Fort Wright, Kentucky

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• Firefighters Investigating Fire At Ft. Wright Restaurant
  

  Firefighters spent more than an hour Wednesday ventilating the Hot Wok in Ft. Wright after an early morning fire.

• Police Hold Public Meetings About Thefts
  

  Police in Northern Kentucky are warning residents about a rash of home burglaries and car thefts taking place in local neighborhoods.

• Fort Wright Car Thieves Getting Bolder
  

  Police in Ft. Wright say thieves are breaking into cars and stealing thousands of dollars in valuables.

• Sewer project bidder files protest
  

  FORT WRIGHT - Construction of a tunnel that will transport raw sewage underneath Boone County has not yet started, but already a fight has broken out over the project.

• Check out community pages
  

  There are more than 35 community pages at NKY.com with information that matters to you whether you live in Fort Wright, Newport, Erlanger or any other town in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties.

• Top N.Ky. Headlines Of a 08
  

  This year, KyPost.com reporter Jessica Noll took readers inside USS Nightmare in Newport with a behind-the-scenes look at the makeup process.

• Health-care ideas sought
  

  COVINGTON - Whether you voted for Barack Obama or not, the president-elect wants to hear how his incoming administration should tackle health care.

• No strangers at Xmas dinner
  

  COVINGTON - An unassuming rental hall off of Scott Street became the North Pole for Abby Humfleet's family Christmas Day.

• TANK wants tax cap removed
  

  FORT WRIGHT - The Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky wants a change in state law that could eventually lead to a tax increase for people who work in Kenton County.

• Insurance seller pleads guilty to theft
  

  A former insurance broker from Florence has pleaded guilty to stealing $571,000 from his clients.

• Sewer rates going up
  

  FORT WRIGHT - Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky plans to raise sanitary sewer rates 15 percent each of the next two years.

• Man found dead in car
  

  Police are investigating the death of a man who was found inside a car at a Frisch's restaurant Thursday.

• Breaking Now: Body Found In Car At Fort Wright Frisch's
  

  Police in Fort Wright, Kentucky are investigating after a body was discovered in a restaurant parking lot Thursday afternoon.

• Suspects Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Cards
  

  Female suspect in a store in Western Hills back on Dec. 13. Police in Ft. Wright need your help identifying two suspects using stolen credit cards taken during a home burglary.

• Beshear can't rule out layoffs
  

  FLORENCE - Gov. Steve Beshear is not ruling out state employee layoffs and is giving strong indications that he will ask legislators to approve a cigarette tax increase in January as he looks for ways to ...

• New Women's Club officers installed
  

  FORT WRIGHT - New officers of the Kenton County Women's Club were sworn in Monday night during the Kenton County Democratic Club Christmas Party at Walt's Hitching Post in Fort Wright.

• All About Trees Announces New Website
  

  For the last 20 years, the owners of All About Trees has been servicing the tri state for all their tree and stump removal needs.

• Get pet photos with Santa
  

  Friends of the Shelter, a local humane organization, is hosting a photo shoot with your pets and Santa at Complete Pet Mart stores this weekend and next.

• Found money leads to church lesson in giving
  

  INDEPENDENCE - Diana Webb found $100 on the side of the road a few weeks ago. She reported it to the police department.

City Description

Fort Wright is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,681 at the 2000 census. Fort Wright is located at 39°3′4″N 84°32′6″W / 39.05111, -84.535 (39.051011, -84.535042). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.0 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.0 km²) of it is land and 0.29% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,681 people, 2,430 households, and 1,569 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,642.1 people per square mile (633.9/km²). There were 2,573 housing units at an average density of 743.7/sq mi (287.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.32% White, 0.99% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 2,430 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living

City Contained By:

• Kenton County
• Kentucky

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 9.06495838618 km squared

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