🥲 LIFE MOVES FAST: After 2 quick years, a ton of breaking news and an Emmy, I’ve decided to leave
@fox13seattle
in January! I hope I’ve served you well in the Puget Sound. (Especially because I’m not leaving the region!) Thanks for making the PNW home. ❤️ -DG
#NEW
at 11PM: A Newport woman we talked with said the boy, who claims he's Timmothy Pitzen, who vanished in 2011, was spotted on Columbia Street.
"He walked up to my car, and he went, 'Can you help me? I just want to get home. Can you just please help me?'"
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#NEW
at 11PM: The woman was shaken and teary-eyed thinking about the boy she met by chance on Wednesday morning.
"His face looked like he'd been beat up or something. He had a really big bruise on his face. I just was really, I was hurt for him."
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#BREAKING
: Newport Police say the guy’s real name is Brian Michael Rini. 23 years old. From Medina, Ohio. They are still looking into his story of kidnapping, but also add he gave false statements and is obviously not 14.
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#NEW
at 11PM: The woman told me he asked her to please help. She called 911.
"They asked me to ask his name, and he told me his name was Timmothy Pitzen."
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#NOW
#VIDEO
: A long line to get into the Gem City Shine event in
#Dayton
to benefit the Oregon District after the mass shooting. Dave Chappelle is hosting the event. Other high-profile people expected as well.
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#NEW
at 11PM: We showed neighbors pictures of Pitzen and they said the boy they saw looks like him. One neighbor said the boy she saw today looked much more mature, like 'he'd been through a lot.'
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@wlwt
This is Rupert. He went from handheld nugget to certified big boy in a matter of months. Claims he still fits in your lap. 13/10 would happily test that theory
@Pschlarm
@_Sotzingg_
PIO sent this statement overnight: “...I have also referred this matter for review to our Office of Equal Opportunity and Access. These types of xenophobic comments and stigmatizations around location or ethnicity are more than troubling.”
#LATEST
#VIDEO
: Wild video released by Warren County Sheriff's Office shows suspect Lance Runion firing shots at deputies during a wellness check and Deputy Sara Vaught firing return shots on Feb. 15. Sheriff says Vaught is back to work, "she was clearly justified..."
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Politics aside, I think the people of OH and KY should be proud of our governors through all this.
@GovMikeDeWine
and
@GovAndyBeshear
have been calm, clear and have taken action to protect people.. especially when you compare how other states have handled COVID-19. 🙏🏻 My 2 cents.
It’s the holiday season and I know people have so much to do. Before we all get too busy, I wanted to share some news about my life as I get ready to embark on a new adventure. Thanks for allowing me to tell the stories of Cincinnati and welcoming me into your homes for 6 years.
My sister-in-law was in this crash and I don’t know if she is going to survive. Please pray. Please. I’ve never been on this side of a story and it hurts. I don’t know what to do. God....
#BREAKING
: A major crash has happened on westbound I-90 just east of the North Bend exit where the TA truck stop located. NUMEROUS trucks, cars involved. WSP says some lost control and then this chain of crashes followed. At least one person seriously hurt.
#fox13
@fox13seattle
@Pschlarm
@_Sotzingg_
Right now, their PIO has told me this:
“This matter has already come to the attention of the dean who is already looking into this on behalf of the student.”
As well as... “... (the professor) is listed in UC's directory as an adjunct instructor in engineering.”
❤️ It is unbelievable to see my sister-in-law, Jessica, smiling after getting her first haircut since the crash. She can smile, talk, walk some, can finally eat real food (her favorite is pork chops) and is going through therapy to get back to where she wants to be.
#blessed
#NEW
at 11PM: New body camera video shows a violent encounter between Sharonville police and a man they said was high, hallucinating and damaging a hotel room.
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Even if I move away from Cincinnati again someday, I swear the drive from NKY down the Cut-in-the-Hill to the Brent Spence Bridge at night will always be the most beautiful thing. That Ferris wheel just adds to it now. 😍
Am I the only one who believes payment terminals (grocery store, gas station — especially gas pump, department store, etc.) ask too many questions these days?
It’s like, I need to pump gas and it’s -1°F and windy but the pump prompts: “Loyalty card? Food? Favorite color?” 🌬😫❄️
One of our Good Day viewers just recognized me at the airport and came over and bought me a drink after a crazy morning. He was watching us all morning before his flight and appreciated everything we do. All I can say is thank you so much! 🥲🥲🥲 Means the world to me. ✨✨✨
Serious question: How come people are willing to share views (and a lot of foul language) on Twitter and Facebook, but when I offer them the opportunity to say it on camera, they’re “not a camera person” or “not looking for the spotlight”? Is it because they’re just a troll? 🙄
In nearly 10 years of news, this is the first
#ChristmasEve
and
#Christmas
I’ve spent with mom … no work worries, no plans, just time together. Incredible. ❤️🎄 This is *important* as I’m about to be far away! But the new
@Seahawks
toboggan she got me means she approves. 😌🏈
😣😣😣 I feel obligated to say this, after what I just watched in Newport with a line of cars.
🚨 YOU DON’T STOP AT A ROUNDABOUT. IT’S CLEAR. YOU CAN JUST GO. YOU DON’T STOP. YOU CAN KEEP GOING INTO THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE. 🚨
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
We’re talking Super Bowl favorite foods on
@fox13seattle
this AM. Being the new guy from
#Cincinnati
raving about the chili, everyone said I had to come to Mike’s Chili Parlor in Ballard. So… we’re gonna give it a try and make some coneys at 9am!
#fox13
@Bengals
I cried last night when I heard of the shooting. We were at bars in OTR. I had some drinks, yet the words/videos cut into my soul sharply. I lost it. I cried in front of my friends, sitting on a curb. I often look for exits and hiding places.. “just in case.” Damn it. No more.
Y'all.. Newport Pizza just paid for my dinner because they know I won't be here much longer. Y'ALL... the sweetest people. I love this pizza place. 😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’ve had these newspapers since I was 12 years old. Carried them in a box through each move from college to every city where I’ve reported. They are getting quite old. 9/11/01 was the day I decided I’d be a reporter. Just a kid following his heart trying to make the world better.
Public record of the day: “Woman goes to Kroger. Walks outside and can’t find her car. Goes back in and has manager call police to help her report car stolen. Then, customer remembers... she walked to the store.” 😲🚗🍎🥖🍕🚔
No clue if this is the same guy... but first thing I did was Google his name and Medina.. found this:
Men throw destructive party in Medina County model home: Police
My curiosity is just getting me started. This Brian Rini was 22 in August ‘17.
#BREAKING
#PHOTOS
: 4 teens headed to prom hurt in a high-speed crash, according to deputies. Vehicle headed eastbound toward Butler-Warren on Millikin Road. 2 ejected, 1 entrapped. All taken to UCWC Hospital. 1 then flown to UCMC. No one dead.
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Man I hate Twitter and social media. I post about a positive event in
#Dayton
and wake up to tweets that couldn’t take a more negative turn. Social media is such garbage. 🙄
I’m a lucky guy. Surrounded by anchors who root for our success, teach and guide, reporters who help each other to be better every day, producers who roll with the punches without a sweat and photographers who have become best friends and partners for 6 years. Love you all. ❤️
Just finished up one of my last live shots here. I’ve strategically tried to sneak in a shift with each photographer in the past week or two to say goodbye. ❤️ Final shift tomorrow.
This guy just made it to Salt Lake City in one piece. Another day down. Also.. first time I’ve ever seen Park City and it looks like a wonderland. I want to come back and visit here.
#utah
#saltlakecity
#slc
#NEW
#VIDEO
at 11PM: We told you last month about an incorrect order leading to a customer and a McDonald’s manager getting into a food fight in Colerain Township. Now, we see what happened frame by frame.
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#NOW
: Pro-Palestine protesters gather at the Port of
#Tacoma
to “Block the Boat” as they oppose U.S. aid to Israel. They’re here as the Cape Orlando is expected to take supplies to
#Israel
.
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@fox13seattle
Up until yesterday, I had no idea who Timmothy Pitzen was. Now, I can’t stop thinking about this case and wondering if it may be him. This whole thing is just absolutely unbelievable. 😪🙏🏻
#TimmothyPitzen
Def used to worry about it. Now, I couldn’t care less. Don’t want me? I’ll go where they do. Lucky to work for
@Hearst
and people who value and respect me.
Every time I get a package from Amazon, it seems it’s labeled with LEX (Lexington, KY) or KCVG (Cincinnati/NKY) — and it’s like a little “Hello” from home. 📦👋🛒😝
#NEW
at 11PM: After about four months of waiting, a precious 2-year-old girl from northern Kentucky has a new heart.
Hadlee Rohman now has a new chance at life.
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#NOW
#VIDEO
: President Trump’s supporters getting in place for this evening’s “Make America Great Again” rally in Lewis Center, OH. Trump is here to energize voters/support Republican Troy Balderson who wants an open seat in the 12th Congressional District.
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Well well well… Traveling on I-70 in Kansas and who do I get behind? Someone from Hamilton County, Ohio! And! They are hogging the left lane even though the right lane is wide open! 🤣🤣
#justlikehome
My little bro says she is “more stable” today. She has been in the ICU. Apparently, under sedation and he says today they are planning to bring her out of sedation. It’s been hard dealing with this from afar.. but this must be a good sign. I hope.