. >> rich jaffe has the case. >> and ahead of the drug abuse task force or dart agreed to talk to us as long as he didn't use his face. he used a growing amount of extremely pure ice or crystal methamphetamine showing up in the community. >> officer from harrison, that actually started to identify the reassigned to our task force. in the reassignment, he sat down with me, boss, i have a real good case, i think. could i explain it to you. >> investigation led to harris resident, tom wilson. wilson, was part of a gang. >> part petitionary in atlanta, he was able to negotiate. make deals, methamphetamine delivered, money transferred from inside prison. >> the meth involved was incredibly pure. >> when we had a purity done in the ice samples, it was in the mid 90s. at the time, we had it done, it crystal meth. >> and wilson's number two was stacy howell. you would think at least one of the guys charged in connection that's because in 2010, blew up his grandmother's house with, you guessed it a meth lab. he was severely burned in the explosion and fire, but it didn't stop him from dealing

tonight at 5:30 on local 12. rich jaffe explains why this bird is not getting a bath. the life-saving efforts aimed at returning this bald eagle to the sky. it is a story you'll only see on local 12, join us at 5:30. >> right now the video will be at local12.com, along with the updated forecast shortly. snow showers tomorrow. especially early saturday. more snow showers and snow sunday night and monday. at least today sun and clouds a highway

rich jaffe picks it up for us. >> and pradder's friends and family members, spent the day at university hospital supporting each other and paying their respect. while they were there, woman accused of his death was here. earlier, when she hit michael pradder, she was distracted. >> attorney told judge, that she lives with her mother along with the three kids with the par pledgic accident. woodal was driving a jeep cherokee westbound on u.s. 52 early sunday afternoon. . >> we were driving towards the someone in the bike. they drove off. >> woodal left the scene of the accident. when authorities found her, walking away from the disabled vehicle on sutton avenue. stuffed in her bra, she had a bottle clonzapam. and and just how hard he was hit, what you're looking at is a point of impact. and that's where woodal's first hit pradder. pradder ended up all the way down here. woodal lost control when she was disstracted. >> and pradder was well-known and well-respected in the cycling community much he also they declined to talk to him at this point. instead, preferring to wait until the rest of

. >> rich jaffe, local 12 news. >> that's amazing. he weighed in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces, 21 inches long. firefighter. and her mom said katie was a second child as well. she, too, was a surprise delivery. >>> and there are already plans to rebuild. flames roared through the estimated 185-year-old structure. since then, people have been stopping by to snap pictures, salvaging some of the old store, could preserve the place with the national register of historic places. >> what the fire department told me, the floor and all those supports holding up the store are intact. i'm hoping that's enough original fabric that they will allow us to remodel and then still be able to recommend sister a national structure. >> go fund me has been set up to estimate the 100 thousand costs to rebuild the store. investigators are looking at the wood burning stores as the source of the fire. if you been there, you know what i'm talking about. >> 25-year-old, williams chambers is locked up on a charge of murder. police say he was shot five times and left on the street. and investigators believe he was shot in

they are transplant recipients.our rich jaffe has a very special connection with one of them. it's a story you'll see only on local12 news. 3 asia werner beams down from the billboards, with all the exuberance of 16 year old youth.she is a heart hero. one of my hero's too.i'm normal and most people don't even know anything about anything that has to do with my heart until i tell them and they're like whoa what? are you serious? it's hard to tell... when asia was born she was immediately in need of a heart transplant....about a year later....when i met her...fortunately she got it...and she has never looked back.i have not seen anything that she's not willing to try and if she tries it she does her absolute best at it....(07 butt t.c.232817) she does indoor soccer...we're about to sign her up for outdoor soccer....she has to rotate of the field a little more frequently because she gets to to breathe but (butt out the pause)....she just does her breathing exercises and she's right back out there....asia is in the marching band at lakota west....a straight a student...an athlete,

indiana wildlife, brought the injured bird to the wildlife sanctuary, rising son two years ago. rich jaffe got an up close exclusive view to save the bird and a whole lot more. >> the dejected eagle sat quietly in a cage, as they plotted the plans to help it. it got caught in rush county indiana. the bird in the bear hands, strafford explains. >> and the concern, if that is dead tissue. that will turn gangrene, which we've had in the past. all right. >> and first, the bird was force fed with a couple of mice >> that should be like a big turkey breast. will be full of muscle and fat. that is starting. >> next, the bird is formed with a warm shower to wash the bird with the feathers. soaking wet, they had a quiet dignity. moments later, it was placed in a cage to dry and heal. >> this is the beginning of mating season. if he does or she has a mate or nest already, they will find someone else or they will not breath at all this year. it means you could lose potentially three chicks this year. after bate, placed in a trap. as you could see, the result could be brutal. there's nothing illegal a

this is the last food distribution for the pet pantry at their location in madisonville.local 12's rich jaffe first shared the pantry's problem earlier this month.the owner of the warehouse the pantry operates out of has generously donated the space for years, but now need it for a paying tenant. every month more than a hundred low income pet lovers have reaped the benefits of the pantry.if a new space is not found the remaining food and supplies will be put into could close for good. 3 donald trump and hillary clinton secure wins in south carolina and nevada.and it's the end of the road for jeb bush.what's next for those still in the hunt for the job of commander in chief?we have the latest on the race for the white house ahead on good 3 second consecutive primary win with a victory this weekend in south carolina. trump came out ahead of marco rubio and ted cruz, who finished in a virtual tie for second place. ohio governor john kasich rounded out the top four.jeb bush finished in the bottom three. he told supporters this was his last primary as a 2016 presidential candidate. 3 (sot - pipe 4

. >> and residents at prime step apartments. when the notices came they contacted rich jaffe and we launched this investigation. rich. >> many those are elderly or disabled. our tax dollars make up the difference in the apartments. what we saw today, is a sad statement on how people are forced to live. >>> eviction letters came out friday to dozens of teb ten nants. letters say nonpayment of rent, they have to leave. rent and they seen the letters before. >> i tried to be friends with my neighbors. i don't make loud noises late at night. and to be constantly evicted from the residents, how would you feel. >> the hearing impaired, wife is death. they got a letter, too >> does it worry you, when you see that. >> yeah. >> all the tenants, have prove, they paid the rent like they always do. >> and they get a check on the 1st or 3rd. the minute you get your check, you send it in >> and i called my son and i said, i'm pissed. i've been here 17 years. >> and many say the building is infested with bed bugs. they live virtually without furniture and sleeps in a floor mat because the bugs ruin everyth

with training. that exact kind of training is available right here in the tri-state and local 12's rich jaffe is working on a newscast that will show you how to get out alive. >> reporter: they can now involve bombs, like the boston bombing, shooters can be wearing people can be involved as we have seen in san bernardino. we certainly can't stop them, because no one has a crystal ball, there definitely is training available that can minimize these situations and make them less lethal. >> we went through just that kind of training last friday. joining us were members of law enforcement, a retired executive and an official from the college, a stay at home mom and a social worker and three health department employees. we learned a lot about what kind of people have become the killers and simple things you can do that can save lives when door. >> all she has to do is stand here, you'll love this part, all she has do is stand here, throw this at me and trop on the ground. because if i want to shooter, the first thing is happening is me, my natural inclination may not be to shoot and get hit. hopef

the threat of terrorist attacks, there's a push for better training. not just law enforcement. rich jaffe, went through an am coulding later, he shows us what you could do to defend yourself. >> local man who admitted to killing his girlfriend, admits he killed his best friend on the same day. michael wilcox pleaded to murder and robbery. in connection with the death of zachary, on main street, in april of last year. wilcox drove to elkmere, after shooting his girlfriend, courtney in the head in brown county. wilcox is serving at least 18 years in ohio, faces life in prison when he's sentenced next month. >> you'll be shocked at the siding of your brand-new home suddenly started melting. it happened in a local woman, . >> troubleshooter, looks into a rare problem. >> she quickly learned of the problem. >> and my neighbor, and i watched it. i wonder what's going on. and around march 30, 31st, i started taking pictures. >> was taking pictures of the siding of the house, which was melting, more and more, as time went on. the siding could melt, when temperatures, ranging from 165 to 1857 degr

. >> and the number one location is in businesses. friday, local 12, rich jaffe took an indepth look for training to prevent shooting incidents. >>> training took place in the campus. supervisor in charge is brian cannot -- cantrel. today, the training became too real when he tried to reach his wife, a teacher. >> he finally got a message to >> spent entire life in the army. expected in harm's way. i don't expect my first grade teacher wife, who has been teaching almost 20 years, to be in that type of peril. >> in the active training, the active mantra, run, hide, fight. the schools, with the students. >> the only way to know is through training. rm ay reserve, and i asked him, how much should it be when the shooter is 14-year-old. >> you have someone that's trying to take lives and that needs to be stopped. and the victims need to be treated and transported as quickly as possible. so that some of those wounded don't become deceased. >> and i've done some dangerous and as my wife said, stupid things in life. your loved ones, your wife, your kids, it's tough to be in a position, where

what's a visit to red wolf without watching paul strasser talk to his wolves. in rising sun indiana, rich jaffe reporting. ; anchor: if the eagle recovers quickly the hope it will be weeks. it's open for tours and educational visits. you can find out more at ; anchor: bitter cold temperatures are plaguing the northeast. warming centers opened up last night throughout the area for anyone who needs shelter. one woman from cue wait says it's very different from back home. ; reporter: what does this feel like to you? ; pretty much opposite from where i live. we've never seen a negative degree. ; anchor: temperatures in the northeast expected to reach 50 degrees by tuesday. brandon, when it gets to a certain temperature does it really matter anymore? ; reporter: i don't think it matters. ; anchor: speak for yourself. ; reporter: they say 50s are expected. 50s here are expected in the 7 day forecast. ; anchor: that's great. through. ; anchor: it starts today. ; reporter: we have snow moving in. you see that area in gray. downtown and franklin county and indiana. pushes down to the south and east. tha

. >> rich jaffe has the case. >> and ahead of the drug abuse task force or dart agreed to talk to us as long as he didn't use his face. he used a growing amount of extremely pure ice or crystal methamphetamine showing up in the community. >> officer from harrison, that actually started to identify the

country. noticed electronic billboards all around the area, right around the highways. local 12 rich jaffe is here with a personal note. >> this is national congenital defect heart week. all of which, people who have medical issues, people with notice. it's a special time for a special friend of mine as well. >>> you could see her bright smiling face all along i-25. she's a beacon, 25-year-old heart transplant recipient. i met asia after she was born. she got it and we have celebrated for 15 years since watching her grow and blossom. at 16, she's a billboard heart hero and sitting down with me for a few moments, a look at the world, only she can see it. she will inspire you. be totally normal, despite the stuff. there's some stuff that's not fun, hospitals and stuff. it's worth it, because i'm normal. most people don't know about anything, that has to do about my heart. until, whoa what? >> straight a student and got her driver's license and a car. she headed to the cleveland games. there's no stopping her. we will have much more on the special lady coming at 6:00 >> you could see the word

local 12's rich jaffe investigates ...tonight on ------------------------- >>> the donald trump tapes. >> deborah: could his racy interview from years ago come back to haunt him? >> every time i do your show, i get in trouble. >>> and then, savage attack. >> i'm pregnant. >> a woman so desperate for a baby, she did the unthinkable. >> complete shock that someone could do that. peeping tom trial. >> the day she called 911. >> video taped without her knowing without her clothes on in the hotel. from nowhere.

. >> it's about to get colder inside and out. they called local 12, rich jaffe to try to turn up the heat for the landlord. a story you will only see on local 12. rich. >> the building, has been written many times by inspectors from the city of cincinnati. they were out here again as recently as february 7th. which point, they wrote a number of violations and gave the landlord 30 days to get fixed. it may be tough for peterson to get too concerned, to get cold here. >> a heater, heater from the acare yum. heater in here. we rotate that little heater on top, to the bathroom, so we can get a bath and everything. it's just totally unreal. >> the city code says when it is zero outside, you have to get 70 degrees, three feet up in the middle of the room. when i checked the walls in the living room here, it was 53 degrees. and he and her husband were without all winter. >> long jons, top and bottom, to keep warm. i have to keep my oven going 24 hours a day. i should not keep the oven going because it could kill us >> here's something else that's dangerous. besides the front door, the only o

he's willing to let the fbi install surveillance cameras in his apartment. in mount washington, rich jaffe, local 12 news. >> the word at this point, when and if pete santaely will be released. >> the tree crashed into a house in blue ash today. the woman who lives inside the home in ryan crest drive, said she couldn't even describe the noise. need to be repaired. could see the roots are pretty much uprooted out of the wet soil. the snow, and mild temperatures will be moving in. and still kind of pretty as we take a live look from the weather camera. despite the cloupty conditions. you were lucky, able to see sunshine, brut blue skies between the rain. we're dry in downtown cincinnati right fou. we can have moderate snow, that will lower visibility. that will slow traffic. winds are around, 10-15 miles an hour, right now. and it will be windy. if you drive the high-profile vehicles. and tonight, early tomorrow morning, i suspect roads will be too warm because we hit the 60s. huge area of low pressure, and northern, north carolina, excuse me. we have blizzard companies, back towards indiana

started with good old fashion police work and it went department of homeland security. local 12 rich jaffe is pulling the informs from our 6:00 show and what you could tell us? >> this investigation started nearly four years ago in harrison. involves drug dealers, both national and local biker gang. king pin dealer working out of prison. about 20 people finally charged and arrested. believe it or not, it was centered in ohio. he told me ab amazing tale how much crystal meth or ice was bringing to our community. this is what the motorcycle gangs has been all through the years. they have names like atlantic horsemen. mexican gappings. we will have it along with the people involved coming up at 6:00. >> when you hear about a small town, you don't expect. >> the world changes. >> and administrators at miami university are looking at information at hazing in campus. >> find out more about a number of complaints filed with students in spring rush. >> there are 21 allegations of hazing since the spring rush period began. officials say that exceeds the previous reports. >> they described the hazes

of young people. and i've had the privilege of knowing one of them, since almost they were born. rich jaffe, story you will only see on local 12 news, coming up. . his baby girl is february is huge for us. all our handcrafted classic footlongss are just $6 each. the media is going a little crazy. "sub-mageddon" with an incredible amount of accumulation inside... that now seems... enjoy all our classic footlongs >> good evening. everyone. a fact reunited with his baby daughter after a very scary night.

with local 12 news, for continuing coverage of the shooting add madison junior high school. and rich jaffe, how training to >>nd a threat on snap chat. and an e-mail sent to parent, principal said, a small group of students came to the office, to inform the staff of an unsafe situation at school. it involved a threat by social media, by a student. and the student was removed from class and an investigation, revealed no threat to students or staff. the principal cannot talk about mi punishment the student received. it is handled by the school and not by the police. >> the death of a man is ruled a murder. the car was found saturday, on fire, and off the roadway along westwood northern boulevard. when the fire was put out, a 21-year-old man was found dead inside the car. the coroner's office ruled his death a homicide. the man's name has not been released. >> big plans to turn the site in now the city has partnered with the california company to bring a youth sports complex, fitness center, restaurants, hotel and brewery to the site. . >>> looking at sports, will develop the site. constructi

moore locked up on six felony charges. injured officer returns to the scene for the first time with rich jaffe. >>> today, marks the first time, john amel goes back to the place >> right here, when everything happened. >> the night of january 13th, officer amel was talking with kile moore, with problems with moore's girlfriend when things spiralled into darkness. officer told moore he was wanted. >> warrant for your arrest. i'm not going to jail. that's the last thing. i remember the first punch. after the punch, it was lights out and i was down. >> moments before he was attacked by kyle moore, john amel had managed to get the width of his trunk between the two of them. yet in a blink of an eye, moore was on him. >> right hand to the left hand hand side. >> john three, he split my jaw directly in the middle of my jaw. >> moore fled with officer amel's gun and loose in the the night of the attack, he responded with a ripley squad. she remembers the boot marks. >> enormous amount of blood, on the car and grounded, him sitting there and looks up at me and says, call my wife. >> donations were cal

. >> and rich jaffe says, the charity that is now in need of help. hoping someone in the community could make a difference? >> cincinnati pet food pantry sits in a 2000 square foot retail space in madisonville. and once a month, donated food and pet supplies are handing out to clients who qualify financially and need dog food, >> march 6, 2010. . >> pet pantry, and recycled doggie program, rescued that could be used in programs. it's donated by landlords. the food here in the pantry was normally distributed in the third sunday of every month. as you get closer, the empty pallets you see, will be filling up with food. whereas normally, the concern will be where to get the food for the pallets, the biggest concern, where does this entire place go >> those days, 130 pet lovers reap the benefits of kindness. long lines waiting in the door to reopen. >> they can be doing other things. they can be sleeping on a sunday morning. our volunteers could. they get up and come here. here, especially every month, are needing the help. >> they do need slightly special, probably first floor space. >> we

the federal hosting facility. steve santaly, has claimed to be, be behind bars since zanry 26th. rich jaffe has the latest on the length lengths santaely is doing to go out of his way. >> he sent sexual messages from the police phone. allegations went for years. the claremont prosecutor wants to use the evidence in john swing's upcoming trial. he's fired after the young woman, swing groped and assaulted her in a ride along. what deb dixon, other women are saying? >> doing a twitter poll on xavier. >> 72 percent say xavier wins >> will be a good one. >> take a look at traffic, as they head into weather. it's clear right now. how long will it last? as we look at 71 on red bank. >> another batch is in southeast ohio. lot of fun. two severe thunderstorm warnings. no reports of damage, outside of the tree this morning in blue ash. i hope every time we have an area of pressure, we get away with minimum damage. we have rain to track. eventually, the rain turns over to snow tonight. beginning late in the evening and especially overnight. show you where the rain is on precision doppler hd. in the ne

and was her jeep. when deputies arrested. and along with clonasdaepam and in anderson township, rich jaffe, local 12 news. >> charges will soon be upgraded. and what woodal says was responsible for the crash. >>> former security chief makes his first court appearance this afternoon on child porn charges. police arrest robert marshall last week. detectives say the 52-year-old has dozens of pictures on his computer. and today, a judge set bond at $25 thousand and ordered marshall to have no access to private or public internet. also classified marshall as a level three sex offender. he remains under home incarceration. he's allowed to look for a job. >>> cincinnati police are stepping up the effort to reduce violent crime. last year, saw the number of shooting skyrockets. this year, already seen nine homicides. >> i'm extremely confident. i know we have capable and the efforts. i think we have tremendous amount of buy in the community. and i think we have the support for the academic community that really tell us that our efforts and strategies are sound and viable. i'm extremely confident w

families care for their pets. it operated in a warehouse and space that was donated. as local 12 rich jaffe reports, they now need that area for a paid tenant >> fatal police shooting has members of the group anonymous, setting their sides to police officers. being shared on-line. >> listen to what astronauts heard while on the dark side of >> they are cha >> good evening, everyone. we're following a local breaking news alert. investigators say heroin gets the blame for a crash in 275. >> the car rolled over several times in campbell county. it happened at 2:30 this afternoon. a woman and a 7-month old baby were thrown out of the back seat. both were flown to the hospital. another was critical condition. another one was found walking driver was killed. officers be eve he was high on heroin. the scene has just been cleared. traffic on i-275 was backed down. and i spent the last month working with police to try to understand the growing number of people using heroin and then getting behind the cheel. thursday at 6:00, i'll bring you a special report built around those working to take the dang

nursed back to health in an animal rehab facility. and in a story you will only see on local 12, rich jaffe gives us an extraordinary up close and personal view. >>> a special way to remember babies who die at birth. we've shown you the angel gowns before. old wedding gowns. and women all over the tri-state are donating the dresses to the people who are sewing the angel gowns. this morning, christ hospital became the first hospital to accept and start using the gowns. deb dixon has more on that at 6:00. >> and the procedure expected to be the next big trend for people who can't seem to lose weight by dieting. it's less invasive than the bar at trick surgery. and liz will introduce us to a man and woman who has had that procedure. i'll be back. >> and the traffic on 71, 75 lane in northern kentucky. your last glimpse of sun for a little while. >> okay. >> this is just the way it is. >> promise to break some snow. everything worked out. several rounds of snow showers and snow in the next few days. question for you. atrium weather cam in oxford, college hill or covington. >> putting a lot of p

rich jaffe's special report. living in totalal poverty, he dropped out of school at 16... but vowed to overcome. what one local man says is the *key* to escaping childhood poverty. now local 12 news. 3 good morning.i'm adam clements 3 police are now saying they have interviewed a person of interest in the death of brittany russel. the 29 year-old from middletown was found shot in her car wednesday in dayton. her baby daughter was safe in the back seat. no arrests have been made. 3 some students in harrison are collecting donations today to help those dealing with a water crisis in flint, michigan. you can drop off donations at the harrison kroger store from ten until two. if you can't drop off bottled water at the harrison junior high school tuesday from seven until noon. 3 people will be out running in their skivvies this afternoon for a great cause. the annual undie run kicks off at two from the mount adams pavilion. money from today's event benefits the children's tumor foundation. it's a good thing it's just one mile, since it will be so cold out there today. >>> we be

not everyone is so lucky....local 12's rich jaffe joins us now with the story of a man who put his heart on the line .... when the real target was his money....rich... 3 paula....we're going to make an effort not to totally identify the >> he has as berger's syndrome. a couple months ago through the internet he was contacted by what he thought was a beautiful woman and what to many people would have seemed too good to be true turned out to be exactly that. it's a story you'll see only on local 12. are very protective about her brother who we'll call craig. diagnosed with aspergers he has some challenges. >> he likes people. he gets along with people really well. all his things he's great, but he's a little too nice. he's a giver. if he has something, he'll give it to you, but this person obviously took advantage. they were fishing and they got -- they hooked him. >> the week after christmas while on a facebook site for dukes of hazard, a woman greg didn't know appeared to strike up a conversation with him. she goes by many names like becky marley and most recently venice sam. >> what wen

coming up at 530, rich jaffe will have the story of a man who put his heart on the line and the real target was actually his money. also administrators at the university of cincinnati are bringing in heavy hitters to figure out what's next for the campus police department. the president promised an exhaustive review of the police department following that officer-involved shooting of sam dubois, he was shot to death. coming up tonight at 6:00, deb dixon will tell us about the well respected team that was chosen to oversee the review. as most of you know cincinnati will be well represented in this weekend's super bowl including former offensive guard andrew norwell, he plays for the nfc carolina panthers, coming up at 6:00, larry davis discovered a bad case of super bowl fever at his high school and of course the and black, and denver's color is orange, so i'm going to guess that right now this week at anderson high school there's wearing a lot of carolina blue. that's my guess. >> when i talked to andrew in the locker room, he says they're going crazy in anderson so i'm looking forwa

(rich jaffe, wkrc reporter) "what bicycle going the (danielle eubanks, new richmond, "well, you're not allowed to ride the bike down that way, and i'm hungry i'm andrew spencer reporting. the groundhog spring is on it's way. and it seems like starting to heat up across the valley a little early. while the warm weather is a nice change... it also means that allergy season is in full bloom there are a lot of measures you can take to avoid sneezing attacks like using the air conditioning in your car or taking an over the counter medicine. another way to fight allergies is to find out exactly what you're allergic to "if symptoms are persisting one needs to go see an allergists and be tested. determine what your allergies are whether they're trees, grasses, weeds or whether it's all of them" "once we've done all measures then we think about what different treatments can be done" (0:15) about 15 to 20 percent of the population suffers from allergies so remember you're not alone now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty we'll stay in the mid-70s for tuesday with very light bre

rich jaffe's special report, tonight live at 6now local 12 >> sheila: good morning it is 8:55. 28 grows i'm sheila gray. >> bob: i'm bob herzog. a last look at the roads. >> jen: we have this problems with cars striking poles this morning. we have our fifth of the morning. that is the fifth car that struck a pole of the morning. watch for slick spots along our secondary roads. we have a few other accidents. that accident occurred half april hour ago. injuries are involved. lights. watch for an accident. we had a report of a vehicle bound. as they zoom out maybe they are going to show us that incident. it was not showing up on the cameras earlier. as they turn that around we might be able to see it. interstates it doesn't look like we will be able to see it. the interstates are quiet. the volume of traffic light. you can see there may be some freezing drizzle out there to contend with. so just use some caution when you are heading out on the roads >> >> bob: a man is due in court for leading deputies on a chase which started in colombia >> he wouldn't pull when they tried to stop him for