Bethel residents accused of keeping more than 30 dogs in filthy conditions
RAIN CONTINUES OFF AND ON THIS AFTERNOON. BEFORE WE GET A BIT OF A BREAK LATER THIS EVENING WHEN YOU CAN PUT YOUR UMBRELLA AWAY. PLUS, MY PREVIEW OF A DRIER, WARMER WEEKEND. LEADING THE WAY ON BREAKING NEWS AFTER ANOTHER DEADLY TORNADO HIT KENTUCKY, THE AREA THAT WAS HIT THE HARDEST BY THIS LATEST ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER. AND BREAKING OUT OF WASHINGTON, THE SUPREME COURT ALLOWS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO LIFT LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR SOME MIGRANTS AMID A LEGAL BATTLE OVER A BIDEN ERA PROGRAM. WHAT THAT RULING MEANS FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM FOUR COUNTRIES. THIS IS NEWS FIVE, LEADING THE WAY. OKAY, FIRST HERE AT NOON TODAY IS A WEATHER IMPACT DAY. AS WE CLOSE OUT THE WEEK WITH ROUNDS OF RAIN, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. I KNOW IT’S KIND OF HARD TO GET EVERYTHING GOING TODAY. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M KELLY RIPPIN AND I’M STEVEN ALBRITTON ALREADY. WE’VE SEEN TODAY’S WEATHER LEAD TO SEVERAL CRASHES ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING A BIG MESS REALLY IN A LOT OF PLACES. LET’S TALK TO METEOROLOGIST KATIE DONOVAN. SHE HAS A CHECK OF WHAT’S IN STORE FOR THE REST OF US AS WE HEAD INTO OUR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND WARM-UP. I KNOW THE WEEKEND LOOKS A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT WE’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, SO TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE DAY TO GET THINGS DONE INSIDE. HANG OUT, LAY LOW, AND THEN THE WEATHER WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH SUNDAY. SO WE’RE LOOKING AHEAD TO A BETTER DAY HERE. I THINK BY THIS EVENING, MAYBE A BIT OF A BREAK FOR SEVERAL HOURS. YOU CAN GET OUTSIDE, MAYBE GET SOME ERRANDS, RUN WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT THAT UMBRELLA SO MUCH. AND THEN AGAIN, NICER WEEKEND AHEAD. BUT UNTIL THEN, THE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE LOOKING OUT OVER CINCINNATI, WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER, SOME RAIN ON THE LENS THERE. VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE STEADIER SHOWERS ARE NOW EAST OF 275. SO YOU’VE GOT MODERATE TO EVEN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THE RADAR SITE IN WILMINGTON THROUGH ABOUT ADAMS COUNTY. ANYTHING YOU’RE SEEING BACK TO THE WEST HERE, FAIRLY SCATTERED AS THIS LIFTS OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST. SO OUR RADAR RIGHT NOW SHOWS SOME BANDS OF HEAVIER RAINFALL FROM BETHEL INTO GEORGETOWN. YOU HAVE SOME AROUND PEEBLES, WEST UNION, BACK THROUGH HILLSBORO. YOU HAVE SOME MORE MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND GENERALLY LIGHT RAIN. SOME AREAS OF MORE MODERATE STEADY RAINFALL FROM SAVANNAH INTO NEW VIENNA AND THEN WAYNESVILLE, AND SOME SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS LETS UP SOME AS YOU HEAD BACK THROUGH BUTLER COUNTY. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING HERE AS YOU HEAD FROM WEST COLLEGE CORNER THROUGH BLOOMING GROVE INTO SUNMAN, INDIANA. NO LIGHTNING WITH THESE SHOWERS, BUT WE’LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THOSE SWING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW ARE AT 56 DEGREES, SO IT IS A COOL DAY TODAY. YOU DON’T HAVE ANY KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SHORTS T SHIRT WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON. DON’T THINK WE’RE GOING TO WARM UP A TON AS WE HEAD THROUGH TODAY EITHER. VISIBILITY REMAINS LOW AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY SEEING STEADIER RAIN. SO THAT WEATHER IMPACT IN PLACE, LET’S SAY ABOUT 6:00 TONIGHT AND THEN STARTING TO DRY OUT. AND WE’LL GET BACK TO THOSE SHOWERS AFTER AROUND 11 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SO ACTIVE UP UNTIL THAT EVENING BREAK OF A FURTHER TIMELINE FOR YOU. FUTURECAST COMING UP GUYS. BACK TO YOU, KATIE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS FROM THE STORM SYSTEM THAT’S MOVING THROUGH OUR AREA. IT HIT PARTS OF KENTUCKY VERY HARD. RIGHT? AND THEY ARE STILL COMING OFF OF A LOT OF CLEANUP FROM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT AT LEAST ONE PERSON DIED AFTER A LIKELY TORNADO HIT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY AREA THAT IS SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON, ABOUT TWO HOURS FROM HERE, THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, SHARING IMAGES OF THE DEVASTATION THERE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING. KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE ARE BEING TREATED FOR INJURIES. AND OUR SISTER STATION, WLKY, SENT THEIR HELICOPTER OVER TO THAT AREA. YOU CAN SEE AGAIN DESTRUCTION FROM THIS AERIAL VIEW. THIS IS JUST A FAMILIAR SCENE. SADLY, FOR SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS AREA, THIS AERIAL VIEW SHOWING SOME OF THAT. AND AUTHORITIES SAY SOME RESIDENTS DID NOT EVEN HAVE STORM SIRENS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS WAS COMING. THERE IS NO SIREN IN THIS AREA. THE SIRENS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTY ARE IN SPRINGFIELD AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY. WE DO NOT HAVE A SIREN OUT IN THIS COUNTY, THIS AREA OF THE COUNTY. SO OUTDOOR SIREN WOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF IN THIS AREA. AND AS FAR AS I DID GET A WARNING ON MY PHONE, THE TORNADO. US THROUGH THE ALERTS. GOVERNOR BESHEAR HAD BEEN PLANNING TO VISIT LAUREL AND PULASKI COUNTIES TODAY. AGAIN, THOSE WERE THE PEOPLE HIT IN THE MID MONTH TIME WHERE AT LEAST 19 PEOPLE IN THE STATE WERE KILLED. THAT’S IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY REGION NOW, FACING CONCERNS FOR SOME MORE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL, THE GOVERNOR IS SAYING HE IS POSTPONING THAT TRIP AND THEY AGAIN ARE STARTING SOME OF THAT CLEANUP NOW. ALSO BREAKING HERE AT NOON, THE SUPREME COURT IS LETTING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION END TEMPORARY LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR MIGRANTS FROM CUBA, HAITI, NICARAGUA AND VENEZUELA. THAT RULING EXPOSES NEARLY A MILLION MIGRANTS TO POTENTIAL DEPORTATION. THE COURT LIFTED LEGAL SAFEGUARDS FOR OVER 500,000 INDIVIDUALS FROM THOSE FOUR COUNTRIES IN THE HUMANITARIAN PAROLE PROGRAM, WHILE ALSO ALLOWING THE TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY STATUS FOR 350,000 VENEZUELANS. JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, DISSENTING WITH JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR CRITICIZING THE RULING, WARNING IT UNRAVELS THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS O
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Bethel residents accused of keeping more than 30 dogs in filthy conditions
Four Bethel residents are facing animal cruelty charges after more than 30 dogs and seven ferrets were found living in filthy conditions.According to a Clermont County spokesperson, the animals were found in the 300 block of Campbell Lane.Investigators said 34 dogs were confined to one room. The dogs were a mix of breeds and ages, but were mostly Chinese Crested.Officials seized 38 dogs and seven ferrets that were found to be living in the conditions earlier this month.Terri Sprague and Vikki Miller were arrested and released after posting bond, officials said. Two other defendants – Christopher Davis and Anthony Miller – will be arraigned next month.“The conditions we saw are hard to describe but they were the worst I’ve ever seen,” Clermont County Deputy Dog Warden Steele said. “The smell of feces and urine were overpowering. The floor was covered inches deep in feces and the dogs were matted in feces and urine. None of the animals had fresh food or water. Their bowls were even filled with feces.”The Clermont County Animal Shelter took possession of the animals after they were recovered by the dog wardens.
Four Bethel residents are facing animal cruelty charges after more than 30 dogs and seven ferrets were found living in filthy conditions.
According to a Clermont County spokesperson, the animals were found in the 300 block of Campbell Lane.
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Investigators said 34 dogs were confined to one room. The dogs were a mix of breeds and ages, but were mostly Chinese Crested.
Officials seized 38 dogs and seven ferrets that were found to be living in the conditions earlier this month.
Terri Sprague and Vikki Miller were arrested and released after posting bond, officials said. Two other defendants – Christopher Davis and Anthony Miller – will be arraigned next month.
“The conditions we saw are hard to describe but they were the worst I’ve ever seen,” Clermont County Deputy Dog Warden Steele said. “The smell of feces and urine were overpowering. The floor was covered inches deep in feces and the dogs were matted in feces and urine. None of the animals had fresh food or water. Their bowls were even filled with feces.”
The Clermont County Animal Shelter took possession of the animals after they were recovered by the dog wardens.
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