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Because air temperatures are in the mid30s and pavement temperatures are still warm. Id mainly look for any light snow on elevated surfaces. However, visibility could be reduced at times because of the gusty winds and scattered snow showers that will last all day. Winds will gust to 40mph. Highs will be in the mid to lower 30s. Fridays highs only hit the mid30s with mostly cloudy skies and the potential for flurries during the day. Temperatures rise quickly this weekend to the upper 40s on saturday and the low60s on sunday. Both days will be dry and on the breezy side. Rain chances return late sunday night into breaking news concerning the va hospital in cincinnati. The va has taken action against two senior officials here following a federal investigation. Investigation. Network director jack hetrick has submitted his retirement. That. After officials proposed hetrick be removed as the agencys highestranking official in ohio, indiana and michigan. Barbara temeck, the hospitals acting chief of staff, was reassigned to nonpatientcare duties. And her medical privileges were suspended. Hetrick and temeck were at the center of a Scripps News Washington Bureau and wcpo investigation into cost cutting and questionable Management Practices at the cincinnati va. The fourmonth investigation followed complaints raised by 34 current and former va employees. You can read the full results of our investigation right now on wcpo dot com and our mobile app. More breaking news to tell you about. Authorities in Franklin County indiana are looking for the man they say is trying to its dark but authorities tell us this is that car. Deputies say they received multiple calls about a man talking to children. The callers reported seeing that man in a newer model, black ford car. It had ohio plates. When deputies talked to those kids they found out the man was promising them drugs and alcohol if theyd go with him. People are being asked to keep an eye out for that car and the man. If you see him call the sheriffs department. Troubling news out of Butler County today. The coroner says drug overdoses were the leading cause of death in the county last year. Year. Of the 815 deaths the Coroners Office was called to, about half needed investigating. Investigating. 189 of those were blamed on drug overdoses. Overdoses. 122 were considered natural deaths. Deaths. A mix of deadly crashes, homicides and rest. Supporters of a suspended hamilton juvenile judge say they have evidence that could have proved her innocence. Only it was never presented in court. Tracie hunter faces six violations 9 on your sides timyka artist was at the hamilton Prosecutors Office today with the demand being made. Made. on cam some serious accusations. It all has to two w Computers Containing backdated information vo a private investigator hired by Tracie Hunter discovered those computers had been wiped clean and destroyed. Not clear exactly what was on those computers. Or how it couldnt helped miss hunters case if at all. Senator cecil thomas, president of the local naacp and Bishop Bobby Hilton were among those here today demanding the dept of justice take an an independent look at this case, claiming miss hunter was unfairly treated sot Bishop Bobby Hilton National Action network, Greater Cincinnati 13. 30. 22 when we see things like this happening we think it is time for someone to come in and investigate why would they have four indictments come down all of them concerning computers and what was on those computers and then have someone scrub the computer, clean the harddrive and sell timyka in cam9 counts against hunter were dropped. One count a public contact, involving her brother was upheld supporters say they will not stop until all charges against her have been dropped earlier this year prosecutors dropped eight charges that hunter still faced. The Ohio Supreme Court has given hunter permission to appeal her conviction on an ethics charge and that six month jail sentence. A developing story one of president obamas possible picks for the next Supreme Court justice doesnt want the job. Job. Nevada republican governor Brian Sandoval says he notified the white house about his decision today. He also talked about it with top Senate Leaders. Still he says the idea of being considered is humbling. And hes grateful to have been mentioned. President obama says he will meet with Senate Leaders at the white house on tuesday to talk about filling the Supreme Court position. Senate republicans have said they wont consider any person the president chooses and want over. Local businesses are coming together to help rebuild the historic general store in rabbit hash, kentucky. The historic landmark dates back to 1851. It burned down earlier this month but the Historical Society of rabbit hash has vowed to rebuild. To help in that effort. Local chef colonel de stewart is hosting a pig roast fundraiser with the help of other local chefs. Complete with food, music, and a silent auction. Auction. That fundraiser will be on march 12th from noon to six at colonel des World Headquarters in fort thomas. Tickets went on sale today. Theyre 50 dollars in advance and 75 dollars at the door. Or 125 for a vip ticket. Xaviers campus is still celebrating the big win last night. The Mens Basketball Team took down the nations top ranked villanova. Jordan impact. All the pieces fit together for xaviers big win over top ranked villanova. Now students have higher goals theyd like to see top the resume. About rushing the court are class. After a big win you still have to get up and go to class. A much different scene today here outside the Cintas Center where hours before xavier had knocked off a Top Ranked Team there for the first time and fourth time ever. It was snow falling instead of number one villanova. But expectations are only going up. Up. Yeah, of course. Theres no limit. Were going to go for it. Were going to win. Im so excited. Sales are also on the rise inside the all for one bookstores on campus. Nowadays fans dont even have to wait until the next day to buy. The store saw a spike in sales online during and right after the game. Game. Anytime theres that much attention on one topic people seem to be more interested in shirts, especially with the ncaa looming. Looming. Students are already preparing for the next piece of the puzzle when xavier plays at seton hall on sunday. Hazing allegations at Miami University have School Administrators taking action. The nows Briana Harper explains the new changes prompted by the claims. Spring semester kickstarts rush at Miami University. A process for students hoping to get a bid from their favorite Greek Organization. But this semester the university is concerned about misconduct. We will hold individuals and organization responsible for their behavior. Miami University Dean of students says since the start of the semester several students were hospitalized due to alcohol consumption. Incidents believed to be related to greek hazing initiation. Briana harper briana wcpo administrators here at Miami University say so far theres been no official suspensions for any of the sororities or fraternities. But they do say all 21 hazing allegations are currently under review. Mike curme, Miami University dean of students we try to every year have a process thats free of any misconduct. We will continue to work harder misconduct doesnt happen again. That begins by ending fraternity new member initiation by friday february 26th a date much earlier than usual. Ashley haines freshman, Miami University were not known for hazing were known for being an upstanding university so just making sure none of this forward to be really proactive about it. The University Reports sorority and fraternities have been disciplined nearly half a dozen times since 2012. And according to the daily news, a dozen greek chapters have been kicked off campus since 2010 because of inappropriate behavior. Jackson gray sophomore, Miami University greek life here is so strong and its such an essential part of this campus and i dont think its gonna change too much. The names of the 12 fraternities and sororities being investigated have not been made public. Nor have details about specific allegations. Or who filed the complaints. Miami University Officials say the main concern moving forward is improvement. The quality of our students and the High Expectations of them we can accept nothing less than to be the model Greek Organization for the harper the now cincinnati cincinnati you watch what you post to social media but are you doing enough to keep thieves at bay . Bay . The new ways criminals are finding people through social media and what you should do before you send your next update. And has the battle of the sexes crossed into retirement . Why you might want to think twice about how much new warnings about what you post on social media and how people can use it to track you you it comes after the lapd arrested a man who raided the rooms of more than 30 female College Students, taking their computers, jewelry and even their undergarments. Police say the man worked for a college and tracked the victims through their social media accounts. He tracked when they would post photos and then used the gps information collected by those photos to find where they lived. Youve likely heard before that you shouldnt post things like when youll be away from home but experts say you should now go a step further. Joseph orlanes los angeles basically what i would recommend is delay your posting so you kind of break the timing and break that pattern of showing that youre not at that location. Cyber experts also say you should never post pictures of your home or any landmarks that can lead anyone to your door step. And dont reveal too much about your daily routine either. Men may make more on average than women. But it appears to be the opposite when it comes to retirement. Retirement. Recent research from vanguard shows women are 14percent more likely to sign up for a 401k at work. And women are saving up to 16person more than men for retirement. Men are also more likely to try to figure it out on their own. Instead of getting help from a financial pro. Earlier this week on the now we told you about the third Airline Price jump to happen just since january first. So if fuel is down why are airlines charging us more . So here is 9 on your side consumer reporter John Matarese with what we found. With gas and oil prices so low, you would think airfares would be low too. But the Industry Trade Group Airlines for america says a big part of it has to do with demand. The other part has to do with airlines hiring again. Again. Labor is now the largest cost for the industry. The spokesperson tells us after decades of workforce reductions. Airlines added around 10thousand jobs last year. And airlines are investing more money into worker benefits and pay. Airlines are also making money again and putting that money into new planes. Theyre expected to buy more than 300 planes this year alone. But Advocacy Organization the Business Travel Coalition Says the bigger issue is fuel surcharge fees. Those are the hidden fees that can increase the price of your ticket. The organization and a senator asking the department of transportation to investigate. They claim that with oil prices down, airlines have changed the name of those charges but havent dropped them. Speaking of hidden fees. Ill be back at 5 30 to find out how a 15 oil change can become a 40 oil change. Join me then so you dont waste your money. Spotty snow showers continue for most of our thursday forecast with a slightly better chance this afternoon as an upper level feature swings through the ohio valley. It will still be difficult for this to stick because air temperatures are in the mid30s and pavement temperatures are still warm. Id mainly look for any light snow on elevated surfaces. However, visibility could be reduced at times because of the gusty winds and scattered snow showers that will last all day. Winds will gust to mid to lower 30s. Fridays highs only hit the mid30s with mostly cloudy skies and the potential for flurries during the day. Temperatures rise quickly this weekend to the upper 40s on saturday and the low60s on sunday. Both days will be dry and on the breezy side. Rain chances return late sunday night into monday morning as a cold front democratic president ial candidate Bernie Sanders spent some time in the Buckeye State today. Sanders spoke at a rally at Baldwin Wallace university. Doors opened at seven this morning. His message . Making America Great means protecting the weakest and most vulnerable in our society. And not just financially. He urged students to become teachers and police officers. Senator Bernie Sanders d president ial candidate 1 00 now ohio as you all know is one of the important political states in this country. Youre having a primary here on march 15. With your help we can win this primary and help us go forward to victory. Victory. Sanders visit comes as one day after Baldwin Wallace released a study giving hm a slim lead over rival Hillary Clinton in ohio. But a quinnipiac poll also out this week shows clinton with a double digit lead. Meantime clinton is in South Carolina today. She have four stops prior to saturdays democratic primary there. Yesterday she picked up support from senator harry reid. Tonight is the final republican president ial debate before super tuesday. And the the candidates debate in texas. 9 on your sides Carol Williams with a look. Ted cruz and marco rubio are hoping to slow down Donald Trumps momentum as the dominant frontrunner. Frontrunner. Meantime, Ohio Governor john kasich is under pressure to get out of the race to make room for rubio as the candidate representing the republican establishment. But hes expected to stick around at least through ohio. And ben carson says hes in it for the long haul even though its not clear what could save his campaign at this point. One group the candidates are trying to win hispanic voters who traditionally go to the democrats. The number of hispanics eligible to vote this year is at a record high. According to the pew research center. Donald trump thinks he has those voters locked in after the nevada primary. Name donald trump | r president ial candidate you know what i really am happy about because ive been saying it for a long time, 46 with the hispanics, 46 , number one cheers but that may not be the case nationwide. A new poll shows trump ranks worst of all the republican candidates among hispanics. More than 80percent say they dont like him. And only 16 percent say theyd vote for democratic candidates. Hispanics in the poll rank the economy as their most important issue. Followed by immigration. A lot of eyes will be on ohio in the coming weeks the primary is march 15 and ohio is a winnertakesall state. But thats not the only reason. Researchers at Tufts University also say ohio is a state where millenials could make a big statement. Statement. Researchers suggest that in the 2012 election, Younger Voters exceeded the margin of victory, proving their vote impacted final numbers from ohio ohio ohio has a lot of College Student but its unique in that it also has a lot of people under the age of 30 who are also parents. Parents. Because of that the issues that matter to young voters are diverse, giving chance to easily pick up support here. They belonged to some of the biggest names in rock and roll. Now those items are up for auction. Auction. We take you inside the happening right now, a one of a kind auction is underway in kansas city. From a nirvana guitar signed by the entire band, to a guitar signed by one of the eagles, to boots worn by kiss in concert. Everything must go. The irs confiscated it all from one man in the kansas city metroarea. Selling it will certainly help pay his tax bill. Scott franks | irs its a public auction so you never know. You get a couple of bidders here that want something and the skys the limit. Limit. The auction is being held in kansas city. Its expected the items will sell individually, although bidders will have the chance to buy the entire colleciton outright as well. Well keep you posted on what happens add Childrens Book author to pope francis list of accomplishments. Ts. The book is called called dear pope francis. In it, he kids. He met with many of those children in rome earlier this week. You