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Newport Aquarium Helps Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
If missed Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on Channel 9 Sunday night, you did not see the Newport Aquarium lend a helping hand.
Newport Gets Head Start On Halloween
Newport got a headstart on Halloween Sunday with a tradition that brought out a lot of good costumes for candy. Video Watch Video
Newport Police Accept Pay Freeze To Protect Jobs
The pay freeze does not include cutting jobs or benefits. Video Watch Video
Green Derby Restaurant Reopens
The neighborhood restaurant on York Street is reopening today under new ownership. Video Watch Video
Aquarium Set To Welcome 20,000th Guest To Penguins Program
Guests are allowed to touch the penguins and see them up-close and personal.
Tour Two Of Columbus' Ships In Newport
The Nina and Pinta will dock by B&B Riverboats in Newport, and be available for tours. Video Watch Video
Two Local Men Walk for ALS
Two men will walk 1,000 miles during September to raise money for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis disease.
Duke Energy Closing Newport Payment Office
The location will permanently close next week.
Join The Crew Of The USS Nightmare
The USS Nightmare is holding a job fair Friday and Saturday.
Store Owner Alerts Residents About Burning Home
Four people sleeping inside a Newport home had no idea the building was on fire. Video Watch Video
Ohio River Tradition Scaring Up Jobs This Fall
The USS Nightmare haunted riverboat is hiring seasonal workers for its 18th Halloween season.
Newport Man Indicted On Child Pornography Charges
Edward Faulkner is accused of possessing, distributing and advertising child pornography.
23rd Great Inland Seafood Festival Starts Today
Seafood fest kicks off this Thursday.
Newport Police To Add Two New Officers
The department is adding officers thanks to federal grant money. Video Watch Video
Post Office May Close Some Local Branches
Thirteen of the 20 branches being surveyed are in the Tri-State. Video Watch Video  |  Document Regional offices being surveyed (pdf) (82.0KB)
Northern Ky. Police To Buy Moveable Cameras
A northern Kentucky city is using federal funds to buy portable surveillance cameras for police to use in crime-ridden neighborhoods.
Millions For Newport On The Levee
An extension for the Tourism Development Act will give millions to Newport on the Levee. Video Watch Video
Newport ItalianFest This Weekend
It's a big weekend on Newport's waterfront. Video Watch Video
Church Overflows For 3rd Victim's Funeral
It was standing-room only during the funeral service for three-year-old Sha'railyn Wright. Video Watch Video
1 Injured In Fire On Newport’s Riverboat Row
Crews found heavy flames and smoke on the second floor of the Riverchase Apartments. Video Watch Video
Investigation Continues Into Deadly Standoff
Police say Robert Bradford jumped into a construction vehicle and drove at them before he was shot. Video Watch Video
Volunteers Learn About Opportunities
People looking to give their time and talent found out where to best do that Saturday. Video Watch Video
Kids Get In Aquarium For Free During Special Hours
All kids also get a coupon for a free meal.
Step Back Into Newport's Gangster Past
Memorial Day weekend walking tours explore the shady side of the city for a good cause. Video Watch Video
Bank Accepts Cash Offer For Newport Home
Family says the bank had stalled on the deal for months. Video Watch Video
Fast Moving Fire Claims 3 Homes Overnight
The blaze destroyed three homes and left at least 15 Newport residents without a place to stay. Video Watch Video
'Circle of Heroes' Saves Family From Fire
A good samaritan rescues a family from burning Newport home. Now other strangers are helping the homeless family and the hero who saved them. Video Watch Video  |  Listen First 9-1-1 Call (Jan. 30, 2009) (433.0KB)
Family Offers Cash For Home, Bank Stalls On Deal
Family has offered $140,000 to buy foreclosed home, but can't close deal with bank. Video Watch Video
Toddler Injured After Fall From 2nd Story Window
Officials say the 1-year-old has serious injuries. Video Watch Video
Tri-State City Schools Improve On Report Card
The report shows significant improvement in city schools in Covington, Cincinnati and Newport, but says more progress is needed. Video Watch Video
Dramatic Interstate Car Fire Caught On Tape
A 9News photographer captured video of the scene early Tuesday morning as a car went up in flames. Video Watch Video
Dozens March To ‘Take Back The Night’
Annual event seeks to break the silence, to end sexual violence and to make communities safer. Video Watch Video
Hero Honored For Rescue
Newport honors Adolfo Valle for running into burning home and saving three lives. Video Watch Video
Newport On The Levee Getting New IMAX
AMC is turning one of its theaters at Newport on the Levee into an IMAX. Video Watch Video
Police Searching For Hit & Run Driver
Police say the driver did not stop after hitting and injuring a pedestrian in Newport. Video Watch Video
Baby Shark Ray Makes Debut At Newport Aquarium
"Sunshine" is the first baby Shark Ray to be on display in the United States. Video Watch Video
'Ride The Ducks' Tour Reopens
The popular "Ride The Ducks" tours resume in Newport this Thursday. Video Watch Video
Court Releases Video Of McCafferty's Testimony
Campbell County court officials have released video of convicted killer Cheryl McCafferty's testimony. Video Watch Video
Ky. Man Wanted For Wire Fraud, Money Laundering
The FBI is asking the public for help finding James T. Hammes. Video Watch Video
Juror: 'We Made The Right Decision'
A juror in the Cheryl McCafferty murder trial takes us inside the deliberation room. Video Watch Video
Cheryl McCafferty Sentenced
The Fort Thomas wife and mother must serve at least 20 percent of the sentence before being eligible for parole. Video Watch Video
McCafferty Jury Now Decides Manslaughter Sentence
Jurors will start hearing arguments about an appropriate sentence for Cheryl McCafferty's 1st degree manslaughter conviction. Video Watch Video
Mixed Reaction To Verdict In McCafferty Case
After only three-and-a-half hours the jury in the Cheryl McCafferty murder trial reached a verdict Monday. Video Watch Video
McCafferty Case Goes To Jury
The jury in the murder trial of Cheryl McCafferty heard closing arguments and then were dismissed by Campbell Circuit Judge Julie Reinhardt Ward to the jury room to deliberate. Video Watch Video
Closings Start Monday In McCafferty Murder Trial
One rebuttal witness testified for the prosecution after the defense rested its case Thursday morning. Video Watch Video
McCafferty Murder Trial: What's The Next Move?
As the Cheryl McCafferty murder trial resumes Thursday, many are anxiously waiting to see who will be called next to the witness stand.
Nurse Testifies In McCafferty Murder Trial
A day after Cheryl McCafferty testified, her attorneys called additional witnesses, including the emergency room nurse who treated her. Video Watch Video
Cheryl McCafferty Takes The Stand In Murder Trial
"I shot him. I didn't aim. I didn't mean it. I didn't plan it. All I knew I had to stop him," Cheryl McCafferty said. Video Watch Video
Will Cheryl McCafferty Testify Today?
An east coast snow storm could prevent one of the prosecution's key expert witnesses from getting to the Tri-State. Video Watch Video
Forensic Expert: McCafferty 'Lying Down' When Shot
Law enforcement investigators told jurors what their forensic studies determined about the murder of Robert McCafferty. Video Watch Video

Google map Newport is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking Rivers. It's home to about 17,000 residents.


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