Did confirm a body was found. At this point, west Chester Police are not saying whether it was a body of a man or woman. Let me explain where this is. Investigators were searching the area down the walking path, which leads up to susan springs drive. My neighbor tells me police were out here late last night searching the area, and they returned again this morning. I did see several officers go down there into the woods, where they appear to be searching. At this point, west Chester Police are being very tightlipped about where specifically the body was found, who founded it, and if there were any signs of foul play. Until the spokeswoman for the township is on her way here, and we hope to get more information shortly. Reporting live in my sister, karin johnson, in westchester, karin johnson, wlwt news 5. Lisa also happening now, a home destroyed by flames. Wlwt news 5 s Courtis Fuller is live at the scene. Bring us uptodate. Courtis we are here at the corner of west 9th street in newport. This is where this fire occurred about 10 30, fire chief was telling me he believes this house is a total loss. You are looking live in the image of the house the remains. When they arrived, there was heavy smoke. In fact, we could see the smoke across the river from our station in mount auburn. The owner says four people were in the house, and some pets. We re told everyone one made it out safely. Two people were checked out for smoke inhalation, but apparently they are fine. There was one unusal element fighting this fire, going to the chief. The biggest thing today is the wind, the high wind advisory. If you have a fire, that will make things tougher. We are going to get in fast and this home. They are still trying to determine exactly what caused this fire. Check that. We do see the red cross is on been displaced. Everyone made it out safely. Reporting in newport, Courtis Fuller, wlwt news 5. Lisa you are the fire chief talking about the wind. Wind. Miriah turner, good afternoon. Miriah in kenwood, wind gusts up to 34 miles an hour. Currently, there wind is out of the south of 13. In milford, 40 my flower mileperhour wind gusts. Up to 45 mile an hour with a wind advisory we have an effect from 10 00 a. M. This morning until 7 00 a. M. 7 00 p. M. Re looking at sunshine, out of the south a dayton. Some of the guests gusts up to 38. Dayton. If you have a hat, hold it down. We your sunglasses. Mid60 s, very warm and comfortable. Very windy. Lisa thanks, miriah turner. Just in to the wlwt newsroom. Author harper lee has died at the age of 89yearsold. She was the author of the iconic political winning novel pulitzer prizewinning novel to kill a mockingbird. Just last year, is that a wachtmann, go set a watchman , was published. Kentucky governor matt bevin is spending time in Northern Kentucky today. It s his first trip to our area since taking office, and he s talking about education and more on the governor s visit. Andrew . Good afternoon. Andrew good afternoon, lisa. Stop, a luncheon with the Northern Kentucky chamber of he spent time earlier today at florence. The governor heard about the available a gateway. Bevin is a Business Owner with a manufacturing background and him. Duke Energy Awarded 70,000 in grants for Workforce Development. Bevin talked about the 100 million he wants to spend on job creation in his new Budget Proposal, and how he sees manufacturing as key to kentucky s growth. Governor bevin we are going to reinvent the way we sell kentucky and what it is that we do and ironically i didn t fully appreciate that you had the i made it in Northern Kentucky thing you are going to see that this is going to be something that will start to be whole. Andrew with an aging workforce in kentucky, the governor talked about focusing on education and job training for young people, to make sure they are gainfully employed. He talked about the Ripple Effect that can have for people with their families and the entire region. Live in erlanger, andrew setters, wlwt news 5. Lisa andrew, thank you. Governor bevin s new Budget Proposal calls for cutting funds from colleges and universities. He said today that with money for Workforce Development and lottery funds, he will be putting just as much money back into education as he s trimming. Two women facing charges for two separate attacks involving hammers. Nakeisha armstrong is accused of punching another woman and hitting her in the head with a hammer in bond hill. In a separate case, Kyarra Browner is accused of hitting a woman in the head with a hammer and turning a pitbull on the victim during an argument in university heights. Viciously attacked in their home by their own pets. A brown county couple is dog fight. The dog warden was called out to a home on new harmony salem road , in mount orab, thursday he says it s unclear what two dogs. But the woman and man were hurt while trying to pull them apart. The dogs are both terrier mixes, a 5yearold male and a 2yearold to 3yearold female. The dog warden says the female is new to the family. Wanda woodson they didn t seem like they were vicious dogs when they were outside at all, but i don t know, you don t know what happens inside. Lisa both victims were taken Uc Medical Center and are expected to survive. The female dog was taken to the county s shelter. Cincinnati police say a driver clipped someone thursday night. The victim had apparently pulled over after a crash on 75south, at the Western Hills viaduct. We are told it was a close call and that person was only brushed by the car. No word on charges for the driver. Minor injuries and is expected to be alright. Honoring some of Greater Cincinnati s bravest. This week, boone county recognized several of its ve done while serving our community. Deputies Rachel Straus and justin ryle were honored for their actions during this crash last month. The two helped get an injured driver from a burning car, and it was all caught on dash cam. Lieutenant dean pattison and deputy s medal for helping a driver out of his crashed car that was stuck on train tracks earlier this month, while a train was approaching. An update on just how much it s expected to cost to operate the streetcar for its first year. The southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority says the estimated expense of the streetcar is close to 3. 5 million. And the anticipated revenue is 618,000. 2. 8 million in funding for the street car operations for the 20162017 fiscal year. These numbers were included in the streetcar s funding request, submitted to city council wednesday. Goats will start grazing again around Greater Cincinnati. They are being brought in to help landscape the grounds of spring grove cemetery. Goats have been used to help eat overgrown grass in other places like goeble park in covington. This is in an experiment for the cemetery. The goats will live onsite until they eat up an acre of vegetation. New Development Plans for the banks downtown. Four entertainment has signed an agreement to bring a new entertainment venue to the banks. A new bar, called the stretch, will go into the space that was once home to johnny rockets. The new bar will feature local and nationally recognized dj s and it s scheduled to open this summer. In west chester, preparations are underway for homearama. Progress in the oaks of west chester, which will be the featured neighborhood this summer. It s an 85acre community and homes will be priced between 650,000 and 850,000. Homearama is set to start on june 11. In washington, remembering Justice Antonin Scalia. The Late Supreme Court justice now lying in repose in washington. How others will help remember him today. And can a hug boost a candidate . The hug given by Ohio Governor john kasich that has plenty of people talking. Miriah a windy warmup is on, already we are 21 degrees warmer now than we were this time yesterday. Lisa good afternoon, and welcome back. Right now, Justice Antonin Scalia has returned to the u. S. Supreme court for the last time. You are looking live at the high court s great hall where his casket is lying in repose. For three decades, Justice Scalia served inside those very same halls of the Supreme Court. Today, his remains lie in repose to one of the most influential, and attimes controversial, Supreme Court justices. Nbc s Pete Williams has more from outside the Supreme Court. Pete Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose the rest of the day in the great hall of the Supreme Court building. His casket arrived here earlier today, carried inside by Supreme Court police officers, as nearly 100 of Justice Scalia s former clerks stood on the marble steps acting as honorary pallbearers. President and mrs. Obama will be here later today to pay their is open to the public today for those who want to file past and say their final goodbyes. Then tomorrow, the funeral at the basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception here in washington. Vicepresident biden will attend. When the two days of ceremonies honoring Justice Scalia have concluded, president obama may as early as next week to fill the vacancy on the court. I found hope and i found it in the lord and in my friends. And now i found it in my president ial candidate that i support. And i ve been talking about. [applause] lisa an emotional moment on the campaign trail thursday, for Ohio Governor john kasich. S getting a lot of buzz for the president ial hopeful. While at a town hall in South Carolina, a georgia man briefly explains some of the pain he s gone through in his life. The president ial candidate responded by saying supporters like brett smith remind him that he needs to slow down in life. Kasich there are a lot of people out there who are lonely and they are looking for a place to tell people about their issues. I mean, could you believe that young man . Cooper does it change you as a person and as a politician . Kasich it has slowed me down. Lisa kasich will be in South Carolina for a few more days, before saturday s republican president ial primary. Meeting last night in las vegas, just days before the caucuses there. Sanders was the first candidate to take the stage, with clinton appearing later to answer questions from the moderator and members of the audience. Win over minority voters and women. Though they appeared on stage separately, that didn t stop them from taking jabs at each other. Bernie sanders we re in a campaign and the secretary will say what she ll say. Hillary clinton i just don t know where all this comes from. Maybe it s because senator sanders wasn t really a democrat until he decided to run for president. Lisa Hillary Clinton still leads senator Bernie Sanders by double digits nationally in a new nbc news, wall street journal poll. 53 of democratic primary voters back clinton, while 42 support senator sanders. Ahead of the big weekend for both parties, be sure to check out the wlwt mobile app, for the latest headlines from the are you getting enough sleep . According to one study, probably not. The cdc Study Suggests that about one in three americans are not getting enough sleep. Researchers analyzed data from more than 400,000 people across the u. S. Hundreds of thousands reported getting less than the recommended seven hours or more of sleep per day. Lack of sleep is associated with a number of health issues. Chances are your bottles of sunscreen have been packed away for the winter. But dermatologists say sunscreen is still important even during the cloudy, cold days of winter. The sun s uvb rays are less intense during the winter, and those are the rays that lead to sunburns. But the sun s uva rays do not take a winter holiday. They remain strong yearround and can add up, even if you re not outside as much during the winter months. Cincinnati s certified most accurate forecast. Miriah today is one of those days where you want the sunscreen. It s going to be very sunny this afternoon, and very windy. We are looking at above average temperatures, there is springlike. We do have some sunday rain that will be looking at into the weekend. The warm front listed across the viewing area, windy conditions in place. The low will continue to move across the northern region, dragging with it this cool front that will not do much in terms of temperature. We stay mild today and tomorrow. As we head into sunday, things change. Low pressure develops, and with that disturbance, we do see showers sunday morning into the early hours of the afternoon. It went advisory in effect until 7 00 this evening. We could see when gus up to 45 miles wind gusts up to 45 miles an hour. It s going to be a very windy afternoon, sunny and mild. We are dry this afternoon, maybe the chance for a light sprinkle this evening. With that cool front closing in on the area. Temperatures changing, we are not seeing torrential downpours. We are looking dry and mild, there is springlike as we head into the weekend. 60 degrees at cvg, in hamilton, 61. Harrison sitting at 62. Maysville down at 59 degrees. We are in for a warm up this afternoon, with wind out of the south ushering in milder temperatures and mild air as well. Southerly wind, 21 miles per hour. You can see old glory blowing. Our camera is a little shaky because of the stronger wind. Sitting at 60 degrees at cvg. On the city cam, mainly highlevel clouds, low 60 s this afternoon. Getting close to the mid60 s to top off and then breezy conditions of the sun setting. That is when the wind starts decide starts to die down. A cool evening, temperatures in the 50 s. Futurecast showing us dry little sprinkle with that cool front approaching this evening, but that is just a drizzle at best in some small towns. We are looking dry across the board. Sunday morning, we start to see that low approaching from the west. That s when burress rain. You get to the timestamp at 8 30 that is going to bring us rain. 64 degrees today, we up to that a bit 47 degrees tonight is where we drop down and tomorrow, a nice warm 64. Gary above average for the very above average for this time of year. Showers sunday morning, cooling off next week, back down to the average february range. Richard hello, i m richard dyer, president and general manager of wlwt and welcome to the black History Month salute continues this week with s true civil rights icons. At 95 years young, Marian Spencer is still fighting to make cincinnati a great place for all of its citizens, just as she has for the past 75 years. For most of those years, she was part of a dynamic civil rights duo with her late husband donald , who together, worked to s ymca pool s. Mrs. Spencer was the first africanamerican woman elected to Cincinnati City Council in 1983, and was honored as a great living cincinnatian. Book. We salute this truly great living cincinnatian. That s it for this week. At rdyer hearst. Com and as cincinnati s wlwt. Lisa the Cincinnati Reds looking to gain some new fans Great American ball park, that will have fans flocking. And new details about one of s biggest concert series. Who will headline this year s cincinnati music festival. When it only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous always keep laundry pacs away from children. Keep them closed. Keep them up. Keep them safe. At humana, we know when you have your health. Great things are ahead of you like seeing old friends or making new ones, learning some moves or showing off your skills and being free to ploring. Choose a humana medicare plan for the care you need. To h elp you have Better Health for everything thats ahead. Re watching cincinnati s wlwt news 5. Leading the way. Lisa it feels a lot like spring, so why not talk about one of cincinnati s biggest summer concerts. The cincinnati music festival. Today, the show promoters announced the dates and one of the headliners this year. The show will kick off july 22 down at paul brown stadium. New edition will be the friday they re expected to announced the saturday headliner tomorrow. Let s talk baseball now, as the reds get back to work. Pitchers and catchers are in goodyear, preparing for a new season. And when it s time to come back to cincinnati, the reds are hoping to attract fans, with some unique events at Great American ball park. It starts with super hero weekend, on april 22. Fans get a reds superhero shirt, and after the game, the friday night fireworks will go off with a super herothemed soundtrack. A couple weeks later, the force park. Star wars weekend arrives on may 6, and there are all kinds of giveaways, including a yoda bobblehead, and a redsthemed star wars poster. Throughout the season, the reds will have eight themed weekends. Happening today, another friday, means another chance to enjoy fish fry season in Greater Cincinnati. If you want to hit a fish fry for dinner you can check out our , list of locations on our wlwt app and on wlwt. Com. If you re looking for something to do this weekend, consider the it s