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🌱 Drach Suspended For Using Racial Slur + Shooter Training At Schools

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Hello again, everybody! It's me, Carla Varner, your host of the Cincinnati Daily. Let's get this Tuesday started off right, with a quick review of the most important things going on around town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and humid. High: 89 Low: 71.

Here are the top three stories today in Cincinnati:

  1. Officer Kelly Drach is the second Cincinnati police officer suspended for using a racial slur while on duty. In an internal investigations report, Officer Drach admitted to shouting a slur in November 2021 at the Real Time Crime Center. In one of the complaints, a fellow officer said she heard Drach yelling a racial slur during a call with a telemarketer. (WLWT Cincinnati)
  2. A full-scale active shooter training session using simulated gunfire took place at Middletown High School and middle school campuses yesterday without students on campus. The training session was in response to the school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas in May where 19 children and two adults were killed. Middletown Schools Superintendent Marlon Styles Junior said that the staff has been researching security upgrades to its school campuses. (Fox 19 News)
  3. Following a stormy yesterday, the National Weather Service predicts clear skies until Thursday, when showers are expected to return with the possibility of another thunderstorm throughout the afternoon and evening. On Friday the chance of precipitation will be 70 percent with rain throughout the morning and possible thunderstorms throughout the day. Currently, there is a 40 percent chance of precipitation Saturday and Sunday with a chance of thunderstorms on both days. (Cincinnati CityBeat)

Today in Cincinnati:

  • Cincinnati Pops Orchestra At Cottell Park (6:00 PM)
  • Open Interviews at Mercy Health At Anderson Hospital (Main Entrance) (11:00 AM)
  • Preservation in the Park - "The Little Theater That Saved Memorial Hall" At The Porch at Washington Park(7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Find out which companies are hiring in the Cincinnati area. Scroll through the latest job postings, view position descriptions, salary, and location, and then click on the link to apply. (Cincinnati Patch)
  • The World's Longest Yard Sale, "127 Yard Sale," will return for its 35th year Aug. 4 - 7. The annual event will host over 2000 vendors set up along the 690-mile stretch from Gadsden, Alabama up to Addison, Michigan — and through Covington and Cincinnati. (Cincinnati CityBeat)
  • Here are just a few of the must-see shows featuring local acts in August in the Queen City Music Spotlight. Check one, two of all of the 10 shows highlighted. (Cincinnati CityBeat)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.

— Carla Varner

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