Marella Porter

@Local12 reporter/anchor for WKRC 🎥Floridian🌴@USouthFlorida alum 🐂✨ Beach lover 🌊 Foodie 🍥 Dog mom 🐶 Filipina 🇵🇭

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19- year- old Ajani Grimes sentenced 25-29 years prison in transgender woman's murder. Grimes was out on bond in an agg robbery at time of Laura Schueler's murder. He'd cut off ankle monitor and was at large. Police connected him to murder from shell casings in robbery.@Local12

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A local mom was stabbed to death while working at a Skyline restaurant. Friends say the suspect was her ex-boyfriend. @Local12

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Historic day on the Ohio River! A barge has arrived near the Brent Spence on the NKY side with a massive crane + other material that will help get the Brent Spence Companion Bridge project started. @Local12

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Man detained by ICE sues over alleged assault at Butler County Jail. @Local12

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Xavier student shot to death at local business remembered for her deep faith.
30 yr old Bukola Pereira, an immigrant from Nigeria, was set to graduate with her MBA from Xavier University on Saturday. @Local12

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A local school is using AI- powered technology to detect a threat within seconds. @local12

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Local church begins $2M project to restore 100+ year old stained glass windows imported from Germany in 1920s. @Local12

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A 19 yr old is charged w/ agg vehicular homicide + DUI. OSP says Prince Patel fatally struck a road worker in Union Twp. This is Patel’s 2nd DUI offense in 5 months. @Local12

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A local agency that supports hundreds of people is being forced to cut staff and reduce services. This comes at a time when demand is rising, but the funding they rely on to support the people they serve isn’t keeping up. @Local12

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Closing arguments in trial for man charged in toddler’s mauling death. Prosecutors say: Warren Houston knew the risk to his daughter and ignored it. Defense says: Houston “simply not reckless” and should be found not guilty on all counts. @Local12

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Defense atty asks officer why crate was broken down. Says zip ties are part of evidence, but they were not saved. Atty says best way to document the crate was to keep it intact, but that didn’t happen. Officer agreed. @Local12

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Day 2 of trial for man charged in toddler daughters mauling death. Prosecutors start with testimony from Cincinnati police criminalist on the case. @Local12

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The 2 dogs weighing 100+ lbs together were kept in 1 crate. Criminalist says it was held together w/ zip ties. Had 1 working latch on front and the metal was bending in some spots.

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Trial begins for man charged in 3 yo daughter’s mauling death. Prosecutors say it was Kingsley Wright’s first time at Warren Houston’s apartment. They say the little girl slept on a couch just feet from 2 dogs who were placed in a single cage with a defective latch. @local12

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A local teenager is facing serious charges after detectives say they found dozens of child porn images on his phone. @local12

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Cincinnati’s city manager is helping advertise the city’s canned tap water.
Today it was given out for free downtown. @Local12

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NKY grandmother credits Siri for helping to save her life when she was suffering a stroke earlier this month. @Local12

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Fire destroys car shop in Hamilton. @Local12

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Rising costs force local farmers to consider cutting back on some operations to save money. When farmers face those decisions it can lead to higher food prices for us all. @Local12

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A NKY church is fighting to build a shrine on its property after neighbors challenged their plan in court. Now they’re taking the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court. @Local12