Have a great and poignant Memorial Day weekend everyone. I sure hope you have a chance to thank a veteran or at least reflect on all the brave men and women of our military do to protect the United States.
I’m sorting through parade times/dates for Monday morning’s newscast, so I don’t have any time to post right now.. Hope you’ll stop by next week to see what’s going on!
Here’s a quick look at some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..
Local News
- 15-YR-OLD SHOT WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE IN SOUTH CUMMINSVILLE. SOMEONE SHOOTING AT CARS HIT THE TEEN IN THE LEG
- AVONDALE: SHOOTING NEAR BLAIR AVE UNDER INVESTIGATION
- POLICE CHARGE 2 BROTHERS W/ STEALING FROM MADEIRA WORLD WAR II VETERAN. POLICE RECOVERED COINS & WEDDING RING STOLEN FROM THE VETERAN
- CINCINNATI POLICE ARREST TOLEDO MURDER SUSPECT OVERNIGHT
- ‘SPRAYGROUND’ OPENS TODAY IN NORTH FAIRMOUNT. OTHER ‘SPRAYGROUNDS’ IN CINCY WILL OPEN THIS WEEKEND. CITY POOLS OPEN A WEEK FROM MONDAY
- SAWYER POINT HOSTS MAD LOVE MUSIC FEST THIS WEEKEND. MORE THAN 35 ACTS WILL PERFORM ON TWO STAGES
- ‘TASTE OF CINCINNATI’ STARTS TOMORROW; NOON TO MIDNIGHT. ‘TASTE’ COVERS 6 BLOCKS OF 5TH ST FROM RACE TO BROADWAY. ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DOWNTOWN STARTING TONIGHT AT 6. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO PARK DOWNTOWN FOR REDS GAME
- KINGS ISLAND’S NEW SOAK CITY OPENS ON SATURDAY AT 11AM
- CONEY ISLAND’S SUNLITE POOL OPENS SATURDAY AT 10AM
National/World News
- PRIVATE SPACE CAPSULE DOCKING W/ INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION; CAPSULE MAKING HISTORY AS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL DELIVERY TRUCK IN ORBIT
- MAN CONFESSES TO 1979 MURDER OF MISSING BOY. ETAN PATZ WAS 6-YRS-OLD WHEN HE TAKEN FROM NYC BUS STOP. PEDRO HERNANDEZ SAYS HE LURED PATZ AWAY & KILLED HIM
- CHARDON, OH: 17-YEAR-OLD T.J. LANE WILL BE TRIED AS AN ADULT. POLICE SAY LANE KILLED 3 AT CLEVELAND-AREA HIGH SCHOOL
- HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR MEXICO’S PACIFIC COAST. BUD, A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE, IS CHURNING JUST SOUTH OF PUERTO VALLARTA
- EARTHQUAKE IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND; NO DAMAGE REPORTED. CHRISTCHURCH WAS HIT BY A QUAKE LAST YEAR; 185 PEOPLE WERE KILLED
- TRIPLE A PREDICTS MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL WILL JUMP 1.2 PERCENT OVER LAST YEAR
- MORE CLIMBERS TAKING ON MT EVEREST DESPITE RECENT DEATHS. 4 CLIMBERS DIED ON EVEREST LAST WEEKEND
- ELTON JOHN CANCELS 3 SHOWS IN LAS VEGAS, CITING RESPIRATORY INFECTION
Business News
- THURSDAY ON WALL ST: DOW +33.60 (12,529) NASDAQ -10.74 (2,839) S&P +1.82 (1,320)
- ASIAN MARKETS FINISH MIXED IN OVERNIGHT TRADING
- MARKETS IN EUROPE MOSTLY HIGHER IN TRADING SO FAR (as of 11:15 a.m.)
- BENCHMARK CRUDE TRADING IN THE $91 PER BARREL RANGE. CRUDE HAS FALLEN 15 PERCENT DURING THE LAST 3 WEEKS
- SOURCES: FACEBOOK IS CONSIDERING MOVING FROM THE NASDAQ TO THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Sports News
- MLB: BRAVES 6 REDS 3 (W: BAILEY)
- DEVIN MESORACO HITS FIRST CAREER GRAND SLAM
- REDS FIRST 4-GAME SWEEP OF BRAVES IN CINCY SINCE 1980
- HOMER BAILEY’S LINE: 4 HITS, 6K’S, 2 EARNED RUNS
- NL CENTRAL: REDS (25-19) HAVE HALF-GAME LEAD OVER CARDS NEXT: REDS PLAY ROCKIES AT GABP TONIGHT; 7:10PM
- MLB: TIGERS 1 INDIANS 2 (W: MASTERSON). INDIANS SWEEP DETROIT, LEAD AL CENTRAL BY 3.5 GAMES
- NBA PLAYOFFS: HEAT 105 PACERS 93; MIAMI WINS SERIES. HEAT WILL PLAY WINNER OF BOSTON-PHILLY SERIES
- LEBRON JAMES LEADING VOTE-GETTER FOR ALL-NBA TEAM. KOBE BRYANT EARNS 10TH 1ST TEAM SELECTION
- OHIO STATE’S AD IS LOOKING INTO 12 ‘MINOR’ NCAA VIOLATIONS. LATEST NEWS FOLLOWS REPORTS OF 46 ‘MINOR’ OFFENSES
- INDY 500 OFFICIALS CAUTION FANS ABOUT SUNDAY’S FORECAST. RACE DAY TEMPS COULD REACH 95 DEGREES IN THE STANDS
- SUSIE WHELDON ACCEPTS LATE HUSBAND’S INDY 500 RING. DAN WHELDON WON LAST YR’S RACE BEFORE DYING IN ACCIDENT
- HORSE RACING: TRAINER OF ‘I’LL HAVE ANOTHER’ SUSPENDED. SUSPENSION STEMS FROM QUESTIONABLE PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING CARBON DIOXIDE USE. SUSPENSION STARTS AFTER THE BELMONT STAKES
- PGA: ZACH JOHNSON LEADS CROWN PLAZA INVITATIONAL
- ROGER CHAPMAN LEADS SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Today On Channel 5
- 2PM, DR. PHIL: PSYCHIC ABILITIES PUT TO THE TEST
- 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: WOMAN KIDNAPS HER CHILD
- 4PM, DR. OZ: BLAST FAT, PREVENT CANCER & FIGHT AGING
- 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5
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