dead.nine on your side's john genovese joins us live from chopper nine was first over that scene this afternoon -- with a unique angle you'll only get on nine on your side. we are staying at this scene -- we'll give you the latest information as it becomes availble. tonight -- worries in washington over veterans care at the cincinnati v-a... after a joint investigation from the 9 on your side i-team and scripps washington d-c bureau uncovers widespread problems putting veterans at risk. and after seeing our investigation... washington lawmakers are demanding change. *dozens* of whistleblowers -- dangerous cutbacks and unehthical behavior -- compromising veterans care. care. nine on your side i-team investigator jason law is live at the v-a... with the renewed calls for action. senators rob portman and sherrod brown said they're writing letters to the inspector general's office, asking for a thorough and complete investigation into cincinnati's va hospital. cutting costs and some say cutting corners. 34 whistleblowers say there are problems inside in the cincinnati va hospital, and it'

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nine on your side's john genovese reports on what investigators found inside the car... and the baby thrown 30 feet into air! as we speak we just saw a tow truck arrive. it is now in the process of the tan sedan involved in this crash away from the scene. police say around a hundred yards up eastbound i-275 that car veered off the interstate - eventually ending up where it is. a lieutenant tells me they believe drugs were a factor in this crash - and they found several needles inside the car. a total of 4 people inside that car as this all happened - a man driving, a man in the passenger seat and a woman and 7-month-old boy in the back. witnesses tell police the car was going fast, and at some point started veering from the middle lane off the shoulder, and again, started rolling several times. the driver - woman and baby were thrown from the car. the scene. the two others in extremely critical condition now fighting for their lives at the hospital. we're told the front passenger - the 4th person inside the car - was coherent and walking around when police first got here

that's where 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live with more. john. in the end - trustees say both sides got what they wanted. this 2-year-battle cost the township 300-thousand-dollars. that development will fill the black hole across the street - but not everyone's happy about it . "welch - yes - mr lang - yes - mr wong - yes" and like that- in favor of a 'consent decree' "we got what we wanted - they got what they want" now allowing a 36-acre development that includes a brand-new 133-thousand square foot kroger marketplace store to move forward "this consent decree holds everybody's feet to fire - and by holding it to the fire - if they don't complete it - they're in contempt of court" the legal battle against developer 'silverman & company' cost the township 300-thousand-dollars. two years ago - amid pressure from nearby residents- trustees denied the request "we believe - and still do - that the original plan was sound even without this enhanced buffer"among other requirements - this plan for a landscape buffer to be built during the first phase o

nine on your side's john genovese just spoke with him. john joins us live. that woman is still trying to understand why this happened. she can't bring herself to watch the video of the shooting-and asked us to disguise her voice . 10:31:18"i didn't believe it - i still don't believe it" despite several commands-- police say 37-year-old 'paul gaston' was reaching for a gun -forcing officers to shoot 10;31:08"i think the shooting was senseless "gaston's girlfriend she asked us to change her voiceand not to show her face "he wasn't a bad person - he had a few issues here and there with drinking - i do believe that played a role int he incident yesterday - but overall he wasn't a bad person" what we now know was an airsoft pellet gun recovered at the scene 10:33:07 "he had just got it a couple weeks ago -" in this picture- and in the heat of the moment- police and city officials say it's nearly impossible to tell consistent message that when our officers are faced with a situation where their lives are in danger and someone is not listening to their commands and

nine on your side's john genovese joins us live from campus. john. the energy here was electric from start to finish. with every seat taken-at the half it looked good and by the end of this game fans say this is the year they've been waiting for lets go>> standing room only at the cintas center 25:29<> from the moment the muskateers took the court-22:27> these fans knew 10:07 knew we had a great chance - we knew - tough place to play" *this* was the team to beat 40:15<> with high intensity - from start to finish 8:51"i think this whole team played well - you had miles putting up points, trayvon putting up points, everyone did their job"the clock counting down-9:29"they get it done and they did - they really did" they took on the best-11:05"i would've been thrilled with a win by 1 - thats all i wanted"20:19<> 9:10"everything - -every emotion - this is a great game - xavier did great its an amazing feeling in the end-9:54 "oh this is crazy - just beat number 1"walking away with a win 8:28"its

recommending changes in the wake of the deadly police shooting of samuel dubose. 9 on your side's john genovese was at that meeting and joins us live from the u-c public safety office with their focus. john? more than 70 officers make up this department - patrolling well beyond the campus perimeter. tonight there were questions regarding diversity on the force the training those officers receive and ons made by this team will actually happen . in an upstairs meeting room at the community action agency 01:35:53"i have all the faith that they can make the recommendations - the question where i lose my faith is are they gonna be accomplished?" freeman mcneal - among some 60 people in attendance. for the first time - hearing from the team of consultants conducting what we're told will be a comprehensive review of the university of cincinnati police 01:38:39"there are police officers - and the majority of them may be excellent - but there's always that few that just gonna be the bad apple" in the wake of the shooting death of samuel dubose-former u-c officer ray tensing is set to face trial for murd

was killed by a hit and run driver. 42-year-old 'michael prater' passed today. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live from the hamilton county justice center with more. john. 'melinda woodall' remains here tonight. she's now facing charges for aggravated vehicular homicide. that -- as the cycling community bands together to honor one of their own. northside shop"anytime we lose a rider it's tragic" with the cables taken off--getting covered in white this bike isn't to ride -- it's to remember"we usually put the water bottle with their name on the bike so when people pass by it will say who the person was that passed"'jheri neri' (jerry nare-eee) is on the board of directors for the mo-bo bicycle cooperative'. by his count... this will be the sixth 'ghost bike' he's helped put together "the bike's that we've made -- i don't think anyone has intentionally hit somebody for any of them -- but they were always doing something other than paying attention to driving" 42-year-old 'michael prater' was riding along 'kellogg avenue'. police say 34- year-old 'melinda woodall'

tonight--accused of trying to cut off his girlfriend's head with a samurai sword. 9 on your side's john genovese spoke with people on the street where it happened and knew 'terry phillips.' john. we're told that woman was able to duck during the attack--but still seriously injured on her arm. police say phillips ran from the scene... leading them on a more-than 3-day search ending in lexington "i was waiting for my daughter to come home and i heard a scream" early saturday morning--police and paramedics swarming this home on 'holman avenue'"i heard her scream and i heard her say she couldn't move her arm" neighbors in disbelief20:59"when she told me i said - you're crazy" armed with a samurai sword- covington police say 39- tried beheading his girlfriend. telling her if he couldn't have her then nobody could. a missed swing still sending her the hospital with serious injuries "it's just hard to fathom that someone lives that close and that happened to her" quickly canvassing the area--police say 'phillips' left town. /pd"we searched high and low for him - and we received some information that he

he spoke with our john genovese a short time ago.john joins us live from burlington. john. no doubt - the deputies here saved tim mccullough's life. less than a day after two trains smashed into his jeep- he's out of the hospital - and already saying thanks "its wild just thinking about it - period."suffering a punctured lung.his whole body still sore. "the fact that i slammed into a train, not just a vehicle, i mean a train - and i survived - i mean, its amazing" tim mccullough was driving west on maher road. hitting the brakes amid icy conditions"i just kept sliding. nothing i did would stop the car"his jeep - crossing the signal. the moments are fuzzy but he remembers the sound of crunching metal "it's very, very indescribable i mean--. it was scary i aint gonna lie. everytime the train hit it, the car hit it - it jerked the car. i thought i was gonna get boone county deputies shows up in minutes /d"we were just the right place, right time." dashcam video shows them pulling mccullough to safety- "i told them id like to shake their hand - i appreciate them for saving my l

nine on your side's john genovese has his story. > just weeks ago--'david waits' doubted this moment would ever happen /p "(david, where do you go from here?) home (applause)"a little more than a year ago-- the now-50- year-old nearly died after suffering a massive heart attack32:29"i really dont remember a few weeks ago before the transplant -- i just'd already gave up"now -- with the gift of a new heart-- he's beating the odds. 33:40 "how can you thank somebody -- other than god -- how else can you thank sombody for giving you life back" with a history of heart disease on both sides of his family--06:07"mr waits candidate for a heart transplant even 10 years ago" doctors at u-c medical center worked with area partners--on february 2nd... performing the first heart transplant in the region since 20089:17 "cincinnati with over 3 million people in its general population -- as well as portions of kentucky, indiana and west virginia now have mechanical therapies that did not exist before"like so many famili

our john genovese spoke with that victim tonight - he joins us live from district 2 police headquarters with more. john. thankfully - that man walked away from alll this with just bumps and bruises. witnesses tell me they saw two guys running from the scene -and tonight investigators need your help to track them down "he came up from behind me and jumped me like - and said give me all your money" through this madisonville neighborhood- it's a walk he's made too many times to count "i said i aint pum - then somebody yelled something and he took off and ran" the two slugs to the face - knocking 70-year-old 'darrel white' to the ground "pretty hard - and my legs won't let me do nothin anymore" around 7-30 tuesday night-"i heard someone screaming" people on roe street near blaney came rushing to help "darrel's on the ground and he's having a hard time getting up"'byron coaston' called 9-1-1-he says he saw two guys booking it- both young thin and tall "they get up off of him and they took off running down the street that way and disappeared" because of his age- byron and other neighbors thin

there are no reports of any major problems on the interstate. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live from the camp washington salt barn where many city road workers were preparing for the night. john. right now - dozens of trucks are out and about. those drivers are working until 7-o-clock tomorrow morning. we're told the rain caused a later than usual start-but they're on track to keep things clear for the morning rush hour when the flakes start falling "i really try to stay off the roads"pavement turns slick. drivers turn cautious. "gotta look out for the black ice - don't drive too close to you" for some - monday's storm seemed on-and-off all evening "first it was a little bit of ice - like icy rain today - and then boom, we had snowflakes - i bet you they was that big around - i was like woah!" /pp sean claxton wasn't expecting it "it was cold. period." but the work for city road crews was well underway "overnight we're gonna go through and treat our primary routes - our residential also - we're gonna try to get into those" cincinnati operations supervisor 'greg

nine on your sides john genovese is following all of he joins us live from shriners hospital. john. this is where 8-year-old 'treasure brighon' is being treated tonight. her condition -- too severe for her local hospitals. doctors flew to pick her up earlier today... and just minutes ago... her mother and grandmother landed here to be by her side the queen city --now holding the best hope for her survival. 8-year-old 'treasure brighon' is being treated for burns to 90-percent of her body"i thought it was soot on her - until i turned my hallway light on and realized her face, her hair all the way to her feet was burnt. her skin was off her. her feet - oh my gosh - it's hard to explain" with flames tearing through the buffalo home they'd only been living in for days. demetrius johnson was killed after pulling treasure to safety and then running back inside to rescue his 3- year-old son "he did die as a hero. he did save his family" paramedics quickly rushing 'treasure' to the local e-r. her family... trying to stay positive. "oh god - she's just a pleasure to have around. she make you

weeks later, with the help of so many - getting the medical attention he needs. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live from 'noah's ark' clinic off colerain avenue with more. john. blue the dog is recovering from surgery tonight for a broken femur. he has been through a bit of everything this month of a loving family the month - it was about 9 degrees"and out of the woods came a guest 'robert inhuman' wasn't expecting "saw that there was like a pitiful freezing to death - couldn't move, couldnt walk at our back porch" 1-year-old blue came wondering through the woods "gave info to friends - put it online - rescue sites"robert tracked down blue's owners - the outcome wasn't good "the news was he needs surgery, i can't pay for it, we're gonna have him put to sleep" but that wasn't an option "im a vegan anarchist with a very strong belief in animal liberation - so any opportunity to help innocent animal life is the core of my life philosophy"so with the help of around 50 people - many of them robert met through the record label he owns - they raised nearly 13-hundred dollars to treat blue's

john genovese 9oys now at 11.. we're closely watching developing news in the murder of a middletown mother found dead in dayton wednesday. police have questioned a person of interest in brittany russell's death. he's now being held on unrelated charges in the montgomery county jail. she was found shot to death in her car... her six month old in the backseat..but unharmed. russell did not have custody of her baby.she vanished after taking the child from the dad's home tuesday. we'll bring you any new developments a-m. now at 11.. a federal lawsuit in a deadly shooting by a former u-c police officer. ray tensing killed samuel dubose last july during a traffic stop in mount auburn. the lawsuit accuses tensing of using excessive force... wrongful death.. and assault. the suit says it will up to a jury to decide how much money the dubose family should receive. zika virus is now in the tri- state.ohio - reporting four cases.indiana - one.tonight we sent nine on your side's evan millward looking for what a local case mean

that is the terrifying encounter a local woman is describing for us tonight.only 9 on your side's john genovese spoke with her. her.he joins us live from the hamilton county justice center with more. john. 29-year-old 'jerome brown' is staying here tonight -he's now facing charges for aggravated arson and burglary. that woman forward-and in the moment alive 02:04:27"he was saying 'b i'm gonna kill you'"a threat beginning by the front porch- then making its way inside 02:10:21"once he busted out the second panel this is the window that he dove through" early sunday morning - brandy chivers says she froze 02:06:59 "i think my heart fell to knees because i couldn't believe he was here at my house - couldn't believe he found me" telling us her ex-boyfriend 'jerome brown' the 'price hill' apartment she'd been living at for less than 2 weeks 02:04:52"i tried to run out my front door - i didn't make it, i was already in - that's when he grabbed me and drug me into my room." throwing punches through the wall-02:07:28"i said i'm gonna die. tonight is the night that this man kills me." she says brown gra

they say -- tried offering drugs and alcohol to lure teenagers into his car. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live from the franklin county sheriff's office with what we know. john. deputies say this happened two separate times last night. once in whitewater township. then - less than 20 minutes later - they say this guy tried striking again down the road in dearborn county. this photo of a black ford sedan could be the best clue deputies have in tracking down alcohol and drugs as bait - they say he drove up to kids trying to lure them inside "neighbors say this guy pulled up to these houses here on saint peters road - he tried talking to two different girls and had latex gloves and a camera in his car. when he struck out there - they say he tried going down barber and doing the same thing again" that time - just minutes later- we're told he was talking with two boys age 10 and younger. a pair of adults pulled up - snapping this photo of his car. donning ohio plates - the blurry snapshot captured the back of the driver's head. the guy deputies want to talk to before - they say - he t

. >> john genovese has been tracking down information. you spoke to a friend of cooper caffrey, and you are live near the school right now. what did he have to say? >> yes, craig, well that friends describes of cooper caffrey as a fun-loving guy. she is just relieved that he is expected to pull through. he was in the lunchroom minutes before the shots rank out. >> -- rang out. >> after everything went on. >> reporter: before the chaos. she left the cafeteria. her friend cooper caffrey was still there. i didn't know what to do. >> reporter: they met in band class few months ago. they were instant friends. he is the type of guy everyone wants to be around. >> really good at playing the drums. made everyone laugh. >> reporter: he is among four students injured in the shooting e he was a wrestler. >> james hancock was also on the team. >> jennifer mccabe has three other kids that attend madison. >> very dramatic and waiting to see that she was okay. >> now a search for answers. they are just happy she will see her close friends again. >> i am

nine on your side's john genovese is at that scene. investigators with the dearborn county sheriff's office have been out here all evening trying to piece this together. we are standing off 'van wedding road' - this is the cloest we can get - but the actual home where this happened is several hundred yards down the driveway. clock this afternoon. we saw the coroner leaving the scene a little more than an hour shooting are still scarce tonight. we're told that toddler was shot in the chest by a 357-magnum handgun. deputies could not say whether this was intentional - or somehow an accidental shooting. they say this is still very much an active investigation. throughout the evening - we've seen a crime scene unit arriving here to this property. for every first responder - deputy brian jansen says this is the last call you ever want to get. deputy brian jansen / dearborn county sheriff's department 05:39:26"this is about as worse as it gets - for all emergency personnel - with the sheriffs department, sunman police was on scene, sunman em

they tell us that man had years. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live from fort thomas police headquarters with more. john. investigators here believe drugs were a factor in that needles were found inside the car.steve gilliam (gill-am) tells me his brother struggled with heroin... he says he was in and out of recovery... and saw him just hours before this happened 05:22:47"i did love my brother - my family did - we just hated the person that he became whenever he was on the drug"with rush hour just getting started--michael gilliam (gill-am) and two others... including a 7- month-old boy were thrown from this tan sedan as it veered off the shoulder05:25:42"to involve a child really angers me" rolling over-and-over in the gravel along i-27505:24:48 "i don't care if it was my brother driving or if it was the other guy driving - it just angers me that people go out and do this and put other peoples lives in jeopardy" michael died at the scene.his brother -- steve -- says he'd been struggling with heroin for years. 05:22:16"he would stay clean for a while and then start doing it a

you about the charges against joseph niemeyer as they were breaking last night. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live from the kenton county jail with more. john. niemeyer remains here tonight volunteered with the 'fellowship of christian atheletes' club.they met wednesday mornings before school... and officials say... at no point was he ever alone with students. accused of sexual abuse... rape and sodomy. his alleged victim -- a girl younger than 12. "he led prayers, he read scriptures"for 3 years -- every wednesday--kenton county district spokeswoman 'jess dykes' says 'joseph niemeyer' volunteered with the 'fellowship of christian athletes' club at 'twenhofel middle school' "he wasn't alone with those students -- so that we have some peace in mind in that -- because we dont allow our volunteers to be alone -- there's always multiple adults"niemeyer mainly served as a youth ministry leader at 'new banklick baptist church.' senior pastor tim cochran tells us the 54-year-old confessed to him about inappropriately touching a girl."his choice was either you can go tell for yourself or im g

nine on your sides john genovese was the first to report live from the scene. he joins us with new developments in just the past few hours. john. tonight investigators are beginning their sixth hour here on scene. take a look - ad lib. we're told despite several commands - that man reached for his gun - prompting officers to shoot. along harrison avenue where westwood meets cheviot. a polethe driver--00:55:41"he was walking away like he was drunk or something, disoriented" cincinnati police - connecting the dots to a previous call. it didn't take long. 03:06:14"we had a call around 4 pm for a person who was intoxicated waving a gun in the area"a few hundred yards from the wreck02:14:31 "never in my life - it was 2 car lengths ahead of me" three officers - we're told - coming face to face with the suspect 02:009"there was cops all over - right there in that area there"at first - police say - the man was compliant. in an instant things changed. 03:07:10"the person retrieved a gun from their waistband - the officers perceived that threat - they fired upon that indi

look at road crews are ready for whatever mother nature throws thier way. 9 on your side reporter john genovese is live the roads ready... john? there's a lot of work a lot of people stuff ready to go.. this giant vat is holding just some of the nearly 15-thousand gallons of beet juice that will - hopefully - help prevent ice from building up on the roads. around the bend - we've seen salt trucks pulling up to the dome - getting filled to the brim by that bulldozer. the majority of workers are scheduled to arrive here in a little less than an hour. they'll be working 12-hour shifts overnight - driving some of the 60 trucks on hand in the city to keep things as clear as possible.each truck is responsible for clearing 52-lane miles - roughly the distance from here to dayton. they were waiting for the rain to pass before pretreating roads.as always - they'll focus on the main roads first before moving on to residential. crews want us to remind you - if you see them out and about - slow down and give them some space. as for conditions -ad lib. an undercover investigation leads to the arrest of seve

- after they say he waved a gun at them on harrison avenue in cheviot. 9 on your side reporter john genovese is among our several crews on the scene.he joins us 3:12-3:58<"when they got to the area a short time.... and deceased."> information during this newscast - we will let you know.and have the latest tonight on 9 on your side at 11. tonight- police are still trying to figure out where a drunk driver came from before hitting and killing a florence man on interstate 71 this morning. morning.as reality sinks in- 9 on your side's ashley zilka tells us how the victim's work family is coping with this tragedy. police say this fatal crash could have been prevented- and that's what makes this even harder for jose arena's co-workers to grasp. while the drunk driver sits behind bars- cintas mourns the loss of one of their own.package jose arenas will be remembered as a loyal employee who had a great attitude. the 47 year old worked for cintas for two decades.00:46 it's just a really sad day for us. he touched a lot of people. he was from a work standpoint an extremely hard worker, always willing

friday fish fries are taking place at dozens of parishes around the tri-state. 9 on your side's john genovese stopped by one in burlington to take a look at how things are going. john. on around town - but 1 thing that makes this one unique - the drive-thru. check this out. the cars roll up -they get their order taken - and then some of these kids will start making their way down to get the food. they have a second table set up right down here. they got fried fish - baked fish - shrimp - crab cakes - all the goodies ready to go. so the kids come down here through the double doors. a little bit of a journey - but its all worth it in the end. get through here - and check this out - a second table set up - they grab the food - its out to the cars in under 2 minutes. full service - drive thru, carry out, and dine in. they even have a special sandwich here called the tommy boy - its basically a grilled cheese with a piece of fried fish in the middle. we talked with one of the guys here who's been doing this 19 years about the preparations that go into making this work. ((mike whitlock / coordinato

house.our crew just pulled up the scene.nine on your sides john genovese is on tahoe terrace. terrace.he's live with new developing now - a cincinnati woman is in jail tonight accused of driving the wrong way on i-71 ... smashing into another driver - killing him. that driver was just trying to get home from work. now police want to know why that woman was on the wrong side of the highway. highway.this crash happened just before the dana avenue exit.9 on your side's t-j parker is live with new information about caused this crash ... t-j? police believe drugs and alcohol are possible factors here on i-71 near the dana road exit this morning. police are blaming 22-year old taryn chin in this crash. lt. bruce hoffbauer: "00:32 it was a pretty spectacular crash" cincinnati police describe a horrifying scene on i-71.they say taryn chin- was driving north in the southbound lanes when she hit 47 year old jose arenas head on. hoffbauer: "2:37 two cars traveling 55 miles an hour and they hit head on on the interstate, it's going to be a spectacular crash because of the speeds and the f

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and kentucky says it has about 28-thousand tons of salt ready to go. 9 on your side's john genovese with the long night for city workers... getting the roads ready for your morning commute. when the flakes start falling "i really try to stay off the roads"pavement turns slick. drivers turn cautious. "gotta look out for the black ice - don't drive too close to the driver that's in front of seemed on-and-off all evening "first it was a little bit of ice - like icy rain today - and then boom, we had snowflakes - i bet you they was that big around - i was like woah!" /pp sean claxton wasn't expecting it "it was cold. period." but the work for city road crews was well underway "overnight we're gonna go through and treat our residential also - we're gonna try to get into those" cincinnati operations supervisor 'greg courtland' says salt and plow drivers will be going 12 hours straight "typically we like to get out early ahead of the storm - do some brining - we weren't able to do that because of the weather conditions with the relatively-small forecast for powder - he's not expecti

they tell us that man had struggled with drugs for years. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us from fort thomas police headquarters with more. "i did love my brother - my family did - we just hated the person that he became whenever he was on the drug"with rush hour just getting started-- michael gilliam (gill-am) and two others... including a 7- month-old boy were thrown from this tan sedan as it veered off the shoulder05:25:42"to involve a child really angers me" rolling over-and-over in the gravel along i-27505:24:48 "i don't care if it was my brother driving or if it was the other guy driving - it just angers me that people go out and do this and put other peoples lives in jeopardy" michael died at the scene.his brother -- steve -- says he'd been struggling with heroin for years. 05:22:16"he would stay clean for a while and then start doing it again." steve says he saw michael two hours before the crash. he gave him a hundred and fifty dollars to get his van out of an impound lot05:17:45 "when i the back seat of the car that was wrecked up there - every time that he's came out i

to get medications like viagra.that plan is creating a lot of talk tonight.nine on your side's john genovese just spoke the representative behind the bill. he joins us live with the real motive.john? first off - marzian has no faith this bill will actually pass. she introduced it in response to new laws requiring women to undergo counseling before an abortion. she tells me the government needs to decisions. on paper thought, it's crazy" introduced last week it would require men in kentucky to be married visit the doctor twice have a signed and dated letter from their wife and take a sworn oath to only have sex with that person in order to be prescribed erectile- dysfunction medications like viagra"the government shouldn't be totally preaching on morality and what people see as right"the same point 'state representative mary lou marzian' says she's trying to make "we need to get government out of medical care and back into taking care of the budget, education and jobs" earlier this month governor matt bevin signed into law new requirements for women to undergo in-person or video-conference co

a huge tradition for area catholics. 9 on your side's john genovese is live in burlington at the tasty fish fry at immaculate heart of mary - john? the dinner service is just starting tonight and we've already seen a decent number of people stopping by. out here is the drive-thru service this is one of the things that makes this fish fry unique. cars have been pulling upe placing their order and within two minutes take a look at this - we were just inside where all this food's being prepared. on the menu tonight - fried and baked fish soup here called 'the tommy boy.' it's basically a grilled cheese sandwich with a piece of fish melted in the middle. all the proceeds from the fish fry - of course - go back to the church. the men's club starts preparing for each dinner service the monday ahead of time. we talked with one of members who's been doing this for 19 years about what makes their meal stand out from the rest. "we make our coleslaw from scratch - these guys over here are hand breading our fish - a lot of people buy a pre battered fish and all they do is drop it in the deep fryer

john genovese 9oys stay with 9 on your side for continuous updates on the weather from steve on air and on wcpo.com.we'll also keep you updated with any traffic issues with live cameras and the 9 first warning live drive. bus crash!at least thirty people were hurt during a connecticut snowstorm today. at least six people are listed in critical condition. police say 55 people were on the tour bus at the time. you can see the bus completely flipped on its side. snow and getting to the scene. defending her decision.video shows a woman hit an 11 year old - and drive away.but today - that driver's attorney told happened. 9 on your side's evan millward broke this story last week and is live with who else is taking notice of this case. ruby estepp pled not guilty to nats - walk in courtruby estepp says she turned herself in yesterday.wanted after not showing up to court friday - accused of leaving the scene of this crash -- caught on security video given exclusively to nine on your side.stephan madden/public defender "she tells me that when this accident occurred, she was at the scene for quit

john genovese 9oys two hamilton county deputies are being credited with stopping an elaborate escape plan by two suspected killers at the county jail. jail.the sheriff says james kirby and tristan herron had cells and had a plan to escape. however deputies uncovered that plan.herron has since pled guilty to manslaughter charges.kirby is charged with aggravated murder. tonight-- winton terrace residents say they're living in fear -- as their landlord changed their locks but wouldn't say why. tonight those residents told our roseanne aragon that they believe it's because copies of their house keys had been sold weeks ago. roseanne? roe: now i went directly to the manager of the property who couldn't tell me why all the locks had been changed -- the leader i was directed to didn't even know it was happening. (vo) here at findlater gardens residents tell me they don't feel safe-- their landlord is changing all their locks but won't tell them why-- and the complex leaders aren't answering their questions but what they believe is going on -- horrified them--some residents not wanting to go

john genovese 9oys cincinnati police are on edge tonite after a group anonymously released the home addresses of dozens of officers - releasing a video with this masked man... it comes on the heels of two police incidents last week -- one in cincinnati -- one in mount healthy. nine on your side's tom issue and reaction to it. both cases were february 17th and involved toy guns. cincinnati police shot paul gaston when they say he went to his waistband to retrieve a gun, but didn't know it was a toy. the same day, mount healthy police went to a home, spotted what they knew was a toy gun and reacted in a different manner. february 17th. mount healthy officers approach christopher laugle's house during an investigation and see a gun inside. inside. "is that a real gun? no? don't go for it. hold on. open the door. hey it's fake." fake." a scuffle breaks out as someone inside reaches for the toy and laugle is shot with a taser and survives. survives. "in this situation, the weapon was not pointed a tthe officers initially." initially." mount healthy police chief vince demasisays officers knew it wa

turns out to be an airsoft pistol.the shooting took the life of paul gaston.nine on your side's john genovese with paul gaston's girlfriend. 10:31:18"i didn't believe it still don't believe it" despite several commands-- police say 37-year-old 'paul gaston' was reaching for a gun -forcing officers to shoot 10;31:08"i think the shooting was senseless "gaston's girlfriend she asked us to change her voiceand not to show her face "he wasn't a bad person - he had a few issues here and there with drinking - i do believe that played a role int he incident yesterday - but overall he wasn't a bad person" what we now know was an airsoft pellet gun recovered at the scene 10:33:07"he had just got it a couple weeks ago -" in this picture- and in the heat of the moment-police and city officials say it's nearly impossible to tell the difference"i just want there to be a clear, consistent message that when our officers are faced with a situation where their lives are in danger and someone is not listening to their commands and reaching for a gun - that their lethal action is unfortunate" paul gaston had a lo

car...john genovese is live with what he said. brandon ridener says this is the first car crash he's ever been in and one he won't soon

ago.nine on your side's john genovese joins us now -- with more of that video.john? this video runs about an hour long. in it -- a trooper describes three loose pills scattered on a car seat. what they were and declines a field sobriety test before gett g put in handcuffs 2:59"where you coming from today ma'am?" january 25th--an ohio state trooper begins this traffic stop near troy 3:23 "pull your car more over to the right side of the roadway for me" inside this black s-u-v is attorney and w-l-w radio personality 'lisa wells'. moments later... she's asked to step out... appearing to walk slightly unsteadily to the cruiser 5:07"anything in pockets?"getting patted down -- put in the car -- and read her rights 5:29"(miranda rights) i'm a criminal defense attorney - i'm a criminal defense attorney"then--6:03 "(you have a bunch of loose pills on your seat, what are they?) on my seat? (yup, theres three of them, they're loose pills, they're all different) i don't know" minutes later... the trooper returns to the car31:27"(am i under arrest?) well, i'm gonna ask you ma'am,

is breaking its silence about joseph niemeyer's interaction with its students. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us with the statement here. accused of sexual abuse... rape and sodomy. his alleged victim -- led prayers, he read scriptures"for 3 years -- every wednesday--kenton county district spokeswoman 'jess dykes' says 'joseph niemeyer' volunteered with the 'fellowship of christian athletes' club at 'twenhofel middle school' "he wasn't alone with those students -- so that we have some peace in mind in that -- because we dont allow our volunteers to be alone -- there's always multiple adults"niemeyer mainly served as a youth ministry leader at 'new banklick baptist church.' senior pastor tim cochran tells us the 54-year-old confessed to him about inappropriately touching a girl."his choice was either you can go tell for yourself or im going to tell for you" still -- kenton county sanders says this is far from stop the investigation until we've made sure that we've uncovered any other victims that are out there" both officials say background checks were conducted-- describing this as a tr

accused of trying to cut off his girlfriend's head with a samurai sword. 9 on your side's john genovese spoke with people who know the man... and what caused him to lash out. "i was waiting for my daughter to come home and i heard a scream" early saturday morning--police and paramedics swarming this home on 'holman move her arm" neighbors in disbelief20:59"when she told me i said - you're crazy" armed with a samurai sword- covington police say 39- year-old 'terry phillips' tried beheading his girlfriend. telling her if he couldn't have her then nobody could. a missed swing still sending her the hospital with serious injuries "it's just hard to fathom that someone lives that close and that happened to her" quickly canvassing the area--police say 'phillips' left town. /pd"we searched high and low for him - and we received some information that he might be in the lexington area"on tuesday evening - investigators tracking him down "it's hard to believe that someone like that was right above us the whole time - you know - we'd see him every day" phillips lived above the covington store sara

john genovese spoke with that victim... in a "he came up from behind me and jumped me like - and said give me all your money" through this madisonville neighborhood- it's a walk he's made too many times to count "i said i aint got it - and it he just pum - pum - then somebody yelled something and he took off and ran" the two slugs to the face - knocking 70-year-old 'darrel white' to the ground "pretty hard - and my legs won't let me do nothin anymore" around 7-30 tuesday night-"i heard someone screaming" people on roe street near blaney came rushing to help "darrel's on the ground and he's having a hard time getting up"'byron coaston' called 9-1-1-he says he saw two guys booking it- both young thin and tall "they get up off of him and they street that way and disappeared" because of his age- byron and other neighbors think darrel was targeted "he's just this benign guy - you see him, and people give him rides or something but he's just a really nice and gentle guy" a guy who says he's now afraid to go walking by himself "it