Tuesday, September 18 2012 9:10 PM EDT2012-09-19 01:10:58 GMT
The director of Butler County Children Services is on paid administrative leave. Jeff Centers was told on Tuesday that his leave is for an indefinite period of time. The move comes amid allegations thatMore >>
The director of Butler County Children Services is on paid administrative leave. More >>
Tuesday, September 18 2012 6:26 PM EDT2012-09-18 22:26:48 GMT
The Middletown couple charged with child endangering after allegedly locking their daughter in a basement was in court on Tuesday. Joanna and Shawn Blackston both pleaded not guilty to charges of childMore >>
The Middletown couple charged with child endangering after allegedly locking their daughter in a basement was in court on Tuesday.More >>
Thursday, September 13 2012 2:33 AM EDT2012-09-13 06:33:17 GMT
BUTLER COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - The Butler County Commissioners office discovered that many errors were made in a Middletown case where a father and step-mother locked their 12-year old daughter in a basementMore >>
Butler County Commissioners are calling for a complete reorganizing of Children Services.More >>
Tuesday, July 17 2012 6:16 AM EDT2012-07-17 10:16:17 GMT
A Middletown couple is set to appear in court Monday afternoon for allegedly locking a child in an unfinished basement. Joanna and Shawn Blackstone will have their preliminary hearings at the MiddletownMore >>
A Middletown couple is set to appear in court Monday afternoon for allegedly locking a child in an unfinished basement.More >>
HAMILTON, OH (FOX19) -
The Butler County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to appoint a new director of Butler County Children's Services.
The former director, Jeff Centers, is currently on paid administrative leave after officials discovered several errors were made in the Middletown case involving a father and step-mother who allegedly locked their 12-year-old daughter in a basement.
Jerome Kearns, who is the current director of Butler County Job and Family Services, is now also the Director of Children's Services, effective immediately.
Joanna and Shawn Blackston, the couple involved in the basement case, have pleaded not guilty. They are scheduled to go to trial on Nov. 12.
FOX19's Cory Stark will have more on this story on the FOX19 Evening News at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 25 2013 5:44 PM EDT2013-05-25 21:44:27 GMT
BARDSTOWN, KY (WAVE) - K-9 Officer Jason Ellis, 33, was shot and killed on the ramp of Exit 34 from the Bluegrass Parkway to Highway 55 in Nelson County early Saturday morning. A 911 call from a womanMore >>
K-9 officer Jason Ellis, 33, was the first Bardstown police officer killed in the line of duty.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:19 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:19:49 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE 3) - The decision by the Boy Scouts of America to end its ban of openly gay scouts from the organization's activities has hundreds of Louisville Scouts and their parents wonderingMore >>
The decision by the Boy Scouts of America to end its ban of openly gay scouts from the organization's activities has hundreds of Louisville scouts and their parents wondering where they will meet.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:03 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:03:49 GMT
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A North Carolina woman was arrested Friday morning for indecent exposure after officers saw her wearing a thong swimsuit. Tiara Monique Garness, 22, was arrested at about 5 a.m.More >>
A North Carolina woman was arrested Friday morning for indecent exposure after officers saw her wearing a thong swimsuit.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:34 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:34:36 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Friday afternoon two home invasions are reported to police less than an hour apart. Police are trying to determine if the same group of people are responsible. The first robberyMore >>
Two home invasions are reported to Louisville Metro Police less than an hour apart and now officers are trying to determine if the same group of people are responsible.More >>
Jerome Kearns (Source: Butler County Job and Family Services)
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