Emergency plan created as threat of storms
come during huge Taylor Swift concerts
COVINGTON, Ky. – If severe weather hits Covington in the next couple of days, concert-goers and others along downtown streets or the riverfront can seek shelter in the Kenton County Parking Garage at 230 Madison Ave.
That’s according to the “Taylor Swift Special Weather Plan&rdq...
Photos used courtesy of Katie Woodring Photography
Applicants sought for ‘high-adrenaline job where you help people’
COVINGTON, Ky. – Fire officials are seeking four recent high school graduates to become the inaugural members of the Covington Fire Department Cadet Program, a brand-new training initiative aimed at creating a firefighter pipeline.
If you’re a Coving...
Michael Hilton, a tillerman on Truck 1 at the Covington Fire Department, installs a smoke detector.
Covington Fire Department partners with schools to protect families from fires
COVINGTON, Ky. – What with burning candles, space heaters, crackling fireplaces, and drying Christmas tree needles, ‘tis the season for house fires … so Covington fire officials want to make ...
Covington Fire Department’s inflatable “Zodiac” watercraft was loaded up Thursday evening for the trip to Eastern Kentucky.
11-person response includes swift-water rescue team
COVINGTON, Ky. – Eleven Covington firefighters are in beleaguered Eastern Kentucky this morning, joining a rescue effort in response to massive floods that have swallowed towns, swept away house...
Shelter-in-place lifted, but interstate remains closed near bridge until later today
COVINGTON, Ky. – Emergency authorities this morning lifted the CodeRed shelter-in-place alert that was issued late last night after a tractor trailer carrying gasoline flipped just south of the Brent Spence Bridge and began gushing fuel across Interstate 71-75 and streets below.
But the interstate...
Both directions of I-71/75 shut down near Brent Spence
UPDATE: Access to the Roebling Suspension Bridge was being shut down overnight to keep heavy tractor trailers off of historic structure, with its low weight limits
COVINGTON, Ky. – Interstate 71-75 is closed in both directions for the time being after a tractor trailer carrying gasoline flipped on its side just sout...
The release of a “chemical irritant” at Interplastic Corporation in March 2019 required a “shelter in place” order for residents and businesses of West Latonia.
Although options are limited, City taking steps
COVINGTON, Ky. – Even while acknowledging “limited options” and “tied hands,” Covington officials say they’re taking steps in...
From left, firefighter Chase Autry, engineer Sean Schatzman, and firefighter Kyle Vogelpohl pose with their award.
3 Covington firefighters honored for dramatic rescue
COVINGTON, Ky. – The call came in at 11:04 p.m.
Smoke was coming from an apartment building in the Botany Hills neighborhood … and the caller suspected people might still be trapped inside.
Within ...
Dave Studer served with the City for almost 25 years. Photo used courtesy of Katie Woodring.
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington firefighter Dave Studer will be remembered for his banter, his joking, his playful kidding of fellow firefighters – a big personality that helped make a stressful job easier to bear.
“He was a jokester and just had a funny way about him,” Chief Mark ...
Photo from last night’s TV news broadcast used with permission of WCPO.
A day after chemical plant incident, residents again urged to enroll in county's emergency notification network
COVINGTON, Ky. – Just after 8:15 Monday evening, a ferocious “boom” could be heard throughout West Latonia, rattling windows and raising anxiety levels.
Soon thereafter, the ...