It’s Tuesday, July 18, 2023. I’m Noah Jones and you’re listening to the Daily Headlines Podcast with Link NKY.
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The Two Villa Hills Teenagers who were killed in a Lake Cumberland boating incident Friday, July 14, were identified as brothers, Chase and Cole Fischer, sons of Fischer Homes Chairman Greg Fischer.
“The Fischer Homes family is mourning the tragic and profound loss of Chase and Cole Fischer. Our deepest condolences are with their parents, Greg and Amy Fischer, their sister, and their grandparents, Henry and Elaine Fischer,” read a statement from Fischer Homes…“Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. We ask that their privacy be respected during this unimaginable time.”
The 14- and 18-year-olds were killed when the jet ski they were riding collided with a speedboat Friday afternoon near the Big South Fork of Lake Cumberland, just south of Woodson Bend Boat Dock near Bronston, according to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
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Two people were hospitalized Sunday evening after being shot on Oneida Trail in Elsmere, according to the Elsmere police.
The gunshot victims are believed to have suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
This is an ongoing investigation, and Elsmere investigators have not released much detail on the incident.
If you have a tip or any information on this shooting, contact the Elsmere Police Department at 859-342-7344.
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In Sports, The Florence Y’alls defeated the Washington Wild Things 7-2 to begin the second half of their season following the All-star break.
The Y’alls crawled their way to the break, carrying an 11-game losing streak. And currently sit 22 games out of first place.
Florence travels to New Jersey to take on the jackals (34-17) for a three-game series starting Tuesday at 10:35 a.m.
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A good samaritan in a boat on the Ohio River rescued a man that accidentally crashed his car into the water, Newport police said.
The man who drove into the water did not know how to swim, investigators said.
The man that crashed into the river didn’t intentionally do it, but he got confused and hit his brakes too hard before hitting the water.
Before entering the water, the man’s vehicle crashed through a parking lot gate and a patch of grass.
The man was thrown a life jacket by the person in the boat to help him stay afloat.
It is not clear if the man was taken to the hospital.
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Those are your headlines for Tuesday…For Link NKY, I’m Noah Jones, and I’ll talk to you tomorrow.
The headlines were written from staff reports at LINK nky. The Headlines podcast was written and hosted by me Noah Jones.
