Kenton County and Fairfield Schools honored

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter

Thursday, January 13th, 2011, 3:37pm

Kenton County and Fairfield Schools honored

INDEPENDENCE, KY (FOX19) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing the Kenton County School District for cutting their energy use by 20 per cent.

Fairfield schools are also being honored, for a ten per cent reduction.

Kenton County is the only school in Kentucky and one of just 44 in the country that is being recognized the 20 per cent level. The district has done lots of things to cut energy use:

The construction of three high performance schools. The newest, Turkey Foot Middle School, is a national model for energy efficiency, sustainability, and education. It is the first of its kind and seeking a goal of achieving net zero energy usage.

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Man accused of getting a toddler drunk pleads guilty in court

Submitted by kkinley, Neighborhood Reporter

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011, 9:01am

Man accused of getting a toddler drunk pleads guilty in court

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19) - A Kenton County man accused of getting a 2-year-old child drunk pleaded guilty to first degree criminal abuse Tuesday and a sentence of 90 months was recommended.

Raymond Jackson, 23, is accused of encouraging his own stepdaughter in May of 2010 to drink a combination of Gin and iced tea, which caused her to pass out. Police say the child's blood alcohol level was measured at 0.25. That is over three times the legal limit for an adult in Kentucky. Her condition was so serious; she was taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital for treatment. He is charged with criminal abuse of a child. The child did recover.

In June, Jackson was in a Kenton County courtroom where the judge ordered Jackson to stay away from his stepdaughter.

After the incident, Jackson was taken to the Kenton County Detention Center and was held on a $10,000 bond.

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Pioneer Park in Kenton County chosen as winner of Home Field Makeover

Submitted by cwaldmann on Tuesday, January 11th, 9:10 pm

CINCINNATI, OH (Fox19)– The Reds Community Fund announced that Pioneer Park in Kenton County, Ky. is the winner of the inaugural Home Field Makeover contest.

As the winner, Kenton County Parks & Recreation will receive a complete field renovation project, underwritten by the Reds Community Fund.

The fields at Pioneer Park will receive infi eld restoration, new fencing and backstops, fi eld grading and leveling, new infi eld dirt and grass.

The approximate value of these renovations is $50,000.

The project will include support from Reds fi eld vendors and members of the Reds grounds crew.

A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, Jan.

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Snow pictures from the neighborhood

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011, 5:01pm

ERLANGER, KY (FOX19) - This morning's snow blanketed just about all of the Tri-State, bad news for those trying to get to work on a tight schedule.

Seemingly avoiding the problem was Tina Fancher of Erlanger, who shot a picture of her back yard while the snow was still coming down.

Also in Erlanger was Chad and Laura Boggs' cat named Chaos. We don't know if the cat was unhappy about having to stay indoors, but there haven't been any complaints from the neighborhood birds.

The snow was fairly fluffy, but not to the point where it didn't cover a tree in the backyard of J.C. in Elsmere.

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Police: Suspects jump pharmacy customer for meds

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011, 8:42am

INDEPENDENCE, KY (FOX19) - Two men are in custody after robbing a man of his prescription medicine at a pharmacy in Independence.

It happened Monday morning around 10 a.m. at the Cherokee Drug Shoppe in the 6400 block of Taylor Mill Road.

Police say a customer was walking to his car after picking up several prescriptions and was jumped by the two suspects.

The suspects fled, but were later apprehended by police. They have been identified as John Lemberg, 24, and Richard Barlett, 33. Both are being held at the Kenton County Jail, charged with robbery 1st degree.

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Perfume/ Cosmetics giant Sephora to open in Crestview Hills

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter

Monday, January 10th, 2011, 8:44pm

Perfume/ Cosmetics giant Sephora to open in Crestview Hills

CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY (FOX19) - French-based perfume and comsetics retailer Sephora is about to begin construction on a store at the Crestview Hills Town Center.

The 3500 square foot store will be the second freestanding store in the Tri-State. There are two smaller stores inside a couple local J.C. Penney stores.

Sephora was founded in 1993 and has hundreds of locations in Europe, the Middle East, China, and Canada, with about 450 more in the United States. The stores claim an unparalled assortment of premium products, plus unbiased service from experts.

Construction will start this month, and the Crestview Hills store is expected to open by April.

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Police ID victim, suspect in deadly home invasion

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff

Monday, January 10th, 2011, 3:23pm

INDEPENDENCE, KY (FOX19) - Police have identified the victim and suspect of a deadly home invasion in Independence.

A couple minutes after midnight Sunday, police were called to Sylvan Drive for a report of a burglary in progress. When officers arrived they found Alan Hampton, 45, lying in the front yard with several gun shot wounds.

Ricky Colwell, 48, was found inside the home, also suffering with a gunshot wound.

Investigators discovered that Hampton had entered the home through the front door and assaulted the Colwell and his wife with a chair while they were sleeping.

Colwell then pulled out a handgun and shot Hampton several times. Colwell was also shot during the struggle.

Hampton then fled from the home and was found in the front yard. He was pronounced dead a shot time later.

Colwell was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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