Work to raise a submerged car from the Ohio River won’t begin until next week. Campbell County Police say water levels and strong currents will prevent divers from recovering the vehicle until Sunday at the earliest. The car plunged from the Combs-Heil bridge, during a 12 car pileup on Tuesday. There’s no word whether anyone […]
(source:local12.com) Campbell County Police have little to go on in the investigation into a dead body found wedged in an Ohio River coal barge. The man was found by a crew, yesterday afternoon. Investigators speculate his age at about 50, and believe he had been in the water for an extended time. Cincinnatians Already Receiving […]
(source:wlwt.com) A new study calls the Ohio River the most polluted waterway in the country. The Ohio River Valley sanitation commission says 23 million pounds of chemicals were dumped into the river in 2013, mostly from pesticide runoff. Greater Cincinnati water works officials say special filters keep toxins out of the water supply. Colerain Township […]
(source: wcpo.com) Duke Energy officials say a lot more fuel spilled into the Ohio river this month than they first thought. The utility now estimates 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel was dumped into the water, accidentally. Click here to read more. Recent Stories: Gas Prices are on the Rise in the Tri-State Streetcar Construction Moves […]
(source: wlwt.com) Human error is blamed for a diesel fuel spill into the Ohio River. Coast Guard and EPA officials say someone left a valve open, yesterday, at a Duke Energy facility, dumping 5,000 gallons of fuel into the water. Cincinnati Water Works officials say the drinking water is safe. Click here to read more. […]
(source: wlwt.com) A large diesel fuel leak has spilled into the Ohio River this morning. The Duke Energy plant, in New Richmond, spilled thousands of gallons of fuel in the Ohio River. This prompted the EPA to send its emergency response team to the scene of the accident. Click here to read more. Recent Stories: […]
The search for a missing canoeist on the Ohio River is over. The body of 20 year-old Cameron Buerger was pulled from the water, Tuesday, in Brown County. Marty Stanaford disappeared during a trip with Burger, and his remains were found last week. Recent Stories: Primary Elections Today in Ohio Union Township Man Accused of […]
Work will begin today to tow a floating restaurant back to shore after it broke free and floated down the Ohio River. The coast guard says a large chunk of ice caused The Waterfront to break from its moorings in Covington, yesterday, and drift down river until it hit the Clay Wade Bailey bridge. A […]
