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Ryan Widmer denied a fourth trial

WCPO Digital Staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:43:49 GMT

The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday denied Ryan Widmer’s appeal of last year's ruling by the state's 12th District Court of Appeals, denying him a fourth trial in the death of his wife, Sarah.

I-Team: Is Cincinnati 911 like roulette?

Brendan Keefe, bkeefe@wcpo.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:15:00 GMT

Dying for help, some of those in need of urgent medical care are left holding the phone because dispatchers say when you dial 911 in the city of Cincinnati, it’s a game of roulette.

Joplin survivor rides out Okla. tornado

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:31 GMT

She had already survived the Joplin tornado. Now, a woman in Moore, Okla., for work shares her story of survival in a second deadly twister.

BBB issues alert about repair company

John Matarese, jmatarese@wcpo.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:14 GMT

John Matarese has a warning about some repair companies that pop up in Google searches

Newport on the Levee plans expansion

Dan Monk, WCPO Digital — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:00 GMT

Newport on the Levee wants to add apartments and a hotel to a surface parking lot east of the urban entertainment complex.

Cincinnati credit card use scrutinized

Kevin Osborne, WCPO Digital — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:23:08 GMT

Each month, city of Cincinnati workers rack up about $171,000 on credit card-related expenses on cards with a combined limit of $2.1 million. The use of the cards is coming under scrutiny.

Youngest Okla. tornado victim remembered

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:56:29 GMT

Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The Wall" because of his size and presence on the soccer field. JaNae Hornsby, also 9, was the life of the party.

Most US states see drop in teen births

Associated Press — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:53:15 GMT

The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

Military gets free admission to KI

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:57 GMT

Current and former members of the U.S. military will get free admission to Kings Island amusement park in Mason over Memorial Day weekend.

Man FBI shot spoke with bombing suspect

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:16:57 GMT

A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time.