officials confirm fitzpatrick is enrolled in mason city schools, and is a student in the alternative learning program located outside of the high school, at the district's main offices. school officials say no illegal activity took place on school property and they conduct regular surprise sweeps to ensure there are no drugs brought on campus. and mason city schools also sent me this statement tonight, we will continue to do all we can to keep our schools and students safe from the dangers of drug use. some of our students and families may struggle with drug

abuse, and we want to continue to work with parents, faith institutions, and other community partners to create a drug-free community. rl mo fox19 now. right now right now- a man is behind bars and the key word here is behind. after police say he went around xavier universities campus grabbing girls rear ends. fox 19's michael baldwin has a story you'll only see here. so michael how did they catch him? tricia an employee here at the school saw something and said something. they called police. the 23 year old is accussed of well i'll be blunt. going up behind girls and grabbing there butts. it's the night before the big game here at xavier university. also the night that students don't have to fear a man who is accused of walking up to several women and grabbing their behinds then taking off. that man, police say, is wesley walker. the whole idea had girls...

really creeped out and worried who's going to be next well i was freaked out a little bit because there have been a few instances like this on campus to be exact. a spokesperson tells me there have been 5 instances that have been reported. it started in december of last year and continued through this month. the unversity also alerted students right away about the incidents by posting warnings on its web page. court records show that walker admitted to the allegations telling police he knew what he was doing was wrong. they say walker would run up behind the girls, grab a hand full then take off running like this jogger.that was giving female students the chills. a few people have been talking about it mostly girls walking home at night i have pepper spray so i have defense but i know that xavier police is really awesome about getting these people. i feel really safe on campus another lesson some students told is that this case is a reminder for girls to stick together we try to go out in groups when we can or if not if we are studying late at night gettin police escorts and try

to be as safe as possible im really excited that he's caught cause it could happen to anyone on campus we checked in with our legal anyalist mike allen who said the most time you can get for a sexual imposition charge is about 180 days in jail.. live at xavier michael baldwin fox 19 now. tonight west chester township residents are sounding off about controversial plans for a proposed kroger store. many are concern about traffic and safety. fox 19 now's frankie jupiter was at the meeting and frankie what was decided? some resident aren't happy about this project. but as of an hour ago this consent decree was approved by the board of

this is an illustration of the area, that's at the point of this heated discussion. the southeast corner princeton-glendale roads. battles with local developer silverman and decree was board. some local resident objected to the project citing safety, concerns. the decree would fix some concerns. not all resident are happy about this. "it's very disappointing that the needs of the community and all of the people are going to be overturned by a corporation." silverman and company wants to property to of beckett," a project which includes a kroger marketplace, fuel pump station and other development. trustee president mark welch told me that the township spent $300,000 battling the issue,

rezoning request. that when they were brought to court, which led to this descion tonight. live westchester frankie jupiter fox19 now. breaking now breaking now... polls just closed in the republican caucus in nevada.... it's still too early for us to declare a winner... although polls are leaning in donald trump's favor there.. we'll continue to update these results as they come in.. reds the reds... reporting for spring training... in sunny arizona... and our joe danneman is there.... live... tonight... what's the story joe? pretty quiet here tonight at the reds spring training headquarters... the players have gone home for the night... but... it was not quiet here on the first day of full team work-outs... not when there's so much trade talk about two of the reds biggest stars. we saw barry larkin spending a lot of time today with brandon phillips. they talked a lot before and between drills.

remember - the reds bosses said phillips blocked an off-season trade to stay in cincinnati. today - brandon phillips made his first public comments since.

you'll see his show. now. we continue to breaking developments in the south where hammering some ahead. and we broke the news that dozens of cincinnati cops' information was suddenly exposed this week by the infamous hacking group, anonymous. tonight we hear from a member.... who they are.. and why they're targeting our cops.. witness "shook the ground. it shook the ground. it was pretty loud, pretty intense. you know?" a plane crash... caught on camera... how the pilot walked away uninjured.. a big virus outbreak is sweeping the halls on the campus of miami university. find out what is behind the norovirus outbreak... and how to protect yourself. steve chroma

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an outbreak of norovirus on campus at miami university has left around 200 students battling the sickness lately. our ben katko is just back from oxford tonight. he has the story. to put it simply... this virus is just plain unpleasant. university officials tell me they're doing some serious cleaning now... to keep more students here on campus... from being violently sick. you could definitely say it's a topic of discussion on the sidewalks of oxford right now. no font/student "i've heard a little bit about it." no font/student "i just know that a couple classmates of mine have gone down with it." miami university officials say more than a couple classmates have come down with norovirus in the last few weeks. they say 200 people on campus have suffered from the violent illness. joyce rice/nky health department "it's extremely unpleasant. you've got nausea. you've got vomiting. you've got

diarrhea. sometimes you've got all three at one time." joyce rice works with the northern kentucky health department. she says it's no surprise there's an outbreak like this... at a place like a college campus. joyce rice joyce: "it will spread really quickly." reporter: "so it's pretty easy to get?" joyce: "it's very easy to get." a university spokesperson says the outbreak started two weeks ago with five students showing the same symptoms. in all... about 200 cases have shown up. tucker fox/miami univ. student "they do their best to keep control around here. viruses don't really break out too much around here, which is nice. it is ." the university is taking steps to ensure everything is clean. they've also alerted students, faculty and staff via email about the outbreak... and how to prevent it. myles mazer/miami univ. student "i guess you really never know who has it. honestly, i'm definitely going to pay a little bit more attention and definitely don't want to get norovirus." anyone can get norovirus. this time of year... health officials tell me it's pretty common. how can you prevent it? we have those answers and more... right now.... at fox19 now dot com. it definitely takes

more than handwashing. live in oxford... ben katko... fox19 now. federal and state officials are investigating three cancer treatment centers here in the tri-state... the fbi says search warrants were served at the clermont county cancer center, adams county cancer center and a center in sciotio county. agents raided the centers this morning... but because the warrants are sealed... we don't know exactly what it was about... the ohio attorney general's medicaid fraud unit was one of several agencies involved. the cancer centers are all owned by the same company. we'll continue to follow any new developments. caught on cam video released tonight by the ohio state patrol shows the january 25th traffic stop of criminal defense attorney and wlw radio personality lisa wells. you're showing signs of impairment, you're not only swerving in your own lane, you're making marked lane violations on both sides. also as i got out of my care your brake lights lit up kinda' indicating to me you're

up and or you're putting your foot on the break getting ready to pull out. police tell us, during that traffic stop on i-75 in miami county perscription pills, not belonging to wells, were found in her car. wells was charged with o-v-i and drug possession. caught on camera,.... a plane crash- lands on a road in california, hitting five vehicles. amazingly, nobody was hurt -- not even the pilot. surveillance cameras on that street captured the crash on video. with a busted wing, the single-engine plane slams into a car and skids to a stop. later in the video, you can see the pilot emerge from the plane. ceasars sold it's horseshoe casinos to dan gilbert's rock gaming last fall-- and with a change of owners, comes a change of names! if you don't know jack, you will.. this spring! the horseshoe casino in

downtown cincinnati... is set to become the "jack" cincinnati casino in early june.. "jack lives the life.. and guests are invited to get a taste of it.. so prepare yourself, rest up because jack has plans for you" rock gaming has also rebranded as "jack entertainment", and the thistledown racino, along with horseshoe casinos in cleveland and detroit, are also being re-named "jack". the transition at thistledown is set to begin march 9-th. uc president santa ono... is ready to make the school tobacco-free... by next year... a letter was sent out today to students, faculty and staff... saying a committee has been formed to implement the policy over the next 12 months. as part of the plan... there will be programs to help people stop using tobacco... miami university and n-k-u have already adopted tobacco free policies. weather now some serious rain on the way... we want to get another check of

cloud cover will be steve cam cloud cover will be afternoon and rain will move into the of the fox19 now viewing area by midnight. occasionally very heavy rain overnight could cause ponding on roadways and flash flooding could become a problem. in addition areas recent mud slides may see more late tonight and tomorrow. both the morning and look rainy day totals will exceed 2 inches in many areas by midday thursday. as the cold air arrives wed/thu the rain light snow. with the ground warm and the air at or warmer than 32 it will be a mostly wet to slushy situation. thursday morning could become a problem in isolated areas with a slick spot or two. so we could be dealing with school delays thursday morning. snow showers will be scattered on thursday with 1 inch or so possible and a cold high of 35 degrees. new information on a deadly crash.. what the victim's brother says after

through the south.

this picture is just in from pensacola, florida. that's where several apartment buildings have collapsed, and rescues are underway. more pictures and information throughout this newscast as they come in to the newsroom. new information on a deadly crash.. what the victim's brother says after the fort thomas crash... comng up. "we have a message not only for the cincinnati police..." who is the group anonymous.. threatening the cincinnati police... a former hacktivist speaks out... to see his owner again.. waiting on his door step for why he'll never be reunited with his master... after the break. sales tax holiday! when you might want to plan your

"if freedom is breaking the law, then there is something wrong with the law." the group anonymous took aim on our police department this week. so exactly who is this masked group? and soaring prices at the grocery. the biggest price hikes and how you can save. this accident claimed the life of one.... and two more are fighting for their lives michael gilliam has been identified as the man who was killed. his brother steve told us michael's heroine problems started when he went bankrupt because of the erpenbeck

scandle.... but he claims his brother has been trying to clean up his life. steve says he saw his brother two hours before that accident, and says his heart goes out for the infant in the car. i really believe it was everyone responsiblity for the child in the vehicle don't matter who was driving, and if one person was doing heroin in the car, it's still the responsibility for the other two adults in the car to make sure that child fort thomas police are looking through video to find out who was driving the obama administration has offered up a plan to close guantanamo bay... seven years after the president vowed to shutter the facility. there are 91 prisoners still being held at gitmo. the plan is to transfer 35 of them to other countries. the remaining 56 would be moved to high security facilities here in the u-s. the plan identifies

the white house says moving the prisoners to america will save as much as 85-million dollars per year. but it will take a one-time cost of as much as 475-million to implement the plan. you decide 2016 breaking now... republicans are currently caucusing in nevada.. here's a live look.. at one caucus site... we'll update any results - as they come in... there is mounting pressure on ohio governor john kasich and ben carson to drop out but both candidates say they are staying well past super we'll keep you posted. an ohio proposal three-day break

occurrence. the state had its first-ever sales tax holiday last august to help back-to- school shoppers reduce the cost of clothing and school supplies. the state senate passed the bill... to make the three-day tax holiday permanent. it now goes to the house.... for final approval. weather now steve cam cloud cover will be increasing this afternoon and rain will move into the southern counties of the fox19 now midnight. occasionally very heavy rain overnight could cause ponding on roadways and flash become a problem. in addition areas recent mud slides tonight and the morning and look rainy day totals will exceed 2 inches in many areas by midday thursday. as the cold air arrives after midnight wed/thu the rain will change to wet, light snow. with the ground warm and the air at or warmer than 32 it will be a mostly wet to slushy situation. thursday morning could become a problem in isolated areas with a slick spot or two. so we could be dealing with school delays thursday morning. snow showers will be scattered on thursday with 1 inch or so possible and a cold high of 35 degrees. dozens of cincinnati cops' personal information was

suddenly exposed this week by the suddenly exposed this week by the infamous hacking group, anonymous. it's called "hacktivism" and tonight we hear from a member of anonymous. who are they and why are they going after cincinnati police? 'music nat up." in a three-minute video posted on youtube on sunday... "we have a message not only for the cincinnati police..." hallmark of the -- took aim at the department. "message to the cincinnati police department" a computer-modified voice says a data police officers' information will be world. the link to a page that has

since been removed. but who is anonymous? while some hackers are motivated by personal gain or money, anonymous claims they hack for a social or political cause. a practice called hactivism . during this recent interview which took countless direct messages and multiple skype names...an anonymous member explained to cnn what motivates the group.. "this is anonymous. a legion of people who want freedom, not only in the internet, but also on the streets and in the real life." the loose collective of hackers are from all over the world the guy fawkes mask but have countries, enemies. their targets range from government agencies, financial institutions and terror groups. anonymous recently declared war on isis. experts say the group is decentralized -- but join together in internet forums to plan cyber attacks. "if freedom is breaking the law, then there is something wrong

with the law." then there are the police targets and cincinnati is not the first. in 2014 -- anonymous posted the name of the police officer who shot and killed michael brown in ferguson, missouri. officials had refused to release it, citing the officer's safety. here in cincinnati -- anonymous claimed in the video their action was a response to last week's fatal shooting of 37- year-old paul gaston. anonymous alleged c-p-d officers shot and killed gaston because he was black. police said officers fired after gaston refused to cooperate, raised up and and appeared to reach for a weapon from his waistband. that weapon turned out to be an air soft pistol. the fraternal order of police believe anonymous are nothing more far-flung troublemakers, who doctored the shooting video for their own purposes. "it's my belief that they and honesty are far, far apart. they have no desire to be honest, they have a desire to divide." jody barr , fox19

take a look at this... cincinnati police are investigating a crash caused by truck leaking soy bean oil! this was the scene on state avenue near river road earlier this evening in sedamsville. officials say the truck driver didn't know he was leaking oil until a woman behind him, crashed into a pole... receiving minor injuries crews spent some time drying up the pavement but all is clear now.. now this story just tugs at your heart.. a loyal dog has been waiting patiently at his owner's door for over two weeks.. the dog -- not realizing he's never coming back. that's because he was tragically killed during a robbery at a convenience store in north houston. "he would follow the cars and when he would realize that it was not his owner's car, he would just stand there and look helpless." the dog - not

owner was on february seventh... his owner was a store clerk shot and killed in a robbery.. so how do you explain that to a dog? neighbors left food for him... and now one neighbor plans to foster the dog for a week. the victim's brother said he's open to taking the dog in, after that. a st. louis jury has awarded 72 million dollars to the family of an alabama woman who sued johnson & johnson over ovarian cancer she says was caused by using its baby powder and other products containing talcum. jackie fox... died... of cancer last year. a johnson & johnson spokeswoman said today that the new jersey-based company was considering whether to appeal. some big names in cincinnati music history will be honored tomorrow at city council. bootsy collins and five other king records artists will be celebrated as part of black history month. king records, in

record label in the country in the 1960's. you are also invited to take your lunch to city hall at one tomorrow to eat and listen to the artists... alright fans of 80's music... two concerts announced today that might interest you. whitesnake is coming to the pnc pavilion on june 14th. also coming to riverbend ... ... weird al yankovic on july 8th. tickets for both shows go on sale friday. digital extra a fox19 now digital extra... you've still got time to vote for a local brewery... as usa today's top new brewery.. rhinegeist.. is hoping you'll send them to the top of the list... right now - the local brewery is in second place.. in the list of 18 breweries.... you can vote everyday.. through february 29-th.. a link to vote is on fox19 now dot com. we'll let you know the final results. before you grab that late night snack, you're gonna want to

know about a big new recall. plus, sticker shock at the checkout. what's behind the price hikes and how you can save. his future is the big talker here at reds spring training and tonight jay bruce talks to us - i'm joe danneman in arizona - that's coming up. consumer alert

shopping for an suv? well, this is the time. and your ford dealer is the place, to get 0% financing for 60 months on a ford suv. that's right. just announced. ford explorer...edge...escape... and expedition... are available with 0% financing for 60 months. ford suvs. designed to help you be unstoppable. no wonder ford is america's best

selling brand. but hurry, 0% financing for 60 months on ford suvs is a limited time offer. see your ford dealer today. mars, snickers bars and milky way minis -- after plastic was discovered in the product. the company says products with a 'best before' date between june 19th 20-16 ... and january 8th -- 20-17 have been affected. the u-s chocolate maker produces around ten-million snacks daily at its factory in western

there's a chance you could soon be paying for things.. with a selfie.. mastercard is launching new technology so you can use selfies to approve online purchases. if you shop on your phone.. it has you take a selfie each time you buy something online. selfie security, using face recogintion technology could be the future of protecting online shoppers from fraud. forgot your keys? no problem... volvo is working on a keyless car entry system... that will send a unique code to your car... over bluetooth to unlock and even start your car.. they say it'll be ready by next year... no word on how this might work if your phone is stolen.. or your battery dies...

are down, but food prices are up dramatically right now! here's what's costing you more at the store. the top of the list? eggs. their price shot up more than 110% over the past decade and peaked last summer, thanks to the avian

flu that cost farmers millions of egg-laying chickens. chicken prices jumped 33%, too. ground beef is now 65% more expensive than it was a decade ago. you can thank the recent drought for that, which caused a spike in corn and cattle feed prices and forced a reduction in herds. global demand for grain and extreme weather mean flour prices are up 35% in that same period. that also pushed the prices of baked goods up 36%. also more expensive: apples, coffee and pet food! the simply money point: most of us buy the same foods week after week, so one trick to save money is to make a list of ten things you buy regularly, then visit some stores shopping where the staples are off. for fox 19 now and simply money, i'm nathan bachrach. sot "steve weather animation" steve chroma key cloud cover will be increasing this will move into the

southern counties of the fox19 now viewing area by midnight. occasionally very overnight could cause ponding on roadways and flash flooding could become a problem. in addition areas that have had recent mud slides may see more late tonight and tomorrow. both the morning and evening commutes look rainy day slow. rainfall totals will exceed 2 inches in many areas by midday thursday. as the cold air arrives after midnight wed/thu the rain will change to wet, light snow. with the ground warm and the air at or warmer than 32 it will be a mostly wet to slushy situation. thursday morning could become a problem in isolated areas with a slick spot or two. so we could be dealing with school delays thursday morning. snow showers will be scattered on thursday with 1 inch or so possible and a cold high of 35 degrees. steve gfx sot "sports open"

ross..officially, all 62 players are in reds camp today, which should be the headline, but the big talk today is what didn't happen..mainly the three-way deal that was supposed to send jay bruce out of town. joe danneman is live with the reds in goodyear with the latest..joe? jay bruce was so convinced he was gone he told his wife not to unpack her suitcase when she landed in arizona. but... he's still a red... or - as he put it - "i'm still a red until i'm not." the reds still could trade jay bruce. they were close

late monday night and it fell through. bruce is saying all the right things - that he won't be a distraction and he understands why the reds would trade him. sounds like bruce is taking the high road. jay bruce: "i don't think it's the high road, i just think it's the honest road. i'm being a professional. and, you guys have known me long enough to know that i don't play to the string-pulling. i told you i go home and i read it and i ask questions and i call my agent and i do what i can to get answers, but there aren't any answers to be had right now. you guys are reading the same stuff that i'm reading and that's all that i know." price about this possible distraction - he quote "jay bruce is a real pro." live in arizona - joe now.

thanks joe, of course, he'll have news from reds camp all week.. coming up next, a big game in the big east on wednesday... xavier takes the national stage, lookig for a little revenge after an earlier beatdown from villanova..we'll hear from the coach, when we come back.

wednesday's matchup between number 1 villanova and number 5 xavier just might be worthy of all the buildup. the first time these two teams played, this happened..xavier point guard edmond sumner went crashing to the floor and suffered a concussion early in the game. the musketeers never really recovered from that, and villanova went on to a 31=point win. coach chris mack says this isn't the time to wonder what would have happened if sumner had not gotten hurt. runs: :15 out" ready to play." "do you think the game would have edmond hadn't gotten hurt, i don't know, we can't think backwards, we have to worry about thinking forward, we understand what villanova brings to the table. and we just have to be ready to play." uk back home, facing alabama, and big blue nation saw a lot of this in tonight's game...tyler ulis operating the offense, finds a cutting isaiah briscoe under the basket and he converts... wildcats had little trouble with "bama, who slipped under 500 in the sec..ulis had 19, murray had 23, poythras returned as uk

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