. >> doctors say the number of cases is rising much the northern kentucky health department, increase is directly related to the heroin department. spirit of joy as one of the charactersistics needed to win the young man aes 's champion needed. >> you may remember the story on local 12. rob hunt was manager of the tierbin management team, when he became part of the team. for rob, it was a dream come true. >> >>. >> awesome i made the shot. how everyone shared that moment with me. >> there's the inspiration that night. inspiration of the community. it drove them to start a scholarship. >> scholarship will go to a student in the township, like rob hunt, overcomes challenges. lives life to the fullest and inspires others, has the inner spirit of joy. >> have a positive attitude. and and enjoying life. >> the positive attitude is contagious at terpin. he was the school's biggest cheerleader. >> >>. >> rob was born with downs syndrome. they say downs syndrome is a disability. i say they. >> and they work here in the athletic department. we also call the terpin baseball games, with like the

the northern kentucky health department now has the approval to open its first needle exchange in williamstown. the goal is to reduce the number of hep-c cases, by stopping drug addicts from sharing needles. the health department says last year alone there were 1100 cases of hepatitis c in northern kentucky. there may be additional cases of the zika virus in central ohio. tonight 4 specimens from columbus and 3 from franklin county were sent to the cdc for testing. so far there have been 4 confirmed cases in ohio. 1 of them reported in butler county. the world health organization says it might be necessary to use genetically modified mosquitos to help wipe out the insects that are now spreading the virus. kentucky high school students may soon be required to learn cpr at school. the state senate passed a bill that requires all students to pass a cpr course as a part of their regular curriculum. supporters of the bill say they want to create a whole generation of students that know this life-saving technique. jefferson county schools in louisville is already providing the training. a volunteer

be an exchange in town - independence council voted five to one to support saddler/northern kentucky health department 023026 support is growing because people are understanding that we have this window of opportunity to prevent an hiv epidemic from happening.. reinersman 023849 the whole intent here was to get the message out to other cities give the county he support that they need. each county - and the city in which nky health operates its clinic - has to approve the pendleton county is the only one with an exchange - and it went months without anyone using it.live in independence, em, 9oys. tragic accident. a horse runs into traffic.. hitting a car. arrived . intolerable conditions.the courts weigh-in on complex called a public nuisance. the plan to make life better for residents. protecting your tax refund.. and more. the new i-r-s safeguards to make sure you get the money you are owed... and why they are more important than ever before. improving your odds. the new discovery about exercise and heart attacks that gives you one more reason to keep that you're watching nine on your side at eleven

lynne saddler, the district director for the northern kentucky health department says a "syringe access exchange program" is uurgently needed. she says it could also help stop the spread of another blood borne illness --hepatitis c. cases of hep c have spiked over the last year. users can be infected with both hep c and hiv when they share contaminated needles. "but we know from other communities, the lesson to be learned from scott county that the hiv rates are going to go up." dr. saddler is referring to scott county, indiana. last year -- an hiv outbreak there drew national attention. indiana's governor declared a public health care emergency and authorized a short-term needle exchange program to contain the outbreak. but some critics needles encourages drug use. our sister station in louisville recently went undercover for five weeks, watching needle exchanges in scott county. they watched people taking free ones in. they also observed addicts shoot up right after receiving their clean syringes. straight to a nearby business and left her used drug paraphernalia on the floor. but hea

to try and curb the spread of hepatitis c.the northern kentucky health department says the region saw more than 11-hundred new cases in 20-15 ... among the highest infection rate in the country. country.yesterday the grant county fiscal court approved a resolution starting a needle exchange.that exchange is planned to operate out of the grant county health center in williamstown.health officials say the heroin epidemic has hepatitis c epidemic... and they hope offering clean needles and treatment to addicts will stop the spread of the disease. if you want to vote in ohio's primary next month ... today is the 'last day' to register to vote. vote.early voting for the march fifteenth primary starts tomorrow.if you're not sure if you're registered ... you can check your status at 'can i vote dot org'.kentucky's democratic primary is coming up on march fifth ... the state's republicans will caucus on that date. ohio senator rob portman is joining his fellows in the g-o-p ... who say a new member of the u-s supreme court shouldn't be appointed until after the electoin in november. most repu

. >> northern kentucky health department closed the florence inn last fall and ordered everyone out. there are new developments with the abandoned motel. >> and it's snowing hard in the last 30-40 minutes. the run down site, it's going to undergone changes >> and it's been vacant since last fall and up for sale a couple of months. florence inn is a fixer upper and they were ordered to fix it or tear it down. >> the city is tearing it down. next week, it's the deadline for demolition bids. . >> demolition could start as early as march 1st. >> and ordered it shut for loves in disrepair. and it was a nightmare for many on and off dream street. >> and it's right back there. >> the florence inn is the noisy neighbor, on the fence for homes on marion drive. >> everything is going down enter forever. something will go to who pony's the one 1/2 million. the realer is marketing the four acres as a great spot for hospitality. he's selling the adjoining, one acre lot next to the motel. it's a prime location >> it has i-757 visibility. has two existing signs in the prem in is. >> the signs stay.

. >> at 5:00, new developments for an abandon motel. the northern kentucky health department, closed the florence inn last fall and ordered >> some artwork that dates back to the building's 1930's is missing. it's possible the workers removed during a remodeling. at 5:30, has. brad, you have a powerful story. >> i chris henry, his death giving several people a chance of life. and his mother carolyn still works here. she works as -- she had to make the decision to save 3 other lives. . >> a little extra we showed last night, they seemed very nice. and there's so much joy. >> it's kind of neat. >> have they talked about organ donation. >> chris, she said, she said, if we're from new orleans. we didn't know anything about new orleans. chris didn't waste anything on his license. she thought she was taken in the room so she can see him. she was there with a donation expert. organs are good. >> take a look at the traffic as we go outside cut-in-hill. little dark. erica, it could be a ton worst. roads are warm enough. >> i'm glad the roads were having in >> we're going to track to tack pret

the northern ken health northern kentucky health department closed it. march first. 6:06, 20 degrees. bengals receiver chris lost his life in a crash. >> his story was the start of a life giving story. he -- he had not chosen on his driver's license so his mother chose for him. and now she is going to go to see the people they helped. >> it was something from my heart that i decided to do. like i say, this is just god. >>> what does each moment do for you, because you can walk into the room and you can feel chris. >> yes, i felt my son. >> now if you're not a donor but you would like to consider it, we do have links to help at local12.com. i would like to tell you, if you get the opportunity, go to the find the johansson's story on chris' son. >>> it's beautiful. >> 6:07. 20 degrees. we just ended one football season, and the bengals are the talk of the ball. >>> the bengals are listed 16-1 favorites to win super bowl 51. espn.com is predicted it will be the bengals and arizona cardinals throwing down, and they say the bengals will win. >> we can only hope. >> how about comfort food.

health department "it's extremely unpleasant. you've got nausea. you've got vomiting. you've got diarrhea. sometimes you've got all three at one time." joyce rice works with the northern kentucky health department. she says it's no surprise there's an outbreak like this... at a place like a college campus. joyce rice joyce: "it will spread really quickly." reporter: "so it's pretty easy to get?" joyce: "it's very easy to get." a university spokesperson says the outbreak started two weeks ago with five students showing the same symptoms. in all... about 200 cases have shown up. tucker fox/miami univ. student "they do their best to keep control around here. viruses don't really break out too much around here, which is nice. it is ." the university is taking steps to ensure everything is clean. they've also alerted students, faculty and staff via email about the outbreak... and how to prevent it. myles mazer/miami univ. student "i guess you really never know who has it. honestly, i'm definitely going to pay a little bit more attention and definitely don't want to get norovirus." anyone can get norovirus. this time of year... health officials tell me it's pretty common. how can yo

the northern kentucky health department now has the approval to open its first needle exchange in williamstown. the goal is to reduce the number of hep c cases by stopping drug addicts from sharing needles. the health department says last year alone there were 1100 cases of hepatitis c in northern kentucky. lisa: two puppies found next to a dumpster in louisville in the freezing cold are ready to be adopted. we told you last week about the rumpke worker who found four puppies inside a small storage container. two were already dead. the kentucky humane society took the other two in. after being cared for, samson and gregory are ready for adoption. so many people want them, the humane society is holding a lottery. the deadline to enter is today. mark: time now to check in with kyla woods. kyla: i wish traffic was in his cute as those puppies. all of those lanes are closed on the southbound side near dana. you might not be able to see it but emergency vehicles are still on the scene. we will continue to update you on that. 75, montgomery road, for reading road are your best alternate. things look

. >>> the northern kentucky health department is about to get its first measle exchange program. it will be at grant county where they agree to put the program in the county town center. it's not just a response to the heroin epidemic but to help stop the spread of hepatitis c and hiv. >>> the cincinnati police officers will start testing body cameras this month. the city is in talks with two vendors and they will be tested for several weeks. once their decision about a vendor, all officers in cincinnati should be wearing body cameras permanently by the end of the year. >>> developing this morning, the columbus department of public health says 7 people are being tested for the zik ash virus, all the ohioans traveled recently and returned with the cdc is checking out their test and they will get the results in a few weeks. >>> the 2016, cincinnati auto experts returned today. they got the truck, suvs and for the kids face painting and even a new challenge for the kiddoes seeing how fast they can change a tire. auto expo will run through sunday, we have a list of all times and tick

the northern kentucky health department is opening its first needle exchange in williamstown. lisa: back to your forecast. 30 degrees, some flurries but it sounds like we staying gloomy until the end of today. randi: make it through today. usually wednesday, hump day. the weekend. once we get through today, the outlook looks so much better. staying gloomy all day. skies. in the 30' s and it looks like we friday that does not mean it is a perfect start to the morning. we have snow showers rolling through. yesterday may have another light dusting on clear driveways this morning. s to west union and blue creek, you will get a quick shot of snow in the next 20 minutes. as we head into northern kentucky, right along and south of the 71-70 5 split. general flurries from beaver lake. we could had a couple flurries roll through downtown. but once this line passes the five, we should be done with it for the day. i will not rule out a passing flurry this weekend but -- 30 degrees right now at cpg. most places a couple of degrees below freezing to start the day. then barely nudging above

lisa: there were more than 1100 cases of hepatitis c in northern kentucky in 2015. now the health department is taking steps to stop the outbreak. they are now offering hepatitis c testing at health centers in boone, campbell, grant and kenton counties. grant county is also starting a syringe access exchange program. from ohio, is now working on legislation to address lead concerns in water, sooner. the announcement follows ohio' s epa calling for a federal overhaul. senator brown says he wants to speed up community notification and the response cities have to take. current u.s. standards, require you to be notified, within 60 days of high lead readings. lisa: the campaign trail is heating up. mark: how donald trump could be taking his fight with ted cruz to the next level. and the tough issues john kasich is tackling during his town hall in michigan. lisa: a swarm of tornadoes hammered the south. we take a look of the damage, and the effort to save a woman trapped in the degree -- in the debris. s, into the overnight, dropping below freezing once again. we take a look at when we see it only

northern kentucky!the disease is also known as 'pertussis.'state health officials say there have been 161 confirmed or probable cases of whooping cough between august first and the start of this month. the health department says northern kentucky counties saw 27 new cases just last month ... most of them in children between 10 and 17 years old. old.the now cincinnati spoke with the hamilton county health department ... they told us there were 11 confirmed or suspected cases in the county in january ... and in december there were 18. part of the reason we're the fact that the vaccine appears to be wearing off... off...researchers found the booster shot that middle school kids gets protects 69-percent of them.but within just four years only 9-percent are protected. and you may not realize this but it's not just kids who need that booster shot.the c-d-c recommends people between the ages of 19 to 64 need to get a one-time whooping cough booster too. whooping cough starts like a common cold.but then the coughing gets worse and it can last for weeks or even months.it's more than just annoying.the big concern is if you get whooping cough and are then around a baby.if they get it they have a high risk of dying.

northern kentucky health officials are very concerned about a more common virus. >> the department is now reporting a big spike in cases recently of the flu. so the department recorded 100 new cases last week. that's more than a quarter of the cases for the entire season already. last year kentucky recorded nearly 3300 flu cases and five deaths. doctors say this year's flu vaccine is a better match to strains they've seen. >> busy night in commitment 2016 2016 the democrats getting ready for nevada while the carolina. primary voting in south carolina is tomorrow. polls right now in that state calling for a boycott of apple over its refusal to unlock the san bernadino attacker's i phone and is explaining his support for the iraq war in 2002. meanwhile, ted cruz and marco rubio are fighting for second. >> we need to nominate someone that can bring us together. i know i can better than anyone in this race. >> here in south carolina these next 21 hours are going to decide a great deal. >> some rubio supporters are now hoping ohio governor john kasich and jeb bush drop out of the race so r

northern kentucky health officials are concerned about a more common virus. it's the flu. the department recorded 100 new cases of the flu last week. that's more than a quarter of the cases for the entire season. i was tested yesterday. happy to report i'm flu-free. last year, kentucky recorded nearly 3,300 flu cases and five deaths. doctors say this year's flu vaccine is a better match to strains than the matches they'd seen in past years. hundreds of people are coming together to help rebuild the rabbit hash general store. a fire destroyed the historic landmark last week. last night, the community carried on a friday night tradition. every week, dozens of people would jam out to a local band at the store. last night, they continued that weekly concert at a different location. vowing to one day have it returned to the general store. >> we're going to rebuild. we've got lumber companies and tin companies and everybody to help rebuild. so it's a great thing. jonathan: several groups are helping out at the rabbit hash general store. duke energy announced it will donate $25,000 to help in t

northern kentucky health officials are concerned about a more common virus. it's the flu. the department recorded 100 new cases of the flu last week. that's more than a quarter of the cases for the entire season. last year, kentucky recorded nearly 3,300 flu cases and five deaths. doctors say this year's flu vaccine is a better match to strains than the matches they'd seen in past years. that's good news. a busy day for presidential candidates in south carolina as voters head to the polls. the latest from the campaign trail. this will be a big day for the republican party. and your live look outside. oh, that's beautiful. the electric lights of our city with a beautiful church in the middle and a little bit of color out on the outside. i think the sun is getting ready stay with us. at clorox 2 we've turned removing stains into a science. now pre-treat with clorox 2! watch stains disappear right before your eyes. remove 4 times more stains (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. p head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales p and let the p

northern kentucky area. yet. >> right now we're at the leicester numbers we've had for this flu season. >> these flu activity graphs just released from the kentucky health department say the flu is growing and it tracks who comes to emergency rooms. >> respiratory symptoms, fever and caughing correspond with the number of flu reports that i get. >> right now in kentucky we have wide spread flu activity. in ohio and indiana it's reported as regional. kentucky reports actual numbers by using swabs that will be put the those can be done in your doctors office -- cavity. >> in a two week period our numbers more than doubled. that's a big jump. >> the good news is this year's vaccine one of the best matches in a long time to the strains going around. at least 60 percent effective according to the centers for disease control which is why jessica shultz got the vaccine for herself and her daughters. little audra is five months old. >> she is too groung to get the shot so i wanted to make sure she would be protected. >> -- too young. >> all those are have not got the flu vaccine get a flu shot. >> once you have the from you you will get a flu shot. >> you are absolutely c