happening trial begins for suspende juvenile court judge tracie hunter. kara dblbx our dan wells joins us live outside the hamilton county courthouse with a preview. live the second trial of a suspended juvenile court judge tracie hunter convicted last year of unlawful interest in a public begins today. last october a jury found hunter guilty of a charge of unlawful interest in a public contract. she was remains free while appealing. the new trial is on eight charges the first jury couldn't reach a unanimous verdict on. those charges included tampering with evidence and theft in office, along with one additional hunter has pleaded she will have a new first-trial attorney withdrew from her case. vo live happening today and today... a man accused in a deadly shooting in a man accused in a deadly shooting in avondale, is set to face a judge. 21-year old derrell gover will be arraigned on murder charges. investigators say he shot and killed immanuel scott on alaska avenue last friday night. also set to go before a judge today --- 26-year old johnny hammond for

live the second trial of a suspended juvenile court judge tracie hunter convicted last year of unlawful interest in a public begins today. last october a jury found hunter guilty of a charge of unlawful interest in a public contract. she was sentenced to six months in jail but remains free while appealing. the new trial is on eight charges the first jury couldn't reach a unanimous verdict on. those charges included tampering with evidence and theft in office, along with one additional count. hunter has pleaded not guilty to all counts. she will have a new attorney. her first-trial attorney withdrew from her case. vo live kara hplaz grand jury decided not to indict two police officers in the shooting death of 12 year old tamir rice. now his mother is speaking out about what she's doing, to make sure justice comes for her son. she is pushing for special independent prosecutors....for all police-involved shootings. saying...the circumstances in her son's case, felt slanted. "my family is terrified of of the police.. being police right now in this day and age you don't know what to expect."

rob 2shot suspended court judge tracie hunter could be in more trouble.. after the break, hunter could be in more trouble.. after the break, we'll breakdown the new charges against her, in a live report. kara vo plus...could a major scandal be unfolding in tennis? details on what top "he should have paid experts. he should have detroit water as soon contamination." flint, michigan... as protestors call for the governor's resignation, blaming him for the water crisis. "i don't how she survived. i don't know how long she was in there. i didn't see her until i heard her yelling." a dramatic rescue in west chester... as a woman and her dogs are pulled out of a frozen pond. begging for acknowlement, or even asking, diminishes dignity, diminishes power. a movement growing to boycott the oscars... with many frustrated, about the lack of diversity in the awards. kara 2shot good morning

well a re-trial to begin today for suspended juvenile court judge tracie hunter. lisa wlwt news 5' s andrew : setters is live at the courthouse this morning where hunter is expected today followed by a trail of supporters. andrew bring us up-to-date. andrew her supporters are : planning to make their presence known here at the court house today. we saw just yesterday what it can mean when her supporters turnout. tracie hunter is still off the bench, under suspension and preparing to be put on trial again. round two in the on-going legal battle goes forward today. tracie hunter was convicted on one felony charge at her first trial, but the jury couldn' t reach a verdict on eight additional charges. that' s what she' ll be tried for starting today. her supporters turned out at the yesterday a group of supporters , disrupted the gathering at music hall. >> the problem is that there are so many racial undertones in that case aside from the legal issues. >> if you disrupt the martin luther king speech, maybe people will pay attention and say, hey, these people are upset

judge. lisa: wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is live at the courthouse this morning, where supporters of tracy hunter is expected to gather. andrew: supporters of judge tracie hunter plan to have a demonstration here outside the courthouse this morning as she prepares to go back before a judge. of charges. and she is also facing the possibility of jail time on an earlier conviction. trial number one ended with tracie hunter convicted of unlawful interest in a public contract. she lost an appeal of that conviction last week. yesterday supporters took part in the annual martin luther king day march, and when that march ended at music hall, some of them disrupted the program that was being held there. their call -- justice for judge hunter. >> the problem is that there are so many racial undertones in that case aside from the legal issues. >> if you disrupt the martin luther king speech, maybe people will pay attention and say, hey, these people are upset about something. andrew: judge tracie hunter will be retried on eight counts starting today. she has hired prominent attorney lou sirkin to represent

the video of the supporters of tracie hunter who were at the martin luther king junior program at music hall.. even interupting it at one point. hunter.. a juvenile court judge.. was first charged two years.the first trial in october of 2014 ended with one deadlocked on the other eight on that one conviction a few days ago.. and faces six months in jail. now all eyes are on the second trial that will start this morning on those other eight charges. that first trial went five weeks. a bizzare case today in hamilton county court... as a man will answer charges he got a dog out of the pound... in order to have it destroyed. police say jason dotson was ordered have his dog put down after it was deemed to be vicious.police say he went to dog... and turned in that dog to be put down.we'll be in court this afternoon for his hearing. this morning... a man charged with a homicide over the weekend in avondale will be in court. derrell gover is charged with murder for that shooting friday night on alaska avenue.two men took immanuel scott to children's hospital that night with gunshot wounds.no word on a motive for that shooting. as family prepares to bury an ohio poli

mark: happening today, suspended judge tracie hunter is set to go to retrial. hunter' s supporters are also expected today to rally outside the courthouse. just yesterday, those supporters interrupted a program to honor martin luther king jr.. >> tell the people the truth. tell the people the truth today. s supporters say the event was an attention-grabbing opportunity. they say the court system is undermining hunter. >> they know that i didn' t break any laws. they know that this is incredibly wicked, evil and corrupt, what they' re doing. mark: our own courtis fuller emceed the interrupted program. courtis drew applause when he said he didn' t think mlk would have cut into a program designed to teach respect. lisa: the family of the man shot and killed by a uc police officer has settled with the university for more than $4 million. wlwt news 5' s miriah turner tells us what else comes with the settlement and how the dubose family is feeling about it. miriah: dubose' s 18-year-old daughter, raegan brooks, calls the settlement bittersweet, saying it won' t bring

police of duty. 3 back in court.the re- trial for suspended hamilton county juvenile court judge tracie hunter begins today. the charges a jury will have to decide.. coming up. 3 plus a travel warning is issued.we'll tell you why pregnant woman are being asked this morning. 3 good morning.we'll get to those top stories in just a moment.but first we want to start with a first check of your forecast.here's meterologist brandon orr. 3 3 new this morning.. an elderly woman runs out of her home during an overnight fire in westwood.it happened just before 1 a- m on ravogli firefighters say the woman fell asleep in her recliner.. and woke up to a fire on her stove.her kitchen is damaged.. but she made it out okay.the red cross is helping her find a place to stay. 3 the man accused of killing a ohio police officer is due in court today.herschel jones will face a judge on previous charges.officers say he shot and killed officer tom cottrell with the danville police department early monday morning... and jones has had trouble in the past. he got out of prison in 2014 for burglary. and in october.. he wa

when the morning x returns xtra is sponsored by news....the charges against hamilton county judge tracie hunter have been dismissed. a special procecutor says it is not in the best interest of the county to pursue 8 felony charges against the former juevenille judge. new this morning new this morning... firefighters were called to a home on rav-o-gli avenue in westwood. investigators say the woman living there fell asleep with something on the stove. she was able to get out safely. the red cross is helping her with a place to stay this morning. happening today... texas prosecutors are holding a hearing to request moving the "affluenza teen" -- ethan couch's hearing to adult court. couch and his mother fled to mexico late last could be found in violation of a probation order. despite killing four people in a drunk driving accident, couch only received probation -- after his lawyers argued that his wealthy upbringing... left him unable to figure out right from wrong. i will continue to follow breaking news for you and bring you the latest information right here on the morning xtra and our website

big story we're following this noon hour.after months of preparations, the re-trial of former judge tracie hunter ends with prosecutors dismissing the remaining charges against her. 9 on your side's jordan burgess is live with what led development. even tracie hunter's attorneys said what happened here in hamilton county court caught right now we're trying to get answers about what was behind the sudden change of heart. heart.tracie hunter walked out of court with her supporters singing to god be the glory. otherwise she didn't have much to say about the dismissal of the eight charges against her. prosecutors told the judge they felt that hunter was guilty but that the trial would lead to substantial cost and further conflict in the community... and she already had one conviction so they would not retry her on the same eight charges a jury deadlocked on in october of 2014. but defense attorneys believe they had a strong case... saying they found proof of data related to the times hunter made filings that had been on a computer that was erased and sold in december 2013 before hunter was indicted.

king, supporters of controversial juvenile judge tracie hunter. hunter just lost her appeal of one criminal conviction. she faces retrial on eight other counts tomorrow. wlwt news 5' s john london is live inside music hall, where those supporters may try a new approach to drum up support. john, bring us up-to-date. john: supporters of judge hunter plan to be visible leading up to her retrial tomorrow. too. there is someone with a she is here, and she was on the praise 1230 talk show. she told ware on friday she believes the courthouse structure is conspiring to unjustly bring her down. she told ware on friday she believes there is a conspiracy against her. justice for judge hunter signs were plastered on a vehicle out in front of music hall this morning. the king day event over the years has always gone smoothly without any sort of disruption. but, we hear that could change today due to the hunter case. lincoln ware: i hear there may be some disruption today tro -- to bring attention to what' happening to judge tracie john london: if that would occ

suspended juvenile judge tracie hunter is now waiting to find out if she will be heading to jail. prosecutors dropped the eight remaining criminal charges against her. her second trial was set to begin yesterday, but prosecutors felt it wouldn't be worth the cost or in the best interest of the public. consider whether the six month sentence for her unlawful interest in a public contract. supporters of a indiana bill that would require prescriptions for a cold medicine used to make methamphetamine aren't backing down... even though key lawmakers in that state, say that option no longer is on the table. a separate indiana bill would complicate the ability to obtain pseudoephedrine, by allowing suspicious customers. happening today happening today... it's museum selfie day. the international event celebrates museums by capturing the people and their experiences in them. the cincinnati museum center is encouraging you to take part... visit your favorite museum... snap your selfie... then post it to social media using the hashtag, #cincymuseumselfie . an ohio professor is now under inv

new tonight.the ohio supreme court says that juvenile judge tracie hunter can avoid jail.... at least for now! hunter is in the process of appealing her 20-14 conviction down, hunter may have had to start serving her six month sentence tomorrow!earlier this week, the eight additional charges that she was first tried on in 20-14 - were thrown out. the boyfriend of a middletown woman who was found dead is being sentenced in her pleaded guilty to killing de'asia sims in december of 2014.the pair were dating when she disappeared.after a desperate search, her body was discovered near a water works plant on lick road in fairfield.hawkins will spend prison. murder charges are being handed out to these four men chester teen. demarcus staley, justin koch, jibril willingham, and rodney foster were all indicted today by a butler county grand jury. in addition to murder charges, the young men will also face aggravated robbery, kidnapping and tampering with evidence charges.police say two of the men entered 18 year old tyler kassow's home on january 13- th.. and shot him in the head. two

happening today suspended and embattled juvenile court judge tracie hunter's re-trial rob dblbx us live outside the hamilton county courthouse with a preview. live the second trial of a suspended juvenile court judge tracie last year of in a public begins today. last october a jury found hunter guilty of a charge interest in a public sentenced to six months in jail but remains free while appealing. the new trial is on eight charges the first jury couldn't reach a unanimous charges included with one additional hunter has pleaded not guilty to all counts. she will have a new attorney. her first-trial attorney case. vo live happening today happening today... a man accused in a deadly shooting in avondale, is set to face a judge. 21-year old derrell arraigned on murder charges. investigators say he shot and killed immanuel scott on alaska avenue friday night. also set to go before a judge today --- 26-year old johnny hammond for aggravated arson. we checked court documents which shows hammond confessed to starting a fire at an apartment building on nebraska avenue in west price hill yesterd

was over.special prosecutors dropping eight felony charges against suspended judge tracie hunter. nats/ 1:30:33 "to god be the glory" 3 it caught many off guard...but not the man who presided over her first trial.45:46 i had no inside information :48 but i have been predicting all along that there would not be a retrial 45:51 hunters supporters call the case a witch hunt and say she's innocent.1:32:47 we've seen some misdeeds here especially regarding judge hunter. and we think it was just a big bully fight. we really do think it was just a big bully fight." 1:32:57 prosecutors say she's guilty... the expense to taxpayers for second trial is too great... and the case was caused division in the community. retired judge appellate court's decision to uphold her conviction in the first trial... is one of the reasons he's not surprised prosecutors dropped the other charges. 46:19 judge hunter was convicted on one charge, sentenced to jail by me and the trial was lengthy, a retrial would be lengthy and expensive :29 hunters lawyers say prosecutors knew they would lose in the retrial and

an appeals court in ohio - upheld the conviction of suspended juvenile court judge tracie hunter. hunter.hunter tried to get her conviction thrown out based on misconduct among prosecutors ... and improper polling of the jury. hunter's attorney says he will appeal to the ohio supreme court.hunter's six month prison sentence has been on hold during the appeals process. hunter faces another trial starting on tuesday. she's being retried on eight counts.9 on your will be in the courtroom and bring you any new developments. a father accused of overdosing in his child's hospital room was indicted by a grand jury today.wesley landers is also accused of bringing a gun into cincinnati children's.the mother of that child was found dead from an overdose. that neighborly heroes. a ten-year-old boy attacked by pit bulls.how a little teamwork got that boy to safety. a slice of the good life. travel, sports and boats return to downtown cincinnati. where the show is happening - and other events making the top nine things to do this weekend. you're watching 9 on your side at 5 the winners keep co

suspended juvenile judge tracie hunter's appeal is being denied.hunter was asking the state to throw out the conviction against her.she was found guilty in october 20-14 her brother, who was a juvenile court employee.a jury couldn't reach a verdict on eight other charges against her...and a re-trial on those charges is scheduled to start next month.in 20-14 she was sentenced to six months in jail... but hasn't yet served a day of it. patients of a mason doctor who fled the country two years ago after being accused of performing unneccesary surgeries are demanding justice. justice.doctor atiq durrani faces hundreds of medical malpractice lawsuits for botching spinal surgeries. dozens of former patients picketed outside u-c health's burnet avenue offices...one of them says its tough to find anyone to treat her now... <"you want answers for why he did this and its hard because you cant find doctors that will treat you because once they find out that you are a duranni victim they are like, there is nothing we can do for you."> hamilton county for the lawsuits... but durrani's attorneys w

charges dismissed.those are the words convicted juvenile judge tracie hunter heard today as she was getting ready to stand trial for the second time.hunter was joined by her supporters in singing praises to god-- as they walked out of the court room.this all happened in a surprise move- by the special prosecutor who dismissed the remaining charges against hunter... that a jury could not reach a verdict on in 2014. to pursue the remaining charges would cause in monetary terms and further conflict in our community. community. my position is they dismissed because they couldn't win. hunter was sentenced to six months in jail for a conviction on one charge.but hunter is appealing that. during a hearing scheduled for this friday - we could learn if hunter will serve time while her appeal is being heard. tonight - a tri-state mother is concerned that a teacher's punishment went too far. far.the mom tells 9 on your side her daughter spent the weekend recovering from chemical burns she suffered while scrubbing mats at south lebanon elementary school on friday.the punishment was given out to student

. >> most reasonable people should know that judge tracie hunter did not commit any crime. this is as much a spiritual battle as it is an actual battle. >> she told the radio host she is neither shocked nor surprised. if found her conviction was based on sufficient evidence and the state did not provide -- did not deprive her of a fair trial. the jail sentence covers over her once again. it is scheduled for tuesday. angered loyalists see a corrupt system ignoring one of forensic experts. at an auction. >> we' re showing you one thing but we are covering up what you don' t want to see in the other hand. >> she believes the republican machine is orchestrating a political persecution. the gop chairman says these conspiracy theories are dangerous and without evidence. the ship bobby hilton is planning a response of some sort either monday, tuesday, or both. >> it smells conspiracy. that' s what it smells like. >> there appears to be a deeper mike: there is no confirmation about an appeal but supporters think it is very likely. sheree: a rough day on wall street. closing out jus

suspended juvenile judge tracie hunter won't have a new trial. all the remaining charges against her have been dismissed. the special prosecutors on the case asked the court to throw out the case... saying it wasn't worth the expense or the public tension it would cause. hunter was tried last was convicted of having an unlawful interest in a public contract... for helping her brother.. who was a county employee.. during a discplinary hearing. but the jury was hung on the other charges.. including forgery and theft in office. hunter is appealing her conviction on the one other charge. a suspected rapist who's been on the run is now under arrest. diondre brandy was caught by the "southern ohio fugitive apprehension strike team"... also known as "sofast" on wilder avenue near state street. police say brandy raped a woman with mental disabilities in cincinnati. "sofast" includes local.. state.. and federal law enforcement agencies. spring grove cemetery is asking for you help tonight to iron gates. officials posted a picture of the damage on the ceme

the ohio first district court of appeals has upheld former hamilton county juvenile court judge tracie hunter's conviction for unlawful interest in a public contract. hunter, seen here at a court appearance back in october...was sentenced to six months in jail on the single count but has remained free since challenging the conviction. a court official said her sentence will be addressed next week. the same day felony charges. here's a story with a happy ending.... an indian hill elementary student was pretzel and passes out...a teacher's aide comes to his rescue. fox19 now's gordon graham tells us how the aide used a life saving technique to save the boy's life. open----the centers for disease control estimates that 17-thousand children each year wind up in the emergency room because of choking related incidents, but when one local 3rd grader began pretzel his teacher's aide knew just what to do. it was a normal day at indian hill yesterday as educational aide joey dupps watched having snacks......9 year-old drew palmer was munching on pretzels. joey-----all of the sudden i saw his face kind of

sheree: the ohio supreme court rules suspended juvenile judge tracy hunter will not have to go to jail tomorrow. he was going to make his decision about whether she could remain free tomorrow but the supreme court issued its own ruling today. hunter was convicted of a felony of unlawful interest in a public contract. prosecutors announced they will not be retrying her. is that blood getting in the way of progress? y city council members are and the school community comes together to provide care to their daughter battling brain cancer. kevin: less than 24 hours away sheree: no remedy ever the bad blood between cincinnati' s mayor and some of his fellow democrat. some of -- one of them saying mayor cranley' s behavior is hurting the city. live with where this all seems headed now. >> straight into the 2017 political campaign to try to unseat mayor john cranley. the overarching concern is if all of this bad blood is harming city policy in the city' s image. chris is on record saying that cranley treats people poorly although his wording was rather crude and salty. political grudges won'

we could know by the end of the week if suspended judge tracie hunter will serve six months in jail for her felony conviction. prosecutors now say a second trial on the remaining eight counts is not worth the effort or expense. the judge has now given hunter' s attorney the rest of the week to file an appeal for her conviction of unlawful interest in a public contract. hunter and her lawyers are due back at 9:00 a.m. this friday, at which time the judge will either impose the six-month sentence or waive it pending another appeal of her conviction. in 2014, a jury deadlocked on eight of the nine counts against judge hunter. there was no indication from would be dropped until just yesterday. mark? lisa? lisa: a community mourning the loss of a hero. the middletown fire department is honoring retired firefighter-paramedic scott bruggeman as they prepare to say goodbye. bruggeman died on monday after being diagnosed with sarcoidosis in 2014 after a heart attack. the disease began to attack his heart and lung. he was 45 years old. middletown fire considers his death a medical line of duty de

that number is 513- 574- 0007. 3 suspended juvenile court judge tracie hunter is set to go on trial today for a second time... and her friends took to the streets in a show of support.a jury found hunter guilty of unlawful interest in a public contract .. and her appeal was rejected.during her first trial, the jury could not reach a verdict on eight other charges.she's being tried on those charges today which include theft and tampering with evidence. 3 duke energy has a warning for customers ...the company says says it's seen an increase in scams where customers have been threatened with having their power cut off unless a quick payment is made.a caller says he's with duke and instructs customers to get a information that will allow the scammers to get access to the money.duke says when it intends to disconnect someone's power, it sends a notice with the monthly bill. the company will not call you. 3 new this morning ....crews are called to an overnight fire in westwood.it happened just before one at a home on ravoglie avenue near pancoast avenue.a neighbor heard smoke alarms and called

supporters of former juvenile judge tracie hunter used today's march as an opportunity to drum up support. hunter's re-trial on eight felony charges she faces starts tomorrow...rangin g from theft in office to tampering with evidence. last week the ohio first district court of appeals upheld hunter's conviction for unlawful interest in a public contract. if you need to fill up your car or s- u-v.. do it! gas prices are less than a buck-40 a gallon! we'll explain why and tell you how to find the cheapest places to fill up. plus we continue to follow breaking news... a 3-alarm fire in bond hill.... on laconia avenue... the fire is out... but the scene remains active.. steve... steve wx desk crude oil prices are now below $29 dollars a barrel... the first time it's been that low since 2003.. those low prices mean that we are seeing low, low prices at the pump... we found gas as low as $1.39 a gallon at the u-d-f in reading this morning. if you want to find the lowest gas prices near you... go to fox 19 now dot com... find the gas gauge tab at the top of the screen...... click... and you will

expense. >> tracie hunter has been held accountable for her conduct and has been penalized accordingly. she no longer is relevant to either the court system or the community. mark: the judge gave hunter' s attorney until friday to file an appeal for her conviction of unlawful interest in a public contract. hunter still faces sanctions and legal hurdles to running again. lisa: a community mourning the loss of a hero. the middletown fire department is honoring retired firefighter paramedic scott bruggeman as they prepare to say goodbye. bruggeman died on monday after being diagnosed with sarcoidosis in 2014 after a heart attack. the disease began to attack his heart and lungs. he was 45 years old. middletown fire considers his death a medical line of duty death. >> scott was a firefighter paramedic that a community would want. he was born and raised here. he knew the people here. people knew him. lisa: bruggeman wasn' t just a hero for his community, he was also a marine who fought in he also knew how to have fun and was an expert at firehouse pranks. bruggeman' s funeral will take place on friday. >> cincinnati' s certified most accurate forecast. randi: good morning. the

. >> suspended juvenile state judge, tracy hunter, is not going to be serving time. and judge is sentenced in six months, for having illegal interest in a public contract. hamilton attorney, she interfreared from her job. and at which time she could have been taken into custody much the supreme court ruled that would be improper until the state court heard her appeal. >>> center for disease control, will reconsider travel, because of a virus that poses a risk to zeckia virus is spread by mosquitoes. and including under developed brains. all of the zeckia cases involved women who travel. cdc, will consider postponing their trips. women who will become pregnant p>>>> >> saddle up for an exhibit coming to the newport aquarium. seahorses unbridled fun. ten species, including sea dragons, shrimp fish and trumpet fish. seahorses blend in so they can be difficult to see. viewing tanks are designed to get up close to them. the exhibit opens in april. >>> takes a lot of courage to start a new career. practicing a hobby while still getting paid is one way to explore whether it's something you could

you should just hang up. 3 suspended juvenile court judge tracie hunter is due back in court this week.this, after an appeals court upholds her conviction.the jury at hunter's first trial convicted her of unlawful interest in a public contract.she was accused of interfering in a disciplinary hearing for her brother who was a county employee.hunter's lawyers claimed misconduct on the part and improper polling of the jury.the higher court rejected those claims.the jury at her first trial could not reach a verdict on eight other charges that included tampering with evidence and theft in office. the second trial on *those charges is due to begin tomorrow. 3 in more local news ...an ambitious plan for a downtown street corner in the heart of cincinnati's central business district is in the works.a texas-based developer is making a 100-million dollar bet on downtown to convert fourth & walnut centre into a mix of hotels, redesigned offices, retail and restaurants.the property is currently about 50 percent occupied, with tenants including duke energy and everything but the house. the developer clo

holtzclaw's lawyer said prostitutes and drug abusers misconstrued his efforts to help, suspended judge tracie hunter has won a round before the ohio supreme court. the justices granted her request to stay out of jail while she appeals her brother.. who was a county employee.. during a discplinary hearing. hunter was sentenced to six months. she is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow. in a surprise move this week.. the prosecution dropped plans to re-try hunter on eight other charges. an f-16 pilot is presumed dead after he crashed in arizona during a training exercise. the jet went down about 120 miles northwest of phoenix. the pilot was from taiwan.. his remains still haven't been found. one of the cincinnati zoo's best known animals has died.... sarah the cheetah. she was 15 years old and her health had recently taken a turn for the worse.sarah was an international star. national geographic took this video of her a few years ago when she broke the speed record for land animals.. reaching 61 miles an hour. new at 11... a cow on the lam keeps officers busy in new york city. the cow escaped from a slaug

suspended juvenile judge tracie hunter has every reason to be celebrating tonight. the remaining eight charges against her were thrown out today.. so she won't have a new trial. the special prosecutors said a new trial wasn't worth cost... or the public strife it would cause. hunter was tried last year on nine charges. she was was convicted of helping her brother.. who was a county employee.. during a discplinary hearing. but the jury couldn't reach a decision on the other charges.hunter is appealing her conviction on the one other charge. it was a horrific sight... a tour bus flipped on its side in the middle of a california freeway. the crash killed two people and injured 18 others we're hearing driver fatigue may be to blame. a passenger says he saw the driver dozing off right before the crash. one of those killed was a 51 year old woman who recently moved to the u-s from the philippines. the bus was on its way to san jose from l-a when it crashed. the wreck closed the highway for most of the day. federal officials are on their way to join the investigation. the

former judge tracie hunter is waking up with a lot fewer problems this morning. morning.in a surprise move... prosecutors dropped the eight remianing ethics charges against hunter.she was supposed to begin a retrial yesterday after the first jury couldn't agree on the charges. hunter still has the conviction on the one charge. an appeals court recently upheld her conviction.she has another hearing friday.she faces six months in prison. marine search... the decision overnight as people search for the 12 marines feared lost in snow is expected for the morning drive and a winter weather advisory is in effect across the tri-state. in all, 1-2" of snow is expected and it will wrap up before the evening rush. highs top out at 260f today. but more snow is on the way, i'm timing out a slick commute this morning due to snow falling in the region.we have your latest forecast..and how schools make the decision whether to delay or close. new this morning...the search for missing marines in hawaii. what officials there are saying this morning about the 12 missing after helico

kyla: lisa: the ohio supreme court ruled suspended juvenile judge tracie hunter, will not have to go to jail today. judge pat dinkelacker. was going to make his decision about whether hunter could remain free today. but the supreme court issued its own ruling thursday. hunter was convicted of a felony, unlawful interest in a public contract last year. she' s appealing that conviction. and earlier this week prosecutors announced they will not re-try hunter, on the other eight other counts the jury could not agree on. mark: we want another check of your forecast. randi: today, 29 degrees for the high, snow is heading in. it is going to be way heavier to the south and east of cincinnati. as we look at our futurecast, right now, the bulk of that heavy snow is in southern as we creep toward lunchtime, it starts to move toward downtown. generally in the early afternoon hours, area southeast of 71 and especially south and along the ohio river is where we see those have your snow bands for the early part of the afternoon. into the evening commute, you can see there is a chance of snow all the

the milder weather in the seven dayer to cast. back to you. against tracy hunter. felony charges against the suspended juvenile court judge are dismissed. just as a retrial is set to begin. >> hunter's supporters, it's vindication but suspected disagree. what both sides had to say in court. angenette. >> the courtroom, of course, is always was packed with tracy hunter supporters. everybody was ready for the retrial to start. we quickly found out that it wouldn't happen. >>> tracy hunter walked into court this morning, prepared to stand trial on felonies. a curve ball from the special prosecutors, as they dismiss the remaining counts. >> tracy hunter is convicted of one felony or no felonies. she's a disgraced former judge, convicted felon who is sentence to six months in jail. >> scott crosswell say they believe hunter is guilty of the remaining counts. they didn't believe the cost of cost in the community was worth it. hunter's attorneys filed this motion last week, asking that four counts be dismissed because they couldn't examine a computer, the state said, contained evidence hunter back dated evidence. the motion, har

suspended juvenile judge tracie hunter is now waiting to find out if she will be heading to jail. prosecutors dropped the eight remaining criminal charges against her. her second trial was set to begin yesterday, but prosecutors felt it wouldn't be worth the cost or in the best interest of the public. a judge will consider whether she needs to serve the six month sentence for her conviction on unlawful interest in a public contract. the morning commute hasn't really started yet... but there's already a number of problems. an update next. ad lib weather tease "fox19 now never stops. take us with you winter weather advisory remains in effect until 7pm. snow showers will continue to develop this morning causing roads to slick and ice uk very easily as pavement temperatures are extremely cold. this is all about timing and not amounts. the steadiest snow will fall between 6am and 9am with most accumulating snow out of the area by 11am. i expect 1 to 2 inches of snowfall for most of us. some steadier pockets additional half and inch. this afternoon expect some blowing snow ass temperatu

suspended juvenile judge tracie hunter will not be going to jail tomorrow. prison sentence during her appeal. a hamilton county judge was hunter' s sentence tomorrow. hunter was convicted of unlawful interest in a public contract last year. earlier this week, you might remember that prosecutors announced they will not retry hunter on the other eight counts on. tonight. by his alma mater. patrick wolterman was a 2005 played football for the at tonight' s stag, organizers passed his firefighter' raise money for wolterman' s wife dow and a scholarship fund in his name. >> if someone told me one of my football players was the first fireman into the building, one of my first guesses would have been patrick wolterman. >> when i think about pat, as soon as he came in, he contributed immediately. he made things better. he made everyone around him better. , he just made everyone better. sheree: you can help out wolterman' s family saturday night with a fundraiser at the pub in rookwood. it is from 5:00 until 11:00 saturday night. the norwood firefighter' s association is organizing the event.

the ohio first district court of appeals has upheld former hamilton county juvenile court judge tracie hunter's conviction for unlawful interest in a public contract. hunter, seen here at a court appearance back in october...was sentenced to six months in jail on the single count but has remained free since challenging the conviction. a court official said her sentence will be addressed next week. the same day hunter begins a retrial for eight felony charges. let's give you a live look downtown on a soggy night. a mild day but that cold air is coming back right jeff? live wx tease jeff/chroma not getting your best sleep? could be you've got the wrong bed. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. you can both adjust the bed for the best sleep of your life. save $1100 on the i8 mattress with purchase of sleepiq technology and flexfit3 adjustable base. around the region this evening with temps in the mid to upper 40s. it appears that the rain will have mostly moved out as temps approach freezing early saturday morning. there could be a lingering flurry or consequence. with the exception of an a

suspended juvenile judge tracie hunter is set to go to re-trial. and today her supporters interrupted a program to honor mlk. >> tell the people the truth. tell the people the truth today. mike: some of hunter' s supporters say the event was an attention-grabbing opportunity. they say the court system is undermining hunter. >> they know that i didn' t break any laws. they know that this is incredibly wicked, evil and corrupt, what they' re doing. mike: our own courtis fuller emceed the interrupted program. courtis drew applause when he said he didn' t think mlk would have cut into a program, designed to teach respect. tracie hunter' s supporters are planning a rally at the courthouse tomorrow. firefighters in the greater a hero this weekend. along with helping his family. the norwood firefighter' s association is hosting a pints for a purpose fundraiser in memory of patrick wolterman. the fundraiser is this saturday at the pub in rookwood from 5 until 11. part of the sales will be donated to the wolterman fund. there will also be a silent auction.

complicity to murder, and burglary. expected to face similar lisa: another legal loss for former judge tracie hunter. the court of appeals has upheld her conviction for unlawful interest in a public contract. lisa: s mark: the ruling comes just a few days before her wlwt news 5' live at the courthouse with initial reaction to the ruling. john, good afternoon. john: the "c" word. conspiracy. that' s the way judge hunter wasted some time ago. today a prominent radio talk and her supporters are putting their heads together this weekend about what response they intend to make. on praise 1230 a short time ago, lincoln ware told callers he cannot visualize hunter behind bars. but that the end result may turn out to be just that. although already sentenced to six months in jail, she has been free during her appeal. now that sentencing will become a part of tuesday' when her retrial on eight criminal counts is set to start. presumably, her legal team will now appeal to the supreme court. but, the legal tangle seems to get more spaghetti-like with each passing season. and bishop bobby hilton is planning a pr

the video of the supporters of tracie hunter who were at the martin luther king junior program at music hall.. even interupting it at one point. hunter.. a juvenile court judge.. was first charged two years.the first trial in october of 2014 ended with one conviction and a jury deadlocked on the other eight charges.hunter lost her appeal on that one conviction a few days ago.. and faces six months in jail. now all eyes are on the second trial that will start this morning on those other eight charges. that first trial went five weeks.so it could be a while before a final outcome.the trial expected to start here at 9 a-m.reporting live.. a bizzare case today in hamilton county court... as a man will answer charges he got a dog out of the pound... in order to have it destroyed. police say jason dotson was ordered have his dog put down after it was deemed to be vicious.police say he went to the pound... got another dog... and turned in that dog to be put down.we'll be in court this afternoon for his hearing. this morning... a man charged with a homicide over the weekend in avondale will be in court. derrell gover is charged with murder for that shooting friday n

suspendend juvenile court judge tracie hunter's appeal has been denied.she had asked the court to throw out her conviction. hunter was sentenced to six months for using her position as a judge to help her brother.. who was a juvenile court employee. hunter says the jury wasn't correctly polled in the first trial. no verdict was reached on the other eight counts. hunter's retrial on those charges is scheduled to begin this month. breaking now at noon...nearly 270 walmart stores around the country are closing! closing!wal mart made the news this morning... but haven't which stores are shutting down. all we know is that of the 270 stores, 154-of those stores are in the u-s.this impacts 10- thousand u.s. employees! two marine helicopters have collided off the coast of the hawaiian island of oahu.we told you this as breaking news in gmts.a total of 12 people were on board the aircraft.the search is underway for survivors.barbara starr has new at noon....in brazil, a fire from a chemical explosion spewed giant clouds of toxic gas in guaruja, near the port of santos. the fire started in the po

tracie hunter was not sentenced today. the supreme court granted her a state. hunter was convicted of unlawfully helping her brother. rose-ann aragon spoke with the original judge in the case as well as hunters supporters about what will happen now. >> reporter: previously convicted former judge, tracie hunter will not spend the next six months in jail. instead she will be working on original trial said this case is extraordinary. >> any problem that could happen , happen in this case. >> reporter: a messy case hitting back to the spring of 2014. she was convicted her getting her brother confidential documents before a disciplinary hearing. the judge said the breach of public trust is clear as day. >> there was a confidential juvenile file that should not have been turned over. it was a breach of ethics and as i indicated, over the breach of the law. >> reporter: cecil thomas said she did nothing while. earlier this week a bombshell. the prosecution announced it would drop eight other pending charges. >> the through all these charges on the wall. none of them had any real basis whatsoever. we knew that the history of her situation -- this was a sickly just an a

happening today happening today suspended hamilton county - judge tracie hunter is headed back to court for a new trial... she faces 8 felony charges against her... guilty of unlawful contract.... she was months in jail. pleaded not guilty to all counts. we'll continue to follow breaking news for you right here on the morning xtra and our website fox19 now-dot-com. here's jeff... weather now transition another cold morning with wind chill factors from zero to 8 below zero in spots. while we did see some flurries overnight the morning commute and evening commutes will be dry today with a good amount of sunshine and a high of 19 degrees so the biting cold will stick around. we are watching two chances for snow which could impact driving this week. the first arrives wednesday morning. i expect overnight lows in the mid teens tonight with snow developing by the second half of the commute wednesday morning and continuing into the early afternoon tapering by 4pm. accumulations of mainly 1 to 2 inches with a possible 3 in some spots. while amounts will not be huge slippery and slick roads will

an appeals court says former hamilton juvenile court judge tracie hunter is guilty. wlwt news 5 john london has her reaction and explains the next steps. >> tracie hunter says her spiritual armor remains on, her trust in god unshaken. >> i think most reasonable people should know that judge this is as much a spiritual battle as it is a natural battle. >> she told radio host she's not surprised by the rules. it found her conviction was based on sufficient evidence and that the state did not deprive hunter of a fair trial. a jail sentence hovers over her once again. her retrial on eight other criminal counts is scheduled for tuesday. state senator cecil thomas sees a corrupt system that is ignoring what a forensics expert found. >> being washed clean and then auction. >> it's like a magician. we show you one thing in this hand but we're really covering up what we don't want you to see in the other hand. >> whether hunter can run again remains an open question. she believes joe deeders and the orchestrating a political prosecution. he says she should apologize, serve he

today former judge tracie hunter and her supporters will be back in court. supporters of tracie hunter were at the martin luther king hunter a former juvenile court judge was first charged two years ago. the first trial ended with one conviction and a jury deadlocked on the other 8 charges. just days ago hunter lost her appeal on that one conviction and faces six months in jail. now she could face even more jail time depending on the outcome of this second trial on those other 8 charges.the trial starts at nine. let's get a check outside with 9 first warning meterologist jennifer ketchmark. skies are mostly clear this dipped into the single digits again. we'll end up at 19 this afternoon with slowly increasing clouds. but snow is back tomorrow. i'm timing out the return of this snow and we're all in this together once we know that we are we're -- >> can it be ten years since "high school musical"? you don't have to wait anymore. all in for a reunion on "gma." favorite stars will join forces ten years after the hit. >> ten years ago they were here "good mornin

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mobile app. we have posted the entire remarks on our website >> and suspended juvenile court judge tracy hunter will not be retried on eight felony counts. prepared to stand trial. on an unexpected move, special prosecutors convicted the count. he was convicted for allegedly giving her brother documents related to his job. she denied those allegations. prosecution says the cost of the trial and the division of the community was not worth going forward with a second trial. >> it is our duty to seek justice here, to prosecute the remaining charges serves no youthful service. we believe the justice has been served in the matter. therefore we decided to dismiss the charges. >> we seen the misdeeds here. and we think it's just a big bully fight. >> hunter could be back in court friday to determine whether she will go back to jail to serve jail on the one count. attorneys are asking the supreme court to stay that sentence, pending an appeal. for a mistrial. court documents alleged that one member of the jury was a convicted felon, and convicted her in the 2012 shooting death of her boyfriend. the jud

and overdoses kill an appeal made by former juvenile court judge tracie hunter -- has been denied. hunter wanted the court to toss her conviction for using her position as a judge to help her brother. he was a juvenile court employee at the time and hunter was sentenced to six months.she claimed the jury wasn't correctly polled during her trial. no verdict was reached on another eight counts hunter faced. a retrial for those charges is scheduled to begin next week. meantime -- hamilton police still hope someone saw something that can help them piece together a shooting outside a bar overnight... that injured two. we know that just after 2:30 this morning -- someone opened fire outside a bar near seventh and high street.two people in that parking lot were shot.police are not sure if the victims shot at each other or were bystanders or involved in a fight. right now -- a live look at stocks.the dow dropped almost are mostly to blame.we are expected a special report from abc news -- if that happens -- we'll take you to it live -- so stay with us. the second of three one million dollar

love will seal yourthe ohio first district court of appeals has upheld former juvenile court judge tracie hunter's conviction for unlawful interest in a public contract. hunter had appealed her 2014 conviction on three grounds. she argued that her motion for acquittal had been improperly denied....the judge had erred by polling the jury before announcing the verdict and that prosecution statements during the closing argument shouldn't have been allowed. the court rejected all three assignments of error. happening now... the search for the person who threw a dog out of a pickup truck ...killing it. it happened in mount healthy. a witness called police who found a dead beagle.... near compton road and clovernook... . police say the driver in but he told police he has not driven his truck for six months. a shooting outside a hamilton bar. police were called to the parking lot of the hard times bar on south seventh street around two this morning. a man was flown to the hospital with unknown injuries. another person was grazed by a bullet, but refused treatment. no arrests have been reported by police.