Fort Mitchell News

The Northern Kentucky Health Department has confirmed that a woman who died in November had contracted the H1N1 flu virus.

Debbie Tweddell quit her job in advertising and moved her family from Ohio to be near Redwood School & Rehabilitation Center in Fort Mitchell after her son was born with cerebral palsy in 1981.

FORT WRIGHT - Raymond C. Fessler, 93, died Thursday at University Hospital, Corryville.

FORT MITCHELL - Are the scenic hills of Kenton County worth saving? Would it be worth spending public money to preserve them? That is one option that may be considered - among many others - as Northern Kentucky officials seek in the next two years to determine what actions, if any, should be taken to spare the wooded hillsides that many say ...

AP Featured News PSC approves gas rate hike for Duke FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - The Kentucky Public Service Commission has approved a rate settlement that will result in an increase of about 14 percent for natural gas customers of Duke Energy in northern Kentucky.

The Five Mile House, so named because it is located five miles from Covington, is a historic tavern located at 2642 Dixie Highway in Lakeside Park.

The Web site NKYhelps.org is a comprehensive registry of organizations that need help.

Saying it's "a disaster waiting to happen," Independence Mayor Chris Moriconi has joined city officials in asking the Kentucky Department of Transportation to install a traffic signal at McCullum Pike and new Ky.

A bus carrying the Thomas Moore College basketball team burst into flames late Thursday just as it pulled onto campus, according to Erlanger police and fire emergency communication reports.

CRESCENT SPRINGS - A 51-year-old man was injured Friday when his car veered of Interstate 71/75 south and crashed on Grandview Drive.

The U.S. military is making video holiday greetings available from soldiers overseas, including six military members from Northern Kentucky.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 would like the public to be aware of the following conditions and operations that are being reported for highways in District Six.

FT. MITCHELL, Ky. -- A chemical spill has closed down Dixie Highway and the ramp from I-75/71 at exit 188.

Watch for flaggers and be aware of trucks entering and exiting the highway. Traffic may be periodically stopped through this area to allow equipment to pass.

Watch for workers and equipment during road maintenance in Kenton County. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Distict 6 released information on the following upcoming projects: I-75 southbound Dec.

Officials of Lodging Unlimited, Inc. , a national, hotel management company, today announced that Morris E. Lasky, Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed receiver of the Drawbridge Inn, a 400 room full service hotel with 30,000 square feet of public space.

A group of retired employees of the old Booth Hospital gave back to the organization that employed them years ago by donating $1,056 to the Salvation Army's Christmas effort.

The Crescent Springs/Villa Hills Fire and EMS Department wants residents to show off their fire safety skills.

FORT MITCHELL - Here, at the busiest place for trucks in the region, one major crash can shut down the system.

FORT MITCHELL - A new bridge, larger convention center and urban college campus are a few priorities on the Northern Kentucky Consensus Committee's agenda for the 2010 legislative session.