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🌱 3 Locals Conspired To Smuggle Illegals + Gas From Car Tanks Stolen

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Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know going on in Cincinnati today.

First, today's weather:

Showers of rain and snow. High: 43 Low: 31.

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Here are the top three stories in Cincinnati today:

  1. Three Turkish-born Cincinnati residents have been charged with federal immigration crimes for conspiring to smuggle illegal Turkish immigrants into the United States from Mexico. 43-year-old Comert Kurdistan, 35-year old Emma Brown, and 26-year old Ismail Altundag are facing felony charges. According to the indictment, all three allegedly planned to bring at least three undocumented immigrants into the country. (FOX19)
  2. With fuel prices up, thieves have taken to drilling holes into car gas tanks to steal the fuel. In the past month, there have been at least three reported cases across Cincinnati. Residents in North Avondale, Oakley, and Mt. Washington have been victims of this purported crime. (WKRC TV Cincinnati)
  3. Hope4Ukraine, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit organization started by native Ukrainians and Russians, is raising funds to meet humanitarian needs in the Ukraine. Natalia Arteomva and Oksana Sergeenkova founded the nonprofit that sells soaps, buttons, toys, and other Ukrainian souvenirs in pop-up markets across Cincinnati. "We need to save the ones who are still alive in this country, we need to protect them, we need to help them," Sergeenkova said. (FOX19)

Today in Cincinnati:

  • Mercy Swimming - Special Olympics Hamilton County At Mercy HealthPlex (8:30 AM)
  • Free Family Mini Photo Sessions At Over-the-Rhine! (9:00 AM)
  • CLASS - Beginning Weaving on a Floor Loom - Part 1 At At Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati (9:30 AM)
  • Small Business Shopping Fair - Spring 2022 At Willow Event Center (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

  • Ohio's rising star, Chandler Carter, is set to perform at Fibonacci Brewing Company on Apr. 16 at 7:00 p.m. The vocalist/guitarist is most recognized for her performances on American Idol. (CityBeat)
  • The Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is holding an all-campus blood drive between Tuesday, Apr. 12 and Friday, Apr. 16. Donors will receive a limited-edition Cincinnati fanny pack. (University of Cincinnati)
  • The Greater Cincinnati Earth Day Festival will be held on Saturday, Apr. 23 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Summit Park, Blue Ash. The 2022 theme, "Water: Create a Ripple Effect to Protect," promotes sustainable practices for the waterways of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. (Cincinnati.com)

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That's it for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update.

— Carla Varner

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