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It's No Accident: Why We Say 'Wreck'

For years – no, decades – when one vehicle hit another, or a tree, or just ran off the road, we told our listeners there was an "accident." Then a few years ago, we started to get complaints from people who said nothing is an accident – run off the road? Maybe you were driving too fast for the conditions. Hit another car? Maybe you were following too closely. You get the idea.

CPS Students Ask Black History Be Taught Outside Of Black History Month

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City Officials Denounce Charter Amendment To Spend $50M On Affordable Housing

'How Far Can We Go?': Anti-Corruption Development Panel Starts Plotting Its Course

By Becca Costello • Feb 26, 2021

Cincinnati's director of community and economic development says some interaction between council members and her department can be inappropriate. Markiea Carter briefed members of the new Economic Development Reform Panel at its second meeting Friday.

Brent Spence Bridge To Undergo Routine Maintenance

By Tana Weingartner • Feb 26, 2021

Routine maintenance is slated to begin Monday on the Brent Spence Bridge. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says crews will begin cleaning and painting the bridge, weather permitting. The work is expected to last through mid-November. Some lane closures will be necessary.

Despite A Drop In Overdose Deaths In 2020 In Hamilton County, Addiction Still A Challenge For Many

By Tana Weingartner • Feb 26, 2021

Hamilton County Addiction Response Coalition

Not surprisingly, the coronavirus pandemic did not help efforts to tackle the opioid epidemic in Hamilton County in 2020. The Hamilton County Addiction Response Coalition (HC ARC), formerly known as the Hamilton County Heroin Coalition, issued its 2020 annual report Friday.

Pleas For 'Grace,' $50M For Affordable Housing And More Top Stories This Week

By Michael Monks • Feb 26, 2021

On Cincinnati Edition's weekly news review:

West End Stadium Nearing Completion, Ribbon Cutting Set For May 1

By Cory Sharber • Feb 25, 2021

Construction on the West End Stadium is 93% complete.

DeWine Dangles Hope for Return to Normal, Taking First Steps to Lift Pandemic Restrictions

By Sarah Taylor • Feb 25, 2021

With hints of spring in the air, Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday tantalized Ohioans with prospects of the end of pandemic restrictions and a return to life as we knew it more than a year ago. But he said, “There’s a bridge to that life, and we have to take that bridge.”

Ohio Attorney General Sues Census Bureau Over Delay Of Redistricting Data

By Debbie Holmes & Gabe Rosenberg • Feb 25, 2021

The Ohio Attorney General's Office is suing officials at the U.S. Commerce Department and Census Bureau for delaying the release of 2020 census data used to redraw state legislative and congressional districts.

Brent Spence Bridge 2nd Most Congested Area In US, Says Report That Surprises No One

By Tana Weingartner • Feb 25, 2021

Yes, we know, this information will leave many people saying "no kidding" followed by an eye roll. Here are the details anyway. An annual list from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) finds the Brent Spence Bridge corridor is the second most congested area in the U.S. for truck bottlenecks.

Domestic Violence Program Expands Through Hamilton County

By Jolene Almendarez • Feb 25, 2021

A program that works with police to help people at the scene of domestic violence calls is expanding throughout Hamilton County. The Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team, known as DIVERT, helped 3,000 survivors in two years while focusing on the Cincinnati area. Now, it's set to expand to up to 15 more jurisdictions.

DIVERT director Wayne Williams said Tuesday police have been eager to sign on for a collaboration.

Trump's Effect On The Republican Party & What That Means For Ohio's Senate Race

By Michael Monks • Feb 25, 2021

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Donald Trump is no longer the president but his firm grip on the Republican Party remains, and he wants it known. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was on the receiving end of a stunningly scathing statement issued by the former president following McConnell's condemnation of Trump on the Senate floor.