• Phillips taking advantage of Morgans presence

  Email CINCINNATI -- Joe Morgan still has a locker in the Cincinnati clubhouse. It sits immediately next to the locker of Brandon Phillips, and the current Reds second baseman has been sure to use that convenient location to his benefit. "I look up to him," Phillips said of Morgan. "He's my locker partner. He helps me out with many things, and I pick his brain." Morgan ...

• Baker extolls virtues of practicing defense

  Email CINCINNATI -- Almost a third of the way through the season, the Reds have proven to be one of the best defensive teams in baseball by committing just 20 errors -- the third lowest mark in the National League -- entering Saturday. That, manager Dusty Baker said, is no accident. "We work on it," Baker said. "Every good team I've had catches the ball. I tell guys, ...

• Heisey progressing after re-injuring hamstring

  Email CINCINNATI -- Chris Heisey, who is recovering from a strained right hamstring for the second time, said he doesn't know yet when he'll be able to join the Reds again, but he expects it to be sooner rather than later. "It won't be a month, but it won't be three or four days," Heisey said. "Maybe a week or two. It's tough to say at this point." ...

• Baseball thanks veterans for their service

  Marine Corporal Chad Ohmer, a Purple Heart recipient, was recognized Friday as the Reds' Hometown Hero. (MLB.com) Baseball and veterans: two of the most American institutions in the country. And, now more than ever, they're closely linked to one another. Across Major League Baseball, players and coaches ...

• Todays MLB starting lineups May 25

  Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...

• Stone tablet honors vets

  Tap here to see photos of the park Blue Ash will celebrate its 61st Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on Monday, May 27. Following the parade that begins at 10:15 am, there will be a special ceremony at the Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park on Blue Ash Towne Square to dedicate a commemorative stone tablet for Veteran residents who have lost their lives in combat. The three most recent are ...

• Reds notes How will Baker use Parra

  Left-hander Sean Marshall went from not being available Wednesday to not being available until June 5.Marshall was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday (retroactive to Tuesday) with a sprained left shoulder. Left-hander Manny Parra was activated from the DL to take Marshall's roster spot.This is Marshall's second stint on the DL with shoulder problems. He was on the DL from April ...

• Bardstown police officer shot and killed

  BARDSTOWN, KY (WAVE) - A Bardstown police officer was found shot and killed on the Bluegrass Parkway in Nelson County early Saturday morning, according to Kentucky State Police. Investigators said just before 3 a.m. Saturday, a call came into the Kentucky State Police post in Elizabethtown about a fatal crash involving a Bardstown Police officer on the exit 34 ramp of the Bluegrass Parkway. ...

• Arrest In Madisonville Homicide

  Cincinnati Police have made an arrested in a Madisonville homicide.Cincinnati Police received a call for a person who was shot Friday evening around 10:40p.m. at a bar near the intersection of Bramble Avenue and Whetsel Avenue. Once they arrived on scene they found the victim, dead. The 21-year-old male was shot in the face and chest inside a bar called Inbetween Innings. He has been identified ...

• Mild and Mostly Dry Weekend Forecast

  Temperatures started quite chilly in the tri-state Saturday morning with most areas going down into the 40s.Clear skies and sun will help boost temperatures up to 60 by noon. Most of the area will be in the mid-60s by late Saturday afternoon.Some cloud cover will move in later in the day and meteorologist Josh Knight says there is just a slim chance of a shower Saturday evening.Sunday is also ...

• Madisonville Homicide Victim Identified

  Cincinnati Police are investigating a homicide in Madisonville.Cincinnati Police received a call for a person who was shot Friday evening around 10:40p.m. at a bar near the intersection of Bramble Avenue and Whetsel Avenue. Once they arrived on scene they found the victim, dead. The 21-year-old male was shot in the face and chest inside a bar called Inbetween Innings. He has been identified as ...

• Fraternity House Heavily Damaged by Overnight Fire

  About midnight, a fire alarm went off at the Phi Gamma Delta House on High Street in Oxford. By the time firefighters got there, the fire was already going pretty strong. The two people that were inside the house when the fire started had exited safely.Eventually, the fire got so strong that firefighters had to exit the home and fight the fire defensively from the outside.Numerous fire ...

• Pedestrian Struck and Killed in College Hill Identified

  Cincinnati Police are investigating a fatal accident in College Hill in which a pedestrian was struck.Investigators say 26 year-old Mackenzie Cleary was in the roadway on Hamilton Avenue, a few blocks north of North Bend Road, about 8 p.m. Friday night when he was struck by a 2010 Jeep Compass. Cleary was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he died.The 61 year-old female ...

• Hot-hitting Cincy tabs Bailey to clinch series against Cubs

  For Travis Wood, Saturday's start in Cincinnati might mean a little more than usual. The Cubs left-hander will be taking the mound against his former team, and Chicago manager Dale Sveum knows from experience that players don't take those games lightly. "I don't care who you are -- I've been traded and been on different teams and come back and faced the (old) ...

• One Shot and Killed in Madisonville

  Cincinati Police are investigating a homicide in Madisonville.Cincinnati Police received a call for a person who was shot Friday evening around 10:40p.m. at a bar near the intersection of Bramble Avenue and Whetsel Avenue. Once they arrived on scene they found the victim, dead. The 29-year-old male was shot in the face and chest inside a bar called Inbetween Innings. Local 12 has a crew on the ...

• Reds power past Cubs with trio of homers

  CHC@CIN: Votto clubs majestic solo homer in fourth Joey Votto started it; his teammates just finished the job. With the Reds trailing the Cubs 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth on Friday night, Votto -- the National League's reigning Player of the Week -- hit a solo bomb to left field to put his team on the board. That home run opened the floodgates, as Cincinnati went on to score four ...

• Man Hit and Killed on Hamilton Ave.

  Cincinnati Police are investigating a fatal accident in College Hill.Crews were called to the 6300 block of Hamilton Avenue for a report of a person struck by a vehicle. The 26-year-old male was transported to UCMC where he was pronounced dead. His name has not yet been released. There is no word on charges at this ...

• New Plan Could Mean Fewer Layoffs

  The motion calls for no firefighter layoffs and reducing the number of police officers to be laid off to 25. The new plan also restores funding to several social service programs and the parks department and keeps the Westwood Town Hall open. The budget also reduces car allowances, the next Mayor's office budget, uniform expenses for the fire department, among several other ...

• Parra activated early but feels ready to play

  Email CINCINNATI -- Fresh off a trio of rehab starts for Double-A Pensacola, Reds reliever Manny Parra was back in Cincinnati this week to pick up some things and do some laundry before moving on to continue his rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville. Plans changed, though, when the Reds put fellow left-handed reliever Sean Marshall on the disabled list on Friday, and Parra received a call ...

• Baker hopes Cozart has turned corner

  Email CINCINNATI -- For most of May, shortstop Zack Cozart had been having a tough time getting anything going at the plate. The struggles had become bad enough that manager Dusty Baker started to consider making a change in the two-hole, where Cozart has hit most of the season. "I've been kind of wondering what to do," Baker said. "That is the spot for him on my team, but ...

• Sculptor Tsuchiya finishing up Morgan statue

  Email CINCINNATI -- Tom Tsuchiya is the sculptor responsible for the statues of Joe Nuxhall, Ernie Lombardi, Ted Kluszewski, Frank Robinson and Johnny Bench that can be seen at Great American Ball Park. On Wednesday, Tsuchiya previewed his latest creation, a statue of former Reds second baseman and Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, which will be unveiled at the park later this summer. Currently putting ...

• Man Found Dead Near Party Source Likely Died of Heart Attack

  Bellevue Police are investigating the discovery of a body in a woods.The deceased has been identified as Shane Poore.Officers were called to a wooded area off Riviera Drive, near the Party Source, around 3 p.m. ThursdayA driver became suspicious because of a foul odor in the area and called police.Officers say that the death was originally listed as "suspicious" and Poore's body ...

• New Mission For Church Using Art to Change Lives

  Using art to change lives-it's the new mission for a church built more than 150 years ago. Saint Michael the Archangel church in Lower Price Hill has a new mission. Bloc Ministries is turning the old Catholic church into a center for the arts. It's part of an effort to reach out to those living in the community and show them there's a way out of poverty. Local 12 News Reporter ...

• So Cincinnati Procter and Gamble

  It's a global consumer product company, and it's based here in Cincinnati. Procter and Gamble has given us everything from Tide to Charmin to Crest Whitening Strips. The company delivers goods used by more than four and a half billion people everyday. Local 12's Tiffany Wilson shows us how P&G got started and why it remains So Cincinnati. You'd be hard pressed to find a ...

• BLOC Ministries - After School Art Programs

  A 166-year-old church in Lower Price Hill is getting a new mission: changing lives through art. Mass hasn't been held at St. Michael the Archangel in more than a decade. Bloc Ministries is transforming the church into St. Michael's Art Sanctuary. "I've been an artist ever since I can remember," Mike Altman said. Altman is a cartoonist who moved his family from Indiana to ...

• Local Chef Cooks From Vintage White House Cookbook

  Just in time for Memorial Day a daughter of a World War II veteran gets quite a gift.It's a White House cookbook and it dates back more than 100 years. Colonel Jonathan Hunt was an advisor to two presidents and is now buried in Arlington National Cemetery. His family recently discovered he had left them something special from one of his favorite hobbies.The Colonel liked to cook, especially ...

• Hazardous Items in Trash Put Rumpke Workers in Danger

  This holiday weekend marks the start of the most dangerous season for companies like Rumpke. When people throw away chemicals after opening swimming pools, it can make for a dangerous combination. It's an issue that's led to several recent fires. Local 12's Rich Jaffe says in April of last year, a Rumpke truck driver unknowingly brought what's called a "hot load" to ...

• Heroes of the Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire Get Overdue Recognition

  They say almost everybody in Cincinnati knew somebody who either died at the Beverly Hills Supper Club or escaped from the flames. But the first fire fighters at the scene, the volunteer department from Southgate where the supper club was located, have never gotten a formal acknowledgement of their life-saving efforts.That's changed Friday evening at the Southgate fire house.The fire was ...

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