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Volunteers needed
for Saturday's River Sweep
River sweep is a one-day shoreline cleanup that extends the entire length of the Ohio River and some of its tributaries. The sweep is scheduled for Saturday, June 19, from 8:00 am until noon. | STORY
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St. Elizabeth Hospital's CEO
Gross will retire next year
After serving 25 years in the top spot at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Joseph Gross will retire from the Northern Kentucky hospital system at the end of this year.
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Church will spend $700,000
to rebuild statue of Jesus
"It brought a lot of attention and members to their church," he said. James Lynch says he spent a year constructing the statue based on a design by artist Brad Coriell. Lynch made it out of white beaded foam -- "like the kind you find in coffee cups" -- and hauled it from Florida to Ohio in three sections.
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>> Jesus statue is latest religious statue
to be struck by lightning

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Love the Cov? Wear the t-shirt

The I Love the Cov shirts are back! And they've had a makeover. The new high quality mens and womens t-shirts will be sold at the Farmer's Market all summer, beginning this Saturday. The Covington Farmer's Market is every Saturday from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm in the 6th Street Promenade. The t-shirts are $20 and funds go to support Renaissance Covington, Inc. in their mission to revitalize downtown Covington.
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City helping with
down payment on
foreclosed homes
The NSP Homebuyer Assistance Program is used to assist buyers with the purchase of foreclosed properties has been changed to allow purchases anywhere in Covington.
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Covington history:
Busy Pike Street
This is a photo of Pike Street, near Washington Street, in the early 1920s, a much busier place than it is today.
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Covington weather: Looks like things calm down today
Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Still partly cloudy in the evening but eventually clearing.
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Covington bank robbed
The Bank of Kentucky at 231 Scott St. was robbed at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The robber was reported by dispatchers as being a black man, 18-21 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and 140 pounds.
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Backbreaking work to
create back country trails in Devou Park
A group of mountain bikers, trail runners, hikers and others interested are volunteering to help
build eight miles of trails designed for self-propelled activities at Devou Park in Covington.
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Box gives emergency crews easy way to get into house
A residential Knox Box is a high security steel key box, used for the storage of entry keys, which can be hung on an exterior door.
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Apple, AT&T hit with
glitches on new
iPhone orders
Apple and AT&T are facing two major problems taking orders for the newest iPhone model just a week before it hits stores: Buyers reported problems registering their orders and an apparent glitch in AT&T's website was depositing some customers into strangers' accounts.
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Coming Events GoettaFest is this weekend >> Chosen again in 2010, for the eighth consecutive year, as one of the Summer's Top Ten Festivals and Events by the Kentucky Tourism Council, MainStrasse Village "Original" Goettafest invites you to join in the excitement. RiverSweep this Saturday >> River sweep is a one-day shoreline cleanup that extends the entire length of the Ohio River and some of its tributaries. The sweep is scheduled for Saturday, June 19, from 8:00 am until noon (weather permitting). More at the EVENTS page >