STEVEN: POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SUSPECTED MURDER-SUICIDE IN A CLERMONT COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD. KELLY: DEPUTIES SAY THEY FIRST FOUND THE GUNSHOTS -- HEARD THE GUNSHOTS ON RIEBEL RIDGE ROAD IN OHIO TOWNSHIP. RICHARD CHILES IS LIVE FOR US WITH THE LATEST. RICHARD: NEIGHBORS WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH JUST ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED BY THE SCENE THAT PLAYS OUT IN FRONT OF THEM WHEN SHERIFF’S ARRIVE AROUND 10:00 THIS MORNING. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SAY THEY HEARD THE SHOTS. THIS SCENE AGAIN UNFOLDING AROUND 10:00 YESTERDAY MORNING. CLERMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARRIVING AT THE RESIDENCE ON RIEBEL RIDGE ROAD. DEPUTIES HEARD MULTIPLE SHOTS FROM INSIDE THE HOME, FOLLOWED BY SILENCE. CLERMONT COUNTY SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM WAS CALLED IN. THE UNIT ENTERED THE HOME AND FOUND FIVE GUNSHOT VICTIMS, FOUR OF THEM DEAD. THE FIFTH VICTIM RUSHED TO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN CRITICAL CONDITION. OFFICIALS NOT RELEASING A LOT OF INFORMATION, SAYING THEY DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED YET. NEIGHBORS TELL US THE CASE MAY INVOLVE A MURDER-SUICIDE. >> IT IS A SHOCK. YOU DO NOT KNOW PEOPLE’S PAIN AND WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH. IT HAS BEEN A FAMILY CENTERED STREET. IT IS SAFE AND NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN, SO KIND OF SHOCKING. RICHARD: POLICE SAY THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FORCED ENTRY, LEADING OFFICERS TO BELIEVE THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY IS SAFE FROM DANGER AT THIS TIME. THE CORONER’S OFFICE NOT RELEASING A LOT OF INFORMATION, NOT WANTING TO SPECULATE. ONE INDIVIDUAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION AS BCI CONTINUES TO LEAD THE INVESTIGATION. STEVEN: BUTLER COUNTY’S FORMER AUDITOR IS ASKING FOR A NEW TRIAL. KELLY: HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL INTEREST IN A PUBLIC CONTRACT. HE WAS THEN REMOVED FROM PUBLIC OFFICE. REYNOLDS AND HIS ATTORNEYS APPEARED IN COURT CLAIMING THE STATE WITHHELD EVIDENCE IN THE TRIAL. THEY SAY EMAILS THAT MAY HAVE HELPED THEIR CASE WERE KEPT FROM DEFENSE ATTORNEYS. THOSE EMAILS WERE IN RELATION TO LAKOTA SCHOOLS’ PROPOSED GOLF TRAINING FACILITY AND REYNOLDS’ USE OF HIS OFFICE TO PUSH FOR THE FACILITY TO GET BUILT. STEVEN: CONTAMINATED SOIL AND WATER FROM THE TRAIN DERAILMENT SITE IN EAST PALESTINE IS HEADING TO TWO FACILITIES BUT ONE HAS BEEN UNDER THE EPA MICROSCOPE FOR YEARS. THE HERITAGE THERMAL INCINERATOR HAS A HISTORY OF VIOLATIONS AND HAS BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF MULTIPLE LAWSUITS. IN 2007, THE COMPANY PAID A SETTLEMENT OVER CHEMICAL EMISSION CLAIMS. IN 2015, THE U.S. EPA REPORTED THE FACILITY RELEASE DANGEROUS TOXINS 195 TIMES INTO THE AIR OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS, EXPOSING THOSE NEARBY TO CHEMICALS THAT CAUSE CANCER AND EARLY DEATH. ANOTHER LAWSUIT IS STILL PENDING FROM 2020 TWO REGARDING CONCERNS OVER BURNING HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM THE U.S. MILITARY. ACTIVISTS SAY THEY ARE WORRIED. >> WE HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST CANCER RATES IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH. WE HAVE SACRIFICED ENOUGH. STEVEN: HERITAGE THERMAL SAYS IT IS PERMITTED TO MANAGE MATERIALS FROM THE DERAILMENT. KELLY: SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION PETE BUTTIGIEG IS CALLING ON MAJOR RAIL COMPANIES TO JOIN A VOLUNTARY HAZARD REPORTING SYSTEM THAT WOULD ALLOW WORKERS TO CONFIDENTIALLY REPORT SAFETY HAZARDS, INCLUDING CONDITIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO DERAILMENTS. NO MAJOR RAIL COMPANIES CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE. HE IS GIVING THEM A WEEK TO REPLY TO HIS REQUEST, BUT HIS DEADLINE HAS NO REAL TEETH. THE ONLY PENALTY THEY FACE IS HE PLANS TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHICH COMPANIES DID NOT JOIN. THE WHITE HOUSE HOSTED A RECEPTION LAST NIGHT TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. STEVEN: PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS ADDRESSED A CROWD GATHERED IN THE EAST ROOM AND EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING BLACK HISTORY. >> BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY. LIVING HISTORY, BREATHING HISTORY, HISTORY THAT WE CREATE EVERYDAY. AND HISTORY THAT WE THEN MUST TEACH AND CELEBRATE. KELLY: THERE ARE STILL SITES AND HISTORY YOU NOR FAMILY CAN ENJOY YEAR-ROUND. STEVEN: ONE INCLUDES A TOUR OF BLACK HISTORY SITES IN MADISONVILLE. LACEY ROBERTS JOINS US WITH HOW THE TOUR CAME ALONG AND WHAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE. LACEY: ON THE MAP BEHIND ME IS THE PATH OF WHAT IS BEING NAMED THE BICYCLE TOUR OF BLACK HISTORY SITES IN MADISONVILLE, CREATED BY A LOCAL HISTORIAN WHO WRITES ABOUT IKE TOWARDS BASED OFF OF THE CINCINNATI LANDSCAPE AND HISTORY. HE HAS LIVED IN MADISONVILLE FOR 29 YEARS AND SAYS HE ALWAYS KNEW THAT MADISONVILLE HAD A REPUTATION AS A PROGRESSIVE INTERRACIAL COMMUNITY. DURING HIS RESEARCH, HE FOUND OUT HOW DEEP THE HISTORY WAS. THAT IS WHERE THE BICYCLE TOUR WAS BORN. HE SAYS EACH SITE ALONG THE PATH IS REACHABLE BY A MILE RADIUS, MAKING IT THE PERFECT BIKE RIDE. >> MADISONVILLE WAS A MOSTLY WHITE COMMUNITY UNTIL THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR BUT THERE WERE AFRICAN-AMERICANS COMING THROUGH MADISONVILLE ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. ONE OF OUR PRINCIPAL STREETS, WETZEL AVENUE, WAS NAMED FOR HENRY B. WETZEL, WHO WAS AN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CONDUCTOR. YOU GET A STRONG INFLUX OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS COMING INTO MADISONVILLE AND A STRONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPED QUICKLY. >> WHILE THAT HOUSE IS NO LONGER THERE, THE BRIDGE REMAINS. OTHER SITES HAVE TRANSFORMED INTO BUILDINGS OR BUSINESSES BEING USED UNTIL THIS DAY. COMING UP, A HISTORIC HIGH SCHOOL THAT NOW SERVES AS A LOCAL CHURCH BIBLE COLLEGE.
A new area code is coming to Cincinnati region: What to know
Updated: 12:05 PM EST Feb 28, 2023
A new area code is coming to the Cincinnati area.The numbers "513" have become synonymous with Cincinnati. But soon, a new three-digit combo will also represent the Queen City.The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a plan in 2021 to overlay a new area code over the existing 513 area code.Watch WLWT morning headlines in the video player aboveState officials say the 513 area code is expected to run out of available phone numbers in the fourth quarter of 2023.All current 513 area code subscribers will continue to maintain their current number and area code.But starting April 28, Ohio customers in the 513 area code overlay region may be assigned a number in the new 283 area code when they request new service or an additional line. Customers receiving a 283 area code will be required to dial the area code and phone number for all local calls, just as customers with telephone numbers from the 513 area code do today. Customers in the overlay region should: Continue to dial 10 digits for all local calls, including calls within the same area code.Continue to identify your telephone number as a 10-digit number, and include the area code when giving the number to friends, family, business associates, customers, etc.Ensure all services, automatic dialing equipment, or other types of equipment recognize the new 283 area code as a valid area code and continue to store or program telephone numbers as 10-digit numbers. Some examples are: stored telephone numbers in contact lists in wireless phones, PBXs, fax machines, internet dial-up numbers, speed dialers, call forwarding settings, voicemail services, medical alert devices, safety alarm security systems and gates, and ankle monitors or other similar equipment. Check items such as your website, personal and business stationery and printed checks, advertising materials, contact information, and your personal or pet ID tags to ensure the area code is included.Customers current telephone numbers, coverage areas and rates will all stay the same. Customers will still dial 10 digits for local calls. Customers with questions can call 1-888-CALL-TDS or visit www.tdstelecom.com for more information or visit the Public Service Commission of Ohio website at https://puco.ohio.gov/utilities/telecom.
A new area code is coming to the Cincinnati area.
The numbers "513" have become synonymous with Cincinnati. But soon, a new three-digit combo will also represent the Queen City.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a plan in 2021 to overlay a new area code over the existing 513 area code.
Watch WLWT morning headlines in the video player above
State officials say the 513 area code is expected to run out of available phone numbers in the fourth quarter of 2023.
All current 513 area code subscribers will continue to maintain their current number and area code.
But starting April 28, Ohio customers in the 513 area code overlay region may be assigned a number in the new 283 area code when they request new service or an additional line.
Customers receiving a 283 area code will be required to dial the area code and phone number for all local calls, just as customers with telephone numbers from the 513 area code do today.
Customers in the overlay region should:
- Continue to dial 10 digits for all local calls, including calls within the same area code.
- Continue to identify your telephone number as a 10-digit number, and include the area code when giving the number to friends, family, business associates, customers, etc.
- Ensure all services, automatic dialing equipment, or other types of equipment recognize the new 283 area code as a valid area code and continue to store or program telephone numbers as 10-digit numbers. Some examples are: stored telephone numbers in contact lists in wireless phones, PBXs, fax machines, internet dial-up numbers, speed dialers, call forwarding settings, voicemail services, medical alert devices, safety alarm security systems and gates, and ankle monitors or other similar equipment.
- Check items such as your website, personal and business stationery and printed checks, advertising materials, contact information, and your personal or pet ID tags to ensure the area code is included.
Customers current telephone numbers, coverage areas and rates will all stay the same. Customers will still dial 10 digits for local calls.
Customers with questions can call 1-888-CALL-TDS or visit www.tdstelecom.com for more information or visit the Public Service Commission of Ohio website at https://puco.ohio.gov/utilities/telecom.
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