the agency also substantied misconduct by the cincinnati va's acting chief of staff, dr barbara temeck the agency suspended her medical privileges, and transferred temeck to another role pending potential further discipline. the va announced the sweeping moves, in response to a joint investigation by the scripps washington bureau and wcpo.in a statement, it said the misconduct by both hetrick and temeck related to temeck's prescriptions and other medical care to members of hetrick's family.it's inspector general accepted the agency's referral for "potential criminal greenblatt, scripps news, in washington.

va's acting chief of staff, dr barbara temeck the agency suspended her medical privileges, and transferred potential further discipline. the va announced the sweeping moves, in response to a joint investigation by the scripps washington bureau and wcpo.in a statement, it said the misconduct by both hetrick and temeck related to temeck's prescriptions and other medical care to members of hetrick's family.it's inspector general accepted the agency's referral for "potential criminal investigation."mark greenblatt, scripps news, in washington. there are veterans from all over ohio in cincinnati tonight -- ahead of a rally tomorrow that was prompted by our investigation.nine on your side's evan millward just talked to that group and joins us live. they call themselves concerned veterans for america.and that joint nine on your side i-team ivnestigation /scripps national bureau caught their eye - and ire.tomorrow they'll call for even more to be done - because they say what happened today wasn't enough.

va's acting chief of staff dr barbara temeck. the v-a suspended her medical privileges, and transferred temeck to another role pending potential further discipline -- where she could even face potential criminal charges. the va announced the moves following preliminary results of an internral probe it launched, in response to a joint investigation by the scripps washington bureau and wcpo wcpo our reporting revealed widespread problems and allegations from dozens of insiders concerned about care for veterans under temeck's leadership. and we discovered improper prescriptions she wrote. hi. dr. temeck - mark greenblatt i'm with scripps news we've been trying to talk to you. we understand you've written controlled substances for jack hetrick's wife. can you tell us anything about why you did that? that? records we obtained showed temeck wrote a prescription for 50 pills of a generic form hetrick's wife.in may of 2013, just 8 weeks before temeck landed the cincinnati job, she gave mrs. hetrick another prescription for 100 pills of

dr. barbara temeck, is suspended from her duties. this is in connection with a probe of management and veterans' care. the agency says its findings are being referred for a possible federal criminal investigation. video from inside the crescent springs walgreens you can see the man grab a basket and memory supplement, prevagen. but police say he of it... and not just here, but also at college hill, west chester, florence and even as far away as pittsburgh. "i'd say obviously he's personal hygiene, but again we don't know exactly where it's going after it's stolen" authorities believe a white jeep. anyone with information is stoppers at 352- 3040. we've got some final g-o-p debate before super tuesday... between two of the presidential an elderly lady in ohio who makes life brighter for elementary school kids gets a birthday surprise... the heartwarming story next. levee cam meteorologist frank marzullo has your storm tracker forecast for your morning commute ... coming up. the end of the driveway to greet the kids on a school bus...

dr. barbara temeck, is suspended from her duties. this is in connection with a probe of management and veterans' care. the agency says its findings are being referred for a possible federal criminal investigation. and today...concered veterans for america will "our v-a...an awareness rally and town hall." it's from 11 to 12-30 at the millenium hotel downtown. it's a chance for the public...and local vets...to voice their concerns with the scandal surrounding the cincinnati v-a. it is free to attend. local law enforcement leaders are getting together today...to discuss the growing heroin epidemic in the tri- state... rob dblbx our jessica brown joins us live with what they're expected to talk about today... live this morning here at the sheriff's enforcement leaders will be taling about the recdent tragedies that stem from the heroin epidemic. even some tragedies as early this past monday where one man died in a serious crash happened on i-275. vo take a look at this video of the scene where it happened near the bridge between kentuck

dr. barbara temeck-- began cutting services two and a half years ago. the hospital lost its only neurosurgeon along with several's seasoned specialists who did complex joint replacement surgeries for hips knees and shoulders. shoulders. "many services are being devastate and are incapable of functions." then there's the increase of drug resistant mrsa infections, and a lack of cleanliness with surgery equipment. equipment. "i've seen surgical instruments that once we open that steril pack they will have pieces of debris from previous surgeries - still on the instrumentation." instrumentation." veterans affairs has already launched an investigation, as has the inspector generals office. senator sherrod brown sits on the committee on veterans' affairs. we spoke with the senator over the phone wednesday. "i'm very concerned about what happened in cincinnati. i have spoken up. i think [w]cpo has done a really good job in helping to unearth a lot of this and there's just no excuse for not taking care of our veterans." we don't know if there will be a shake u

dr. barbara temeck... dr. temeck is accused of prescribing medicine for her bosses wife. today, family and friends will say goodbye to a former reds clubhouse manager. a private funeral will be held for "bernie stowe" a little bit later today. former reds - barry larkin, tom browning and bronso arroyo are among more than a thousand people who have paid their respects. we'll continue to follow breaking news for you right here on the morning xtra and our website fox19 now-dot-com. right now, we want to get a check of your weather with jeff... weather now transition winter weather advisory continues until 10am. with areas of the tri state with near 4 inches of snow on the ground and in some cases up to 5 inches the good news is the heaviest snow accumulation is now over. this morning with look at some sctd light pockets mixing in with some possible freezing drizzle but no major accumulation. temperatures starting out in the low 20s rising to near 37 degrees by day's end. this evening we look for scattered rain showers to develop into the overnight and that for some freezing

dr. barbara temeck... she's a surgeon and also chief of staff. dr. temeck is being accused of prescribing medicine to her bosses wife. it's unclear if she any authorization to do so. and a quick reminder for tomorrow... city of cincinnati workers will be observing president's day and as a result... trash, recycling and yard waste collection will bedelayed by one day this week. if you don't have plans for valentine's day today, don't worry. there are a bunch of fun event's happening actoss the tri-state... a complete list, coming up. jess vo pope francis is continuing his historic trip in mexico today... what is on his agenda... that and more, coming up. matter!" said for exploring the world ou y. why should snacking be any different? all nine flavors of our creamy cheese anp into your curiosity. laughing cow. this was a big message at a youth suicide prevention forum after recent suicide deaths here in the tri-state. dozens of people attended the forum at true divine kingdom in mt auburn yesterday. it gave young people the chance to talk and learn ab

dr. barbara temeck... she's a surgeon and also chief of staff. dr. temeck is being prescribing medicine to her bosses wife. it's unclear if she any authorization today, family and friends will say goodbye to a reds legend... a private funeral will be held for former clubhouse manager bernie stowe. the reds tell us more than a thousand people spent time at elder high school yesterday for a visitation... despite the snow. barry larkin - sean casey - bronson arroyo all in attendance... legends who called bernie a father-figure... family... and a friend. sixty-seven years he worked in the reds clubhouse. stowe died last week... he was 80 years old. the tri-state giving we've got the breakdown coming adlib weather and traffic tease kara 2 shot welcome to fox19 it's 5 o clock. not getting your best sleep? could be you've got the wrong bed. enter sleep number... she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. the best sleep of your life. only at a sleep number store, save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed, plus 24-month financing. ends monday. know better

the agency also substantied misconduct by the cincinnati va's acting chief of staff, dr barbara temeck the agency suspended her medical privileges, and transferred temeck to another role pending potential further discipline. the va announced the sweeping moves, in response to a joint investigation by the scripps washington bureau and wcpo.in a statement, it said the misconduct by both hetrick and temeck related to temeck's prescriptions and other medical care to members of hetrick's family.it's inspector general accepted the agency's referral for "potential criminal greenblatt, scripps news, in washington. veterans are responding this morning to our joint nine on your side i-team and scripps d-c bureau investigation. investigation.members of "concerned veterans for second floor ballroom.they'll demand accountability after our investigation raised questions about misconduct at the v-a.leaders tell nine on your side not enough is being done to correct the problems. steve burkhalter/concerned veterans for america local leader123522 they get to keep their retirement packages and they get t

dr. barbara temeck, the acting chief of staff, began to squeeze employees out from neurosurgery ...before dr. temeck came, we didn't have a backlog of ware says in 2014, temeck began looking at closing neurosurgery, and requested a cost benefit analysis. and we uncovered internal documents which reveal annuallyit would cost taxpayers...$1.6 million to keep neurosurgery in house and an additional $4 - 7 million to send patients outside the v-a. but we've obtained show the hospital faced "...a potential large budget deficit in feb of 2015 staff was told by regional director jack hetrick to find ways to "... improve operations and efficiency" he said "..the status quo is not an option." two months after that email temeck... ... called an emergency meeting at 730 at night with the surgeons. and, according to what i was told, she closed the service. whistleblowers say other services were hit too.i think this is shift of expense making the local chief of orthopedics richard freiberg says temeck targeted all of the hospital's surgical specialists in hip, shoulder, and knee replacements. we were

dr. barbara temeck, acting chief of staff. whistleblowers say she intentionally cut services veterans depend on. like bill surgery, but the v-a told him bill hatfield vietnam veteran runs = :52 - :56 "...we don't have a neurosurgeon at the hospital anymore." ohio senator sherrod brown announced...he received a new commitment from the v-a secretary. sen brown: once the beginning of the investigation is completed///i'm hopeful in a very short period of time that secretary mcdonald and i will together visit the va in cincinnati after the hearing... mark: hi mr. secretary, mark greenblatt with scripps news we followed up about the v-a.s investigation. secretary mcdonald: we take these allegations very seriously and that's why we're digging into them. when we have more to report we will obviously report it. mark: deputy secretary gibson said yesterday on a reporters call, after a few days on the ground omi investigators quote unquote, saw something which lead them to them to want to call... led you to want to call in the ig. what i

substantiated misconduct allegations against both him, and the cincinnati va's acting chief of staff dr barbara temeck. the v-a suspended her medical privileges, and transferred temeck to another role pending potential further discipline -- where she could even face potential criminal charges. the va announced the moves following preliminary results of an internral probe it launched, in response to a joint investigation by the scripps washington bureau and wcpo wcpo our reporting revealed widespread problems and allegations from dozens of insiders concerned about care for veterans under temeck's leadership. and we discovered improper prescriptions she wrote. hi. dr. temeck - mark greenblatt i'm with scripps news we've been trying to talk to you. we understand you've written controlled substances for jack hetrick's wife. can you tell us anything about why you did that? that? records we obtained showed temeck wrote a prescription for 50 pills of a generic form

dr. barbara temeck, the acting chief of staff, began to squeeze employees out from neurosurgery ware : ...before dr. temeck came, we didn't have a backlog of problems with appointments. but ware says in 2014, temeck began looking at closing neurosurgery, and requested a cost benefit analysis. and we uncovered internal documents which reveal annually million to keep neurosurgery in house and an additional $4 - 7 million to send patients outside the v-a. but emails we've obtained show the hospital faced "...a potential large budget deficit" - and in feb of 2015 staff was told by regional director jack hetrick to find ways to "... improve operations and efficiency" he said "..the status quo is not an option." two months after that email ware says temeck... ware: ... called an emergency meeting at 730 at night with the surgeons. and, according to what i was told, she closed the service. whistleblowers say other services were hit too. dr. richard freiberg former chief of orthopedics runs = 3:25 - 3:29 i think this is shift of expense making the local institution look good. former chief of orth

substantiated misconduct allegations against both him, and the cincinnati va's acting chief of staff dr barbara temeck. the v-a suspended her medical privileges, and transferred temeck to another role pending potential further discipline -- where she could even face potential criminal charges. the va announced the moves following preliminary results of an internral probe it launched, in response to a joint investigation by the scripps washington bureau and dr. temeck, mark greenblatt from scripps news our reporting revealed widespread problems and allegations from dozens of insiders concerned about care for veterans under temeck's leadership. and we discovered improper prescriptions she wrote. temeck walk up interview hi. dr. temeck - mark greenblatt i'm with scripps news we've been trying to talk to you. ((temeck continues to walk briskly with her umbrella clutched tight- looking away from the camera)) we understand you've written controlled substances for jack hetrick's wife. forward without speakking, and our team discontinued pursuit after she entered the hospital doors)). records we obtained show

dr. barbara temeck, is suspended from her duties. this is in connection with a probe of management and veterans' care. the agency says its findings are being referred for a possible federal criminal investigation. and today... concered veterans for america will hold an "our v-a awareness rally." it's going to be from 11 to 12-30 at the millenium hotel right downtown. this is going to a chance for the public...and local vets...to voice their concerns with the scandal surrounding the cincinnati v-a. it is free to attend. and... look at this... the balding bandit strikes again! take a look at this inside the crescent springs walgreens store. you can see the man grab a basket and fill it up with boxes of rogaine, and the memory supplement, prevagen. but police say he didn't pay for any of it... and did the same at stores in mt. healthy, north college hill, west chester, florence and even as far away as pittsburgh. authorities believe the suspect drives a white jeep. anyone with information is asked to call crime stoppers at 513- 352-30-4

dr. barbara temeck, is suspended from her duties. this is in connection with a probe of management and veterans' care. the agency says its findings are being referred for a possible federal criminal investigation. and the five remaining republican presidential candidates squared off in their final debate before super tuesday. really seemed like a 3-man battle. donald trump's rivals, trying to knock him out of a 3-state wining streak... marco rubio striking quickly, and often. ted cruz jumping in too. sot: marco rubio / r presidential candidate "you're the only person on his stage fined for working on your project illegally" sot: donald trump / r presidential candidate "i'm the only one on the stage who has hired people. you haven't hired anybody." cheer sot: ted cruz / r presidential candidate in 2013, when i was leading the fight against the gang of eight amnesty bill, where was donald? he was firing dennis rodman on "celebrity apprentice" but it wasn't all zingers and snappy lines. trump was asked about releasing his tax returns. h

dr. barbara temeck, acting chief of staff. whistleblowers say she forced out all of the hospitals surgical specialists in total joint replacements... and when veterans like bill hatfield needed back surgery, they're now told... bill hatfieldvietnam veteranruns = :38 - 42 (quick)hatfield: "...we don't have a neurosurgeon at the hospital anymore."members of congress could also press mcdonald on the status of twin federal investigations, probing prescriptions temeck made for controlled substances like hydrocode for the wife of va regional director jack sources say she didn't have a license to prescribe them, privately.mark: can you tell us anything about why you did that?we'll have coverage your side, and http://wcpo.com. mark greenblatt, scripps news, washington. the rumors are swirling.is jay bruce leaving the reds? this morning ...e-s-p-n and yahoo sports are reporting a possible three way trade involving the reds, blue jays and angels is on hold due to players. that trade would have reportedly sent bruce to toronto ....while

dr. barbara temeck, acting chief of staff. whistleblowers say she forced out all of the hospitals surgical specialists in total joint replacements... and when veterans like bill hatfield needed back surgery, they're now told... bill hatfieldvietnam veteranruns = :38 - 42 (quick)hatfield: "...we don't have a neurosurgeon at the hospital anymore."members of congress could also press mcdonald on the status of twin federal investigations, probing prescriptions temeck made for controlled substances like hydrocode for the wife of va regional director jack hetrick. state and federal sources say she didn't have a license to prescribe them, privately.mark: can you tell us anything about why you did that?we'll have coverage your side, and http://wcpo.com. greenblatt, scripps news, washington. the rumors are swirling.is jay bruce leaving the reds? reds?early this morning ... e-s-p-n and yahoo sports are reporting a possible three way trade involving the reds, blue jays and angels is on hold due "other" players. that trade would have repo

dr. barbara temeck, a thorasic surgeon staff - who allegedly prescribed medicine - despite not being authorized to do so. the person she was allegedly writing those illegal prescriptions for - was her bosses wife. mary hetrick is the wife of jack hetrick -- the director of the v-a network and parts of ohio, indiana, and michigan. don't know what the medications are, or if jack hetrick was directly involved in the alleged activity. however, a v-a email obtained by fox news says hetrick "has recused himself from any and all decisions regarding the facility since his wife has a professional and personal relationship with the physician involved." still not clear - alleged misconduct impacted the care of veterans -- if any veterans received the wrong prescriptions - and extends beyond dr. temeck and ms. hetrick. members of congress aren't being told much more - and several members tell fox news the v-a seems to be trying to bury this story. a spokesman for congressman brad wenstrup, who represents the east side of cincinatti and is a member of the house veterans' affairs committee, says in a stateme

dr. barbara temeck has been , suspended from her current duties pending further action. within minutes of the announcement, ohio congressman brad wenstrup, who serves on the house committee on veterans affairs, said veterans are thankful that the department of veterans affairs acted to dismiss a leader who has lost the trust of those he serves. mark: reforming the cincinnati meeting later today. lisa: wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is live with what veterans and concerned residents can expect. andrew, good morning. andrew: good morning. expect the town hall meeting here at the millennium hotel to give people a chance to learn more about what' s been going on and going wrong at the va. this will take place a little bit later this morning. the group is bringing people together today, it is concerned veterans for america. they want to see changes made in the va, and they think that the problems that have been uncovered at our cincinnati va hospital highlight the problems going on nationwide. the problems at the va and also listening to people about their experiences. concern

dr. barbara temeck.our investigation looked into allegations dr. temeck was prescribing drugs to hetrick's wife when she shouldn't have been.a subsequent v-a with that.but concerned veterans for america is upset hetrick will get his full retirement and temeck is getting her same salary.also the v-a says it didn't find issues with the quality of care.. but veterans think there are still problems and are rallying for changes. when you unfold one blanket, what happens when you unfold the next sheet and the next blanket? there's probably a lot more that we need to discover. that meeting is set for 11 this morning.. here in the grand ballroom of the millenium hotel.we'll be there to hear what those veterans have to say.reporting live.. jordan burgess. 9 on your side. breaking developments are coming in overnight in another deadly mass workplace shooting. this one in kansas, where investigators are trying to determine a motive this morning. at least 4 people are dead and more than a dozen people are recovering.this morning, we're hearing new accounts from witne

dr. barbara temeck.our investigation looked into allegations dr. temeck was prescribing drugs to hetrick's wife when she shouldn't have been.a subsequent v-a investigation found issues with that.but concerned veterans for america is upset hetrick will get his full retirement and temeck is getting her same salary.also the v-a says it didn't find issues with the quality of care.. but veterans think there are still problems and are rallying for changes. they should expect to come and fight in a great, mighty army of other veterans that are in ohio and in the cincinnati area that can make a potential huge dent in the system of the va. we really want to take this place by storm and hold these people accountable. that meeting is set for 11 this morning.. here in the grand ballroom of the to here what those veterans have to say.reporting live.. jordan burgess. 9 on your side. power outages will cost a loveland couple dearly.new video our crews shot just this morning - shows hundreds of fish dead in their basement. the couple uses this area to breed fish. kelly l