Mother, 16, charged in death of newborn

        WAVERLY, Ohio — A 16-year-old girl was charged Friday with putting her newborn baby in a trash bag and dumping it in a trash bin. The baby was declared dead a few hours later.

        Christina McCoy was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with aggravated murder, involuntary manslaughter and endangering a child.

        Pike County Prosecutor Robert Junk said the girl apparently concealed her pregnancy and delivered the baby girl at her home near Waverly on Wednesday.

        Sheriff's deputies were called to the trash bin after 10 a.m. Wednesday by an ambulance crew. The baby, which appeared to be a few hours old, was later declared dead at Pike Community Hospital.

        Ms. McCoy was being held in the juvenile detention center in Chillicothe. She is scheduled to appear in juvenile court on Monday.

DAY AS PRETTY AS A PICTURE: Six-year-old Mary Kate Krekeler of Fairfield smiles Friday as a friend takes her picture near the waterfalls at Sharon Woods in Sharonville. Park visitors can expect even more warmth and sunshine today, with a high of 72 and partly cloudy skies forecast. A Hamilton County Park District naturalist will lead a nature hike on one of the trails at Sharon Woods at 3:30 p.m. today. Participants should meet the naturalist at the Gorge Trail parking lot. No activities are planned Sunday at the park; however, the visitors center will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Dick Swaim photo) | ZOOM |

        Late last year, Gov. Bob Taft signed a bill allowing a parent to abandon an infant no older than 72 hours without fear of prosecution, provided the child is left with an emergency medical service worker, a police officer or a hospital employee. The parent can remain anonymous.

        Waverly is about 85 miles east of Cincinnati.
       

Goshen teen guilty in vehicular homicide

        LEBANON — A Goshen Township man was convicted of vehicular homicide Thursday in a Dec. 27 crash that killed a 2-year-old boy.

        Clarence Groves III, who pleaded no contest to the charge, faces up to six months in jail when he returns to Warren County Court on April 26 for sentencing. The 18-year-old remains free on bond.

        State troopers said Mr. Groves' Dodge Spirit crossed the center line on Stubbs Mill near Shawhan Road and struck a Toyota Corolla carrying Dwayne Scareberry.

        The toddler, who was in a car seat, died after being flown to Children's Hospital.

        Rebecca Campbell, the driver of the second car, suffered multiple injuries.
       

Bank robber strikes 5/3 Florence branch

        FLORENCE — The FBI is looking for a man who robbed the Fifth Third Bank at U.S. 42 and Industrial Road on Thursday.

        The man walked into the bank about 10:30 a.m. and handed a teller a note demanding cash, according to the FBI. The robber is believed to be the same man who held up Peoples Bank of Northern Kentucky in Fort Wright on March 22.

        The FBI said the robber was white, in his early 50s, 5-foot-8, 180-200 pounds with a stocky build and gray, balding hair. He was wearing sunglasses, a gray jacket and gray casual pants.

        The man displayed a weapon, the FBI said, but no one was injured. Police would not release the amount of money taken.

        Anyone with information about the robberies is asked to call the Florence police at 371-1234 or the FBI office in Louisville at (502) 583-3941.
       

Falmouth man dies when struck by train

        FALMOUTH — A southbound CSX train struck and killed a Falmouth man at 11:50 p.m. Thursday, according to state police.

        Mathew C. Buckley, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene by Pendleton County Coroner John Peoples.

        Mr. Buckley was lying along the railroad tracks just south of the Woodson Road crossing, according to state troopers, and didn't try to avoid the train.

        Trooper Mike Keeney said police were still investigating the incident, and that an autopsy would be performed.
       

Cincinnati fugitive captured in Covington

        COVINGTON — A man wanted on robbery and gun charges tried to elude police by jumping from rooftop to rooftop in Covington's Peaselburg neighborhood before hiding behind a chimney.

        Randy Freeman, 29, of Northside, was arrested Wednesday on a roof three houses from where he was first spotted. He was wanted by Cincinnati police on two counts of robbery and one count of being a felon in possession of a weapon. He had been on the Tristate's most-wanted list, compiled by Crime Stoppers.
       

Hamilton Co. fishing tournament kicks off

        The Hamilton County Park District's Rod Buster Fishing Series kickoff will take place 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today at Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road.

        The series consists of six tournaments held April through August. Competitors fish for carp and catfish, and can win gift certificates. They earn qualifying points to compete in the end-of-season championship.

        Registrations for all tournaments begin one hour before the start. Entry fee, including boat rental, is $30 per two-person team. There is a 10-fish per team limit. The greatest total weight wins. Tournament schedules and information: 521-7275.

Author Carroll talks at Mercantile, Xavier

        Author James Carroll will discuss his latest book, Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews, noon Wednesday at the Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut St., and at 7:30 p.m. at Xavier University's Cintas Center.

        Mr. Carroll's lecture is part of Holocaust Awareness Weeks presented by the Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Mr. Carroll's book explores anti-Semitism in the Catholic Church.

        Cost is $5 for the Mercantile program and free at Xavier. Information: 221-1875, Ext. 355.
       

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