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Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Volunteers still needed for Cincinnati Pride Parade
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A major Pride event in southwest Ohio is still looking for volunteers. Organizers of the Cincinnati Pride Parade are looking for members of the community to help by volunteering, according to NBC affiliate WLWT in Cincinnati. The parade will be held June 28 at 11 a.m. It is expected to begin at Plum and Seventh streets in the Queen City, and end at Sawyer Point & Yeatman's Cove. Our affiliate said it takes roughly 300 volunteers to just conduct the parade. Nearly 200,000 people attended the parade in 2024. To find out how you can volunteer, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Father of 18-year-old fatally shot by Ohio police charged with hitting and killing deputy with car
The father of an 18-year-old who was fatally shot by police during an alleged stolen vehicle incident in Cincinnati on Thursday has been charged with hitting a deputy with his car and killing him, with the police chief saying the two fatal encounters are connected. The 38-year-old man, identified by police to NBC affiliate WLWT as Rodney Hinton Jr., allegedly hit a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy Friday afternoon at Martin Luther King Drive and Burnet Woods Drive near the University of Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Police Department and Hamilton County Sheriff's Office did not confirm the suspect's name, or respond to requests for comment. The recently retired deputy was working as a special deputy and directing traffic near the university during graduation events, officials said at a news briefing Friday. Officials did not identify him, citing Marsy's Law, which protects victim's names from being disclosed due to privacy protections. 'He was so well liked and so well known, we could fill this building with the law enforcement agencies that respect him, love him, his friends, his family,' Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said at the briefing. 'We are so deeply saddened.' Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said there was a definite connection between this incident and Thursday's police shooting of an 18-year-old, whom she identified as Hinton's son. The 18-year-old was fatally shot by a Cincinnati police officer who responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at an apartment complex at 2500 Warsaw Ave. around 9 a.m. Thursday morning, according to police. WLWT said police identified the 18-year-old as Ryan Hinton. The incident occurred in a parking lot at the end of a long driveway, Theetge said at another news briefing Friday. The vehicle was allegedly stolen from northern Kentucky earlier Thursday morning. Two officers in police vehicles responded to the area to apprehend the four people who were in the car, according to Theetge. All four of them began to run, some in different directions, when approached by police — prompting the two officers to pursue Hinton and another individual, Theetge said. Hinton was armed, Theetge said. Body camera footage shared by the Cincinnati Police Department and reviewed by NBC News shows an officer exiting his vehicle and aiming his gun at the 18-year-old, who appeared to be running away. The officer fired at least four times, according to Theetge, and the 18-year-old fell to the ground. It's not clear from body camera footage if Hinton had aimed a firearm at officers. 'Get the f--- down,' the officer could be heard saying afterward. Theetge said she believes Ryan was hit by two bullets, in the chest and the arm. Footage from the second officer's body camera shows the officer running toward the first officer and the 18-year-old while warning fellow officers that someone is armed. 'He's got a gun! He's got a gun on your right! On your right!' the officer could be heard saying. The gun that Ryan Hinton allegedly had with him was recovered from the scene following the shooting, along with a loaded extended magazine, Theetge said. A second magazine was also allegedly found in his jacket pocket. Theetge defended the officer's shooting of Hinton, saying officers are 'often compelled to make split-second decisions to protect others and themselves when faced with immediate threats.' The shooting is under investigation. 'Let me be very direct: We cannot allow individuals to flee from officers with a loaded firearm aimed at them,' she said. 'When this happens, the outcome is almost always tragic. No one wins, and everyone involved is affected.' Theetge said in the briefing that the officer who shot Hinton said the 18-year-old had the gun pointed at him, causing him to fear for his life. Hinton did not fire his gun, Theetge said, adding, 'We do not expect the officers to wait until they're fired upon before they feel the necessity to fire.' Theetge did not identify the officers involved in the incident, citing privacy laws, but said that one of the officers joined the Cincinnati Police Department in 2014 while the other joined in 2001. Both were assigned to the fugitive apprehension squad. Theetge said the entire incident lasted six seconds. 'Six quick seconds,' she said, adding that the officers tried to administer medical aid to Hinton until first responders arrived. Two of the other suspects involved in the alleged car theft were identified as 18-year-old Jurell Austin and 19-year-old DeAnthony Bullucks, who have been charged with receiving stolen property and felony obstructing official business, according to Theetge. A third suspect is still at large. The car incident involving Rodney Hinton and the deputy is still under investigation, Theetge said. A procession will be held in honor of the deputy who was killed. In a statement, Attorney General Dave Yost called the deputy's death "a cruel reminder of the many officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice on our behalf." "My deepest condolences are with this deputy's family and the entire Hamilton County Sheriff's Office," Yost said. Hinton was charged with aggravated murder in connection with the deputy's death and appeared in court Saturday, where a judge set no bond ahead of a hearing on Tuesday, WLWT reported. He is being held at Clermont County Jail, according to online records. It is not clear if Hinton has an attorney at this time. This article was originally published on
NBC News
03-05-2025
- NBC News
Father of 18-year-old fatally shot by Ohio police charged with hitting and killing deputy with car
The father of an 18-year-old who was fatally shot by police during an alleged stolen vehicle incident in Cincinnati on Thursday has been charged with hitting a deputy with his car and killing him, with the police chief saying the two fatal encounters are connected. The 38-year-old man, identified by police to NBC affiliate WLWT as Rodney Hinton Jr., allegedly hit a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy Friday afternoon at Martin Luther King Drive and Burnet Woods Drive near the University of Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Police Department and Hamilton County Sheriff's Office did not confirm the suspect's name, or respond to requests for comment. The recently retired deputy was working as a special deputy and directing traffic near the university during graduation events, officials said at a news briefing Friday. Officials did not identify him, citing Marsy's Law, which protects victim's names from being disclosed due to privacy protections. 'He was so well liked and so well known, we could fill this building with the law enforcement agencies that respect him, love him, his friends, his family,' Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said at the briefing. 'We are so deeply saddened.' Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said there was a definite connection between this incident and Thursday's police shooting of an 18-year-old, whom she identified as Hinton's son. The 18-year-old was fatally shot by a Cincinnati police officer who responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at an apartment complex at 2500 Warsaw Ave. around 9 a.m. Thursday morning, according to police. WLWT said police identified the 18-year-old as Ryan Hinton. The incident occurred in a parking lot at the end of a long driveway, Theetge said at another news briefing Friday. The vehicle was allegedly stolen from northern Kentucky earlier Thursday morning. Two officers in police vehicles responded to the area to apprehend the four people who were in the car, according to Theetge. All four of them began to run, some in different directions, when approached by police — prompting the two officers to pursue Hinton and another individual, Theetge said. Hinton was armed, Theetge said. Body camera footage shared by the Cincinnati Police Department and reviewed by NBC News shows an officer exiting his vehicle and aiming his gun at the 18-year-old, who appeared to be running away. The officer fired at least four times, according to Theetge, and the 18-year-old fell to the ground. It's not clear from body camera footage if Hinton had aimed a firearm at officers. 'Get the f--- down,' the officer could be heard saying afterward. Theetge said she believes Ryan was hit by two bullets, in the chest and the arm. Footage from the second officer's body camera shows the officer running toward the first officer and the 18-year-old while warning fellow officers that someone is armed. 'He's got a gun! He's got a gun on your right! On your right!' the officer could be heard saying. The gun that Ryan Hinton allegedly had with him was recovered from the scene following the shooting, along with a loaded extended magazine, Theetge said. A second magazine was also allegedly found in his jacket pocket. Theetge defended the officer's shooting of Hinton, saying officers are 'often compelled to make split-second decisions to protect others and themselves when faced with immediate threats.' The shooting is under investigation. 'Let me be very direct: We cannot allow individuals to flee from officers with a loaded firearm aimed at them,' she said. 'When this happens, the outcome is almost always tragic. No one wins, and everyone involved is affected.' Theetge said in the briefing that the officer who shot Hinton said the 18-year-old had the gun pointed at him, causing him to fear for his life. Hinton did not fire his gun, Theetge said, adding, 'We do not expect the officers to wait until they're fired upon before they feel the necessity to fire.' Theetge did not identify the officers involved in the incident, citing privacy laws, but said that one of the officers joined the Cincinnati Police Department in 2014 while the other joined in 2001. Both were assigned to the fugitive apprehension squad. Theetge said the entire incident lasted six seconds. 'Six quick seconds,' she said, adding that the officers tried to administer medical aid to Hinton until first responders arrived. Two of the other suspects involved in the alleged car theft were identified as 18-year-old Jurell Austin and 19-year-old DeAnthony Bullucks, who have been charged with receiving stolen property and felony obstructing official business, according to Theetge. A third suspect is still at large. The car incident involving Rodney Hinton and the deputy is still under investigation, Theetge said. A procession will be held in honor of the deputy who was killed. Hinton was charged with aggravated murder in connection with the deputy's death and appeared in court Saturday, where a judge set no bond ahead of a hearing on Tuesday, WLWT reported. He is being held at Clermont County Jail, according to online records. It is not clear if Hinton has an attorney at this time.
The Independent
28-04-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Unlucky 0s: Odd pick three hits and more than 5,000 players split prize
Some lottery players pick their numbers at random, some draw from important dates and surely more than a few have a special system for trying to predict which digits will land them a fat jackpot. And some people just pick 0-0-0. In North Carolina, there were actually a lot of people; 5,420 lotto players had to share a $2 million prize after the Carolina Pick 3 drew triple zeroes on April 26, according to the state lottery. Unfortunately, splitting a $2 million pot with more than 5,000 people means no one was getting rich from their winnings. According to lottery officials, playing triples — three of the same number — is actually a fairly popular tactic for the Pick 3 game. 'Combinations of three of the same numbers, known as 'trips,' are some of the most popular sets of numbers played," lottery officials said, according to the Raleigh News & Observer. So what are the odds of hitting on all three numbers? Not terrible, at least relative to other lottery odds. 'Whatever three numbers you pick, the odds of matching exactly all three in a Pick 3 drawing are the same: 1 in 1,000," lottery officials said. Prizes from the drawing ranged from $250 for people who bought a 50-cent ticket to $500 for those who bought the $1 ticket. Not yacht money, but it's something. All 5,000 plus winners have 180 days to claim their cash. Pick 3, as the name implies, has players pick three numbers from 0 to 9. Players can also let the terminal randomly select their numbers. Playing the same three numbers removes having to pick the order of three different numbers, taking out some of the guesswork of picking not only the right numbers, but the right order. A little further west, someone in Kentucky was celebrating winning the state's largest ever Powerball jackpot. According to WLWT, a $167.3 million Powerball Jackpot was sold at a gas station in Georgetown. The winning ticket reportedly matched all five white balls and the Powerball, with the winner selecting the numbers being 1-12-14-18-69, and 2 for the Powerball. The jackpot is the largest in the state's history, toppling the previous record of $128.6 million.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
City renaming intersection to honor Katt Williams
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — An actor and comedian from Dayton will be recognized this weekend in Cincinnati's Avondale neighborhood. Katt Williams, born in Cincinnati and raised in Dayton, is taking his 'Heaven on Earth' tour to Heritage Bank Center in the Queen City on Saturday at 8 p.m. Just 2.5 hours before taking the stage, the intersection of Reading Road and Maple Avenue will be changed to Katt Williams Way. Local 83-year-old fulfills lifelong dream of skydiving Both Williams and Cincinnati leaders are expected to be in attendance of the renaming ceremony, according to WLWT. Williams is known for roles in 'Friday After Next,' 'Norbit,' 'One Of Them Days' and more. Aside from acting, he has an extensive history with his stand-up comedy career. Tickets to see Williams's show live are still available here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
