🌱 Human Remains Found In Area Woods + Lawson Faces Obstruction Charge

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and humid. High: 88 Low: 61.

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Here are the top three stories in Cincinnati today:

1. A police investigation has been launched after human remains were found in a wooded area in Cincinnati's University Heights neighborhood, said police. The discovery was made around 11:00 a.m. along the 2000 block of West McMicken Avenue. The area in which the remains were found appears to have been once occupied by homeless people, said police. (WLWT Cincinnati)
2. Rasheeda Lawson is facing obstruction of justice charges for lying to the police and helping a driver escape after he crashed into a Cincinnati Police cruiser. The officer was taken to the hospital and suffered a back injury and broken ankle after his cruiser went up a curb and into a small tree, trapping him. Lawson allegedly told police she saw two people run away from the Nissan. (Local 12)
3. Fire officials stated that a gas explosion and partial building collapse of a home in greater Cincinnati, which injured 63-year-old Gary Kuykendall, may have been intentional. Madeira/Indian Hill Joint Fire District Chief Steve Oughterson said they were dispatched to the home for an odor of natural gas and law enforcement was called for a domestic dispute early Wednesday morning. A 911 caller said, "My husband's in the house and he's been drinking and he threat... he's called my son and I and told us that he cut the main on the gas and that gas in the house and that he's going to blow the house up with him inside it." (Fox 19)

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Today in Cincinnati:

• Juneteenth Celebration At Volunteer Park (12:00 PM)
• The Unsung Hero At The Irish Heritage Center of Cincinnati (7:00 PM)
• Schützenfest Bier Dash At Kolping Center (7:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Come meet Miles, Big Boy, Pierce Hawthorne, and many more of the pets waiting to be fostered or adopted at Cincinnati area animal shelters. View their pictures, read their write-ups, and learn how you can make a difference in their lives. (Cincinnati Patch)
• Ohio's Annual Free Fishing Weekend will take place this weekend, Saturday, Jun. 18 and Sunday, Jun. 19. Residents are free to fish at any of the hundreds of public fishing locations throughout the state. (Local 12)
• The Cincinnati Zoo is offering free admission to dads on Father's Day, Sunday, Jun. 19. (Local 12)

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— Carla Varner