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northbound i-71, at the jeremiah 7 a.m. until noon pavement work. breaking now.. a university of virginia student, who graduated from wyoming high school, has confessed to a "hostile act"... that he's being detained for in north korea. rob dblbx our sara celi joins us live from wyoming with the emotional plea. live this confession... not without a few bizarre twists... including warmbier saying that he met with a member of friendship united methodist church.... who then encouraged him to

sign from the staff-only section of the hotel he stayed in while in north korea over the new year. in front of state media, he said that church member offered to pay him to do this. warmbier made a series of detailed statements in front of a large confrence of state media and some members of the diplomatic community. this so called press confrence happened at the people's palace of culture in pyongyang. north korean officials call warmbier's actions a "hostile act"... the goverment also alleges that warmbier is a prospective member of the z society at the university of virginia, and that he may have tried to take the political solgan to gain membership in that group. his apologies and begged for forgiveness during the press conference. "please, i've made the worst mistake of my life, but please act to save me. please. think of my family." live a spokesperson for friendship united methodist church told cnn that warmbier is not a member of the church. officials for the university of virginia also declined to comment about this case. reporting live, sara celi fox 19 now.

a local man who nearly 40 years ago killed his roommate and ate part of his brain is under review for parole. sixty-year-old david allen chapin is serving life at a prison, for shooting donald liming in october 1978 in milford. chapin told a court-ordered psychiatrist he ate liming's brain as part of a "mutual agreement" between the friends. the ohio parole

closed hearing february 1st, but a prisons department spokeswoman told the enquirer members couldn't reach a majority decision. a review could take several weeks. the cause of a deadly fire is under investigation in adams county. this is video near the gate... of the mobile home park on ohio 125 near blue creek road... our cameras were not allowed any closer. officials identified the victims as 66- year-old carol hochchild junior and 61-year-old cynthia hochchild. new this morning an iconic over the rhine diner destroyed by a fire.. is getting closer to reopening. tucker's restaurant will re-open on july 25- th. yesterday, the restaurant's fans took part in a brunch to help save the eatery. a brunch fundraiser was held at saint francis seraph school. no word yet on how much money was raised-- but organizers say at one point, there was a two hour wait for food. students at one college will no

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schooler. daniel schooler is expected to appear before a judge today. court records show he has a history of violence dating back to 2001. "creed" director ryan coogler says a benefit for residents affected by the lead- contaminated water crisis in flint, michigan, featured some big names but is a grass-roots effort. coogler, actor jesse williams and about a dozen other people opened the hashtagm #justiceforflint event on oscar night by talking about the crisis and thanking the crowd. none mentioned the academy awards. middlebury college in vermont is banning on-campus sales of energy drinks... claiming they are linked to "problematic behavior" such as "high-risk sexual activity". the ban takes effect march 7th and will apply to popular beverages and 5-hour energy. aren't happy with the decision... but they can still consume the only prevents buying them on-

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the price will then shoot up to 112 dollars on peak most of december, and july weekends. class stamp will soon go down-- and it's not a sale or promotion! back in 20-14, the u-s postal service was granted permission to temporarily increase stamp prices. the price hike was contingent upon a planned price drop this year. that surcharge is slated to end april 10th. the cost of mailing a one ounce letter will drop from 49 to 47 cents. commercial prices will also decrease. happening today today is february 29th and lots of you will be making the most of your extra day that only comes around once every four years. rob dblbx fox19 now's jordan vilines is at u-c medical center where some parents will be celebrating in a very unique way. live we're here outside of uc hospital where some

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cloudy low 37. look for rain and thunderstorms possible tuesday afternoon into tuesday night after a high of 59 temps will drop on wednesday. leftover rain could mix with some wet snow early wednesday morning as temperatures will top out at 36 wednesday breezy and partly cloudy. then we watch for snow shower chances on thursday and thursday night with a high of 38 could see some accumulation. carstar the right lane of northbound i-71, at the jeremiah morrow bridge,

7 a.m. until noon breaking now breaking now.. a local high school graduate detained in north korea for two months... is speaking out for the first time. kara dblbx our sara celi joins us live from wyoming with the breaking details. live this confession... not without a few bizarre twists...

with a member of friendship united methodist church.... who then encouraged him to steal a political sign from the staff-only section of the hotel he stayed in while in north korea over the new year. in front of state media, he said that church member offered to pay him to do this. warmbier made a series of detailed statements in front of a large confrence of state media and some members of the diplomatic community.

of dpr korea for your forgiveness." live a spokesperson for friendship united methodist church told cnn that warmbier is not a member of the church. officials for the university of virginia also declined to comment about this case. reporting live, sara celi fox 19 now. new this morning new this morning... the search for a missing northern kentucky mother appears to have come to a tragic end. a woman's body has been discovered on route 8 near snag creek and the ohio

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our rain showers have come to a end with partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a high of 55. dry tonight partly cloudy low 37. look for rain and possible tuesday afternoon into tuesday night after a high of 59 temps will drop on wednesday. leftover rain could mix with some wet snow early wednesday morning as temperatures will top out at 36 wednesday breezy and partly cloudy. then we watch for snow shower chances on thursday and thursday night could see some carstar northbound i-71, at morrow bridge,

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for the annual dream home giveaway. tickets will be going on sale soon so stick with fox19 now for updates. adlib 4shot anchors adlib during 4 shot a breezy morning as our rain showers have come to a end with partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a high of 55. dry tonight partly cloudy low 37. look for rain and thunderstorms possible tuesday afternoon into tuesday night after a high of 59 temps will drop on wednesday. leftover rain could mix with some wet snow early wednesday morning as temperatures will top out at 36 wednesday breezy and partly cloudy. then we watch for snow shower chances on thursday and thursday night with a high of 38 could see some accumulation. carstar the right lane of northbound i-71, at the jeremiah morrow bridge,

morrow bridge, will be closed from 7 a.m. until noon monday, feb. 29 for pavement work.

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have come to a end with partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a high of 55. dry tonight partly cloudy low 37. look for rain and thunderstorms possible tuesday afternoon into tuesday night after a high of 59 temps will drop on wednesday. leftover rain could mix with some wet snow early wednesday morning as temperatures will top out at 36 wednesday breezy and partly cloudy. then we watch for snow shower chances on thursday and thursday night with a high of 38 could see some accumulation. the right lane of northbound i-71, at the jeremiah

7 a.m. until noon monday, feb. 29 for pavement work. crews are cleaning up this morning after a massive

he was trying to avoid a two dollar fare...now he faces a 300 dollar fine for his actions. dog owners...what's the craziest trick you've taught your dog? a tennis tournament in brazil is proving you truly can teach dogs...anything. take a look at this....four shelter dogs were trained to be ball boys! they grab the ball after it goes into the net...and bring it back to the players. ok....so they don't always bring it directly back, but still, pretty impressive. rob 2shot if you feel like you are being squeezed when flying...you're right! we'll tell you the latest data on the narrowing seats, and what lawmakers are doing to change it. kara vo plus, we're following breaking news this morning... a local graduate speaking out for the first time on why he's being held in north korea. hear his confession, next. "i wish that the united states administration

and i'm rob williams. we want to get a check of your forecast with frank marzullo. a breezy morning as our rain showers have come to a end with partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a high of 55. dry tonight partly cloudy low 37. look for rain and thunderstorms possible tuesday tuesday night after wednesday. some wet snow temperatures will and partly cloudy. chances on thursday night with a high of 38 could see some accumulation.