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thornton have resigned. according to a letter sent to u-c officials, their resignation is immediately. safety jim whalen will serve as interim chief. the body camera footage showing death of sam dubose by cincinnati police officer ray tensing. tensing is awaiting trial for murder. we will have reaction to this news tonight on the fox19 now ten o'clock news. and you saw it first right here on fox19 now when police arrested 34-year old brandon carr wednesday in connection with the murder of 29- year old brittany russell. russell was found shot to death in her car.. in dayton february 10th.. with her infant daughter in the back seat. but the county office says filed.. saying they further. custody for charges unrelated to the murder investigation. and developing now... could next year's bengals game in
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jeremy rauch is here to explain what's happening.... london bridges falling down? not right now... but this something the league needs to address. fox news is reporting that two british lawmakers are just now making a statement about the washington redskins, playing the bengals, in their home land this october. in a letter to the nfl, they say washington needs to change their redskins name, or the nfl needs to send a new team to represent the sport, and send a team that does not promote a racial slur. the nfl has been playing games in london since 2007, but have never come under fire like this. jer bam so, what do the bengals have to say about this? i spoke with team officials... they deferred to the nfl. i called the league office... they sent me to a voicemail. we are still waiting on a response, but will keep you posted as it develops. now to the rally and town hall meeting to discuss issues with the cincinnati v-a. recently, the director of the ohio v-a network
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staff was suspended. lanier was at that town hall meeting with a number of veterans. right 50 to 60 veterans telling their stories they're having with the jody merrill: i'm a mother of a 29-year-old marine who took his life the va can't get it right. filled this room at the millinium hotel, but no one was merrill. jody merrill: "i walked in there and said my son is in trouble." her son sergent curtis fike suffered from stress disorder. son could have been saved. member you can get any give them any imformation. i knew he what he was going through." shawn edmison: "i actually had to call the police to have them come down there." others like shawn edmison say his struggle was a little more
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he says it all started when he asked for his a copy of his medical records. shawn edmison: "then they completey tried to turn it around and make it in to a mental health case. i was literally being held at gun point by one of the security gaurds." it was those stories that had the concerned veterans for america listening and pushing the v-a accountability bill which would give the v-a department the power remove or demote a v-a employee based on performance or misconduct. but for now.. there's only anger. jody merrill: "the va sucks... period!!" shawn lanier: "concerned veterans for america say they will now hit the ground in cincinnati asking veterans here to be more active and speak out. reporting downtown shawn lanier fox19 now." heroin epidemic law enforcement officials can't fight the growing heroin epidemic alone.... so now they're asking residents to report dealers as part of the "not in my neighbourhood" initiative. the number to call: 513-352-dope or 513- 946-4411.. and, you can remain
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conference today officials said those tips are the key to making arrests. "just in the last 3 weeks, we were able to, from information directly obtained from tips from the public, we were able to arrest three individuals who were involved in bringing at least 5 kilograms of heroin to the greater cincinnati area from chicago." now, you will start seeing these signs and bumper stickers with the number to call in businesses, hospitals, and police stations. law enforcement will also be handing out "revive cards" with drug help lines listed to those who overdose and are revived with narcan. now, if you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction we have a list of resources online right now on fox19 now dot com. it's a tradition around the country... and a big one here in cincinnati. it's fish fry friday! our matt holiner is live at prince of peace school in covington... matt alot of hungry people...
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"and we will...huh...huh...i need water" trump got a huge endorsement. we'll tell you about that ahead. but first... jeff cam 4 and we continue to follow breaking news.... dead... near sunman, indiana.. on van that's in dearborn ripley county line... you're watching fox19 definition, sponsored by always home of the $24.99 oil change breaking now transition megan rem pic
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indiana.. a 3 year old has been shot and killed. we are on the scene gathering information. get your hands up! get your hands up! screams shoot mother shoot me! stop! stop right there! i don't wanna shoot you man." you are looking at body camera footage from last april when new richmond police officers confronted a man charged will killing his girlfriend in felicity and a friend in elsmere. now that man, michael wilcox pleaded guilty today in kenton county for the murder of his friend 27-year old zachary gilkison. in brown county... wilcox was already spending life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend 25-year old courtney fowler. he will be eligible for parole for those charges in 18
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the driver in a fatal, head-on, wrong-way crash has now been indicted. we were there when 22-year old taryn chin had her first court appearance... after she was arrested for driving the wrong way on i-71 while under the influence last wednesday. police say that's when she crashed head on into another car, killing the driver. 47-year old jose ah-wren-us arenas. chin has been indicted on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide.. she will be back in court on monday. we now know the cause of death for two people found dead inside an apartment complex on west north bend road. according to police, 56-year old larry furr and 55- year old janet furr were found shot to death. police say they aren't looking for any suspects at this time. the hamilton county coroner is investigating the incident. roof cam as we look live, if you like sunshine, rain, storms, and snow... you could be in luck! your 7 day forecast is next. matt remote
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nomination. at a news conference in texas, christie said that trump "will do what needs to be done to protect the american people." just recently, christie ended his own campaign for the nomination. a tri-state tradition is happening at churches and schools all over the area... fish fry friday! fox19 now's matt holiner is at prince of peace school in covington... matt bring some back... matt remote thanks megan, yeah it's great to be out here at the prince of peace school in covington where fish fry season is in full swing. this is the third friday they've been doing it this year and they're still bringing in quite a crowd. they've got shrimp, mac and green beans, and of the desserts. they've also got domestic and craft beers here to drink and live music from the rocket flys. until 7:30pm, but the continue until 8pm. out tonight, no worries, because this will be going on for three more fridays, same place, same time. i'm going to send it back to you guys in the studio, because now, i'm going to
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we told you earlier in the show that u-c police chief jason goodrich has resigned. we are gathering reaction right now. more on what this means.. tonight at 10. a gas station clerk saves the day when two guys show up to rob the place. we'll show you the surveillance photos. and if you love to stack coupons at macy's, you'll want to hear about a big change to its policy! the detailsat ten. your night on fox19 now starts at eight with "sleepy hollow". at nine it's "second chance".. followed by the fox19 now 10 o'clock news. jeremy rauch: "14 free agents means a lot of questions for the bengals at the nfl combine, i'll tell you what the bengals are looking for and give you an update on andy dalton, coming up next." sot "sports animation" jeremy rauch with the bengals at the nfl
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ago about what kind of player the bengals are looking to add in the nfl draft. marvin smiled and said quote, 'good players.' he didn't mention one specific about the chance to start fresh, which is important this season with 14 free agents and a new offensive coordinator." marvin lewis: "there needs to no
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anything. we need to start fresh. we weren't good enough. we didn't get to be the last team standing. so, we have to drive." jeremy rauch: "we did talk to him about andy dalton's progression. he said andy is on pace to be ready for all offseason workouts. now, here's joe with the reds." joe danneman: "one of the biggest questions of spring training is who replaces aroldis chapman? here's your answer. jj hoover says he's ready for the adrenaline rush of closing games in the 9th inning. more reds coverage from arizona on the final quarter. with the reds, i'm joe d, fox19 now." the news continues even when we go off the air... when we go off the air... on facebook right now.... not one, not two, but three ohio towns top the list of most distressed cities... find out where and why... if you missed the emotional
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judges to tears... you can catch kelly clarkson's performance on fox19 now dot com.. plus, see how presidential candidate marco rubio handled some insulting tweets from fellow candidate donald trump... those stories and more are online right now. we continue to update you on breaking news on the dearborn.. ripley county line in southeast indiana. a 3-year old... shot dead... near sunman, wedding road. earlier this afternoon... follow these developments on fox19now.com and the fox19 now news app. plus tonight at 10. we will see you tonight at ten.... don't forget wheel of fortune and jeopardy are
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