This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May, podcaster Scott Kyser and senior manager of enterprise/editorial Meghan Wesley to discuss a new plan to reduce young homelessness, chili, the health effects of traffic, FC Cincinnati, and more.

Brian and Lucy are then joined by WCPO I-Team reporter Dan Monk to discuss how a recent hepatitis A outbreak is hurting local eateries.

Notable links:

• New plan to reduce youth homelessness in Cincinnati, Hamilton County
• Top things to do in Cincinnati this weekend: Feb. 28-March 3
• Cincinnati traffic could be hurting more than your schedule; it could be impacting your health, too
• Fort Thomas shocked by loving, 'fierce' 13-year-old cheerleader's mysterious death
• FC Cincinnati has message for its fans: 'We're going to fight for you'
• As hepatitis A cases surge in Greater Cincinnati, food-service operations feel the pain

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This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May, podcaster Scott Kyser and senior manager of enterprise/editorial Meghan Wesley to discuss a new rehab center, official lightsaber dueling, youth club sports, OTR parking, and more.

Brian is then talks with WCPO reporter and anchor Evan Millward to discuss the retrial of David Dooley who was previously convicted of the 2012 murder of Michell Mockbee but was granted a retrial after some unusual circumstances uncovered new evidence.

Notable links:

• Indian Hill grad got sober in California, came home to Cincinnati to help others
• This Real-Life Lightsaber Academy Will Teach You How To Battle Like A Jedi
• Teen athletes' dilemma: Be true to your school? Or join the club?
• Mason fourth-grader dies of flu-related cardiac arrest
• After one day of 'formal enforcement,' some calling to roll back new OTR parking plan
• Jury selection underway in David Dooley murder retrial
• Defense tries new tactic in David Dooley retrial
• Investigators present evidence in David Dooley retrial
• Day 3 of testimony in David Dooley murder retrial

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We discuss a local nonprofit raising their minimum wage, Reds' spring training, an major update on the driver who fatally struck Colerain Police Officer Dale Woods, local schools receiving technology grants, and more.

Brian is then joined by WCPO high school sports reporter Mike Dyer to discuss former Moeller head football coach Doug Rosfeld and his new position with the Cincinnati Bengals and what it will mean for both Moeller and the Bengals.

Notable links:

• Cincinnati and Hamilton County Community Action Agency is changing lives with a few dollars an hour
• The truck is loaded -- Here’s what the Reds have packed for spring training
• No charges against driver who fatally struck police officer, prosecutor says
• Roberts Paideia Academy, Sayler Park School receive $3.6M grant to improve technology
• Is influenza what’s circulating at Roselawn Condon School?
• Moeller football coach Doug Rosfeld accepts a position with the Bengals
• High School Insider Podcast: Moeller moves forward after Doug Rosfeld joins Bengals

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This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May, podcaster Scott Kyser and senior manager of enterprise/editorial Meghan Wesley to discuss a unique school program, the Cincinnati Bengals' new coach, speed cameras in Cincinnati, a new issue for the FC Cincinnati stadium and more.

Brian is then joined by WCPO producer and manager Molly Miossi to discuss 9 On Your Side's coverage of the deadly standoff in Pierce Township that left one Clermont County deputy dead and another wounded.

Notable links:

• PODCAST: Zac Taylor thinks Dalton will be a great fit
• With Zac Taylor, Bengals (finally) look toward the future
• CPD eyes a controversial traffic solution: Speed cameras
• Noise from FCC stadium would disrupt Music Hall performances
• Pierce Twp. standoff: What we know, don't know
• Neighbors displaced by fire after Pierce Township standoff
• 911 calls released from deadly Clermont County standoff
• Radio traffic shows response to shooting during standoff

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Our panel discusses eviction prevention, delectable foods, the polar vortex, health code violations, and more.

Brian is then joined by WCPO anchor Kristyn Hartman to discuss her look behind the scenes at the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Mental Health Court.

Notable links:

• Hamilton Co. program aims to help people with mental illness stay out of jail and get into treatment
• Cincinnati fund is just the first part of a bigger plan to reduce evictions in Hamilton County
• Forget flowers, Chick-fil-A is selling heart-shaped trays of chicken nuggets
• Bevin complains America is 'getting soft' after schools cancel classes due to deadly cold
• EDITORIAL CARTOON: Bevin's bubble
• Polar vortex aims at US; one of most-extreme cold air outbreaks in years could happen
• Dirty Dining 2019: Which 25 restaurants closed after violations?

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Everyone deserves help, but court isn't always the best place for them to find it. If you or someone you love is living with severe mental illness, these are some other options:

• Central Clinic's Mental Health Access Point, which can be a first point of contact for questions or appointments. Anyone can call 513-558-8888 at any hour of the day.
• Mobile Crisis, which can perform a welfare check on someone who may be in danger of harming themselves. Call 513-584-5098.
• 513-281-CARE is another 24-hour hotline operated by Talbert House.

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Our panel discusses a very special birthday, the legal issues from Cincinnati's homeless camp ban, the Cincinnati Reds offseason moves, foods that seem health but aren't, and more.

Brian Niesz and Meghan Wesley are then joined by WCPO real-time editor Felicia Jordan to talk about how WCPO’s newsroom handled coverage of this weekend’s viral video that seemed to show Covington Catholic students confronting a Native American elder outside the Lincoln Memorial.

Notable links:

• Ohio's First District Court of Appeals hears arguments on Hamilton County homeless camp ban
• Reds acquire right-handed pitcher Sonny Gray from Yankees, trade Shed Long to the Bronx
• Reds dump Homer Bailey, get Christmas gifts from Dodgers
• Watching your weight? Want to eat healthier? Beware of 'secretly unhealthy foods'
• Multiple videos show different angles of incident with Covington Catholic students
• Column: WCPO is working to shed light on what happened in condemned CovCath viral video
• Kentucky school closes for the day due to threats, safety concerns after viral video

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We discuss a look back a Cincinnati's "tent city," President Trump's fast food feast, Marty Brennaman's retirement, remembering Officer Dale Woods, a Cincinnati bartender named bar owner of the year, and more.

WCPO community reporter Lucy May sticks around to talk about community development corporations who have big development plans for three Cincinnati neighborhoods.

Notable links:

• Six months after Cincinnati's tent city, new solutions for homelessness remain elusive
• Trump personally pays for Clemson's fast-food White House meals
• Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman says he's retiring after 2019 season
• RECAP: Tri-State pays tribute to Officer Dale Woods
• Cincinnati bartender named national bar owner of the year
• These communities have big developments coming in 2019

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This week on Hear Cincinnati, host Brian Niesz is joined by community reporter Lucy May, Flying Pigskin podcast panelist Scott Kyser and senior manager of investigative and enterprise Meghan Wesley to discuss Urban League, fancy new tech, employee ghosting, a teacher in trouble and more.

Brian is then joined by WCPO transportation reporter Pat LaFleur to discuss the growing problem of pedestrian-involved traffic crashes and his analysis of new city data.

Notable links:

• Donna Jones Baker to retire from role as CEO of Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio
• The best high-tech products featured at CES conference
• Ghost workers: The Tri-State's tight labor market is making employees disappear
• Substitute middle school teacher accused of masturbating while children present
• Federal employees rally in Covington, calling for end to government shutdown
• More and more Cincinnati pedestrians involved in crashes each year, city data show
• What can crash data tell us about preventing more drivers from hitting pedestrians?

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Our panel to discusses minimum wage, football, heroin test strips, a nanny cam video sent to police, and more.

Next, WCPO anchor Tanya O'Rourke and government reporter Paula Christian sat down with Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley to discuss the his hopes and plans for the city in 2019. Mayor Cranley shared his thoughts on police accountability, state funding in Ohio, FC Cincinnati and more.

Notable links:

• Ohio's lowest-paid workers get a raise to start 2019
• 'I didn't deliver:' Marvin Lewis out as Bengals head coach
• Urban Meyer leaves coaching with Rose Bowl win
• Cincinnati rallies past Virginia Tech 35-31 in Military Bowl
• Florida McDonald's employee attacked by customer at work hires attorney after being placed on leave
• Drug users can now test if fentanyl is in the drugs they are using, before injection
• Officials reviewing video of babysitter sitting on 10-mo-old
• City workers may be required to have implicit bias training
• Plans for FC Cincy stadium moved forward today

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As 2018 comes to a close, Hear Cincinnati invites a few more reporters to look back on some of the year's news.

Host Brian Niesz is joined by 9 On Your Side anchors Craig McKee and Tanya O'Rourke, and I-Team reporter Hillary Lake to discuss the Tri-State's most impactful stories, memorable good news stories, and their personal favorite stories of 2018.

Check out Hear Cincinnati's year in review part one with the usually podcast panel by clicking here.

Notable links:

• City will pay additional $370,000 to former city manager Harry Black to avoid lawsuit
• Everything we know about the Fifth Third Bank shooting Downtown
• 6 arrested in deaths of Rhoden family members
• Community joins Brody's Christmas parade
• Dog that escaped from crash scene found safe
• His suicide spurred parents' life-saving mission
• Man accused of stealing 'Shop with a Cop' money
• As new rape kits sit idle, so do criminal cases

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