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Police searching for local nut & candy burglar

Police searching for local nut & candy burglar

HAMILTON COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - Police are looking for a suspect with an apparent craving for nuts and candy.

Authorities say a man broke into multiple Supreme Nut & Candy Co. stores throughout Hamilton County during the first week of May.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 55 to 65-years-old. He is bald on the top with gray longer hair around the back of his head. He was wearing white shoes, blue jeans, a flannel long sleeve shirt and thick, black prescription-style glasses.

Anyone with information regarding this suspect should call Det. Douglas Todd or Det. Mike Lampe with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office at (513) 851-6000 or Crime Stoppers at (513) 352-3040.

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Settlement reached in Eric Deters vs. Whistleblower case

Settlement reached in Eric Deters vs. Whistleblower case

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A case that pitted a controversial Northern Kentucky lawyer and talk-show host against a controversial conservative online publication. 

Eric Deters has dropped the case he filed against Jim Schifrin of Anderson Township, publisher of the Whistleblower in exchange for a statement published there.   Deters said the judge urged the parties to settle.  Deters sued after remarks Schifrin made about Deters and an employee who went to work for him after he successfully defended her on sex charges when she was a school teacher.

Here's a release from the ACLU, which defended the Whistleblower: 

Settlement in ACLU Lawsuit Protects Free Speech
Local Attorney Ends Lawsuit
Seeking to Silence Citizen Journalist 

CINCINNATI- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio announced that a settlement was reached between Whistleblower publisher James Jay Schifrin, and local attorney, radio host,

State requests disaster aid for Anderson Township and points east

State requests disaster aid for Anderson Township and points east

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Ohio's entire congressional delegation has endorsed Governor John Kasich's request for federal disaster assistance after the floods that devastated Anderson Township, parts or Clermont County, and more places that were hit by a band of heavy rain than ran east across the southern part of the state.

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), said “I believe federal disaster assistance is necessary to help the communities affected by severe storms recover, rebuild and get back on their feet,” said Portman. “The communities in the Appalachian region of Ohio, which were already distressed due to high unemployment and the lack of infrastructure to handle weather related emergencies, have been especially hard hit. I support Governor Kasich’s request and urge the President to act expeditiously on it.”

Here is a copy of the letter, provided by Senator Sherrod Brown's office:

Dear Mr.

Future priests hit the road for Ultimate Frisbee tour

Future priests hit the road for Ultimate Frisbee tour

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - While school is no longer in session for the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, they still plan to be hard at work in the field…the Frisbee field that is!

Traveling to three different spots in the Archdiocese, many of the young men who are studying to be priests for the Archdiocese are looking for some good competition along with new friendships as they use Ultimate Frisbee and a cookout to meet and talk to teens and young adults about life and discerning God’s will.

The first stop on the tour will be at St. Remy Parish in Russia, Ohio, from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 23.  The night will start off with introductions and picking teams before kicking things off on the field of play.  As the competition draws to a close the group will join in Eucharistic Adoration and Evening Prayer inside St. Remy Church. The night will end with a cookout sponsored by the Sidney/St.

Spending Mega Millions prize may be no easy task

Spending Mega Millions prize may be no easy task

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - If you should happen to win the upcoming Mega Millions jackpot, and your goal is to use up all the money as fast as possible, you might want to move out of town.

If you are simply determined to dispose of the money, that's no problem.  You could donate it all to a leading university or hospital.  You could gamble it away around the world.  You could give it away a million at a time to people you met in bars.  If you asked a luxury shipbuilder to use it all on a yacht, they could oblige you.  You could buy the City of Cincinnati a streetcar system.

On the other hand, if you go shopping around the Tri-State at advertised prices, you might find that the money, which is an estimated $198.2 million if taken in cash, goes a long way.

We looked for a group of mostly Cincinnati-area items that a person could buy, and found it hard to use up the money.  For starters, we added up the price of the 50 most-expensive homes c

Monkey no longer wandering Clermont County

Monkey no longer wandering Clermont County

AMELIA, OH (FOX19) - A Clermont County woman is very relieved now that she knows her capuchin monkey named Figaro is safe after his three day adventure alone.

Alison Rost was unloading her 7-year-old monkey at the Clermont Animal Hospital Monday to be neutered when he became frightened and his cage opened and he took off for the trees.

She had had reports Wednesday that he was near Amelia High School, and made plans to look for him Thursday morning, which she did.  Within hours, she found him and was able to take him back home.

Rost says the monkey never leaves her farm except to go to the vet, and says he is scared of people besides her, never having met many people. 

The last sighting, before Figaro was found, was about a mile or mile and a half south of where he escaped.

She says Figaro is primarily a fruit-eating animal, but will dig under tree bark for insects or even catch animals as large as mice.  She says capuchins

Kids build leprechaun traps

Kids build leprechaun traps

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - The old saying is "build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door."

It's not clear what sayings there are about leprechaun traps, but the children in Terrie Meister's classes at Mercer Elementary School might soon be finding out.

The children in the morning and afternoon kindergarten classes each built their own leprechaun traps Thursday for St. Patrick's Day.  The children's works appear to be mostly constructed of traditional materials like wood, paper, cardboard, and steel, with a heavy use of the green color which leprechauns are known to find most attractive.

The Forest Hills School District reports that no leprechauns were captured, which may be a blessing due to their rambunctious nature.

The lack of the small beasts may be attributable to their scarcity in the area.  Hamilton County Dispatch reported they had had no reports of leprechauns Thursday, nor any reports of St.