Tuesday September 26, 2017 Today Wednesday Thursday 89/66 84/67 71/56 Mostly Partly Partly WHEREA BIGGER NEWSPAPER MEANS MORE LOCAL NEWS | JOURNAL-NEWS.COM sunny cloudy cloudy Full Northern Cincinnati forecast: C4 $2.00 LOCAL& STATE, B1 LOCAL& STATE, B1 LOCAL& STATE, B1 MIDDLETOWN APPROVES MIAMIUNIVERSITYSEXUAL BUTLER MAKES$10M ADDITIONALPOLICEOFFICER ASSAULTSINVESTIGATED COMMUNICATIONS DEAL MIDDLETOWN FOCUS ON LOCAL ECONOMY Ohio, Ky. to compete for UPS jobs State tax credit OK’d for Monday approved a 1.5 percent, company as it considers 7-year tax credit to UPS for the creation of $5.5 million in new site in Butler County. annual payroll as a result of a new planned location project ByThomas Gnau in West Chester, the state said. Staff Writer The company does not list an address for the proposed West UPS Supply Chain Solutions Chester location. is considering the creation of As part of the tax credit agree- 130 new full-time jobs in But- ment, the authority requires UPS ler County’s West Chester Twp. to maintain operations at the by the year 2020, state officials proposed location for at least said Monday. a decade. The building that houses a homeless shelter and barber shop on South Main Street in Middletown has But the project could also go “UPS is considering placing been sold, according to Realtor Rachel Lewitt. CONTRIBUTED to a UPS location in Louisville, this expansion at its Louisville Ky., an Ohio development depart- hub where they can continue to ment warned. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority UPS jobs continued on A5 South Main Street FOCUS ON BUSINESS Cincy airport sets building is sold new traffic records Middletown homeless 32 and 34 S. Main St. or the sell- Street. Depending on funding, Dayton International shelter director plans to ing price. that facility may be open some- sees continued decline BY THENUMBERS The building first housed The time in 2019, he said. ■ 362,500 originating open new facility. US Hotel. Hope House, a home- Williams said he hopes the in volume of travelers. passengers traveled less shelter, became a tenant in homeless shelter can continue through CVG last month By Rick McCrabb 1989 and more recently, All About operating on South Main Street By Kara Driscoll ■ 14 percent decline is Staff Writer Cutz opened. until a new center is available. Staff Writer passenger traffic record Tim Williams, director of oper- When Lewitt moved back to in August 2017 at Dayton MIDDLETOWN— A South Main ations at Hope House, said they Middletown from Portland, Ore., As regional airports in Cincin- airport compared to August Street building that has two ten- have a signed leased through the she was surprised there were no nati and Columbus see increases 2016 ants — Middletown’s homeless end of 2017 with Finkelman Real- homeless shelters in the city. After in passenger traffic, the Dayton ■ 3.7 million people traveled shelter and a barber shop — has tors. He hasn’t talked to the new talking to her grandfather, Harry International Airport continues through the Columbus been sold, according to Realtor owner to discuss the future plans Finkelman, they decided to use to deal with decreasing volume terminal from January Rachel Lewitt, who represented of the building, but he stressed the property for Hope House, of travelers. through June 2017 the seller. Hope House isn’t closing. which was founded in 1989. The Cincinnati/Northern Ken- She didn’t disclose the name Hope House plans to build a tucky International Airport con- of the buyer of the properties at men’s homeless shelter on Grove Building continued on A5 tinued to set local passenger traf- fic records in August, and cele- than 362,500 originating passen- brated three years of consecu- gers, marking the third highest tive year-over-year growth, the local passenger August volume HEALTH CARE airport announced Monday. In in CVG’s 70-year history. August, local passenger traffic Tense hearings held on health care bill was up 30 percent with more Airport continued on A5 2 GOP senators to vote Bill Cassidy of Louisiana Mon- against plan; 3 more day provoked protests, a delay Sen. while wheelchair-bound protest- John leaning toward ‘no.’ ers were dragged out of the hear- McCain ing room, and plenty of sparring, ByJackTorry but the fact remains: At least two Washington Bureau Republican senators have com- mitted to voting against the plan, WASHINGTON— A last-ditch and at least three are leaning no. Republican effort aimed at Sen. Rob Portman’s efforts to repealing the 2010 health care inject more money to fight the law as Obamacare may be opioid epidemic appear to have in its death throes, but its death will, apparently, be a Health care continued on A5 dramatic one. A Senate hearing on a bill ALSO INSIDE introduced by Sens. 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DEPENDABLE. | JOURNAL-NEWS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 NATION&WORLD CONTINUING COVERAGE TENNESSEE Pelosi wants to send Police: Church shooting troops to help island suspect sent suicidal text Man, 25, charged in Puerto Rico needs rampage that killed humanitarian aid, 1, injured 6 others. top Democrat says. By Erik Schelzig ByAndrew Taylor and Kristin M. Hall Associated Press Associated Press WASHINGTON— The top NASHVILLE, TENN. — A man Democrat in the House Mon- charged in a mass shoot- day called upon President ing at a Tennessee church Donald Trump to deploy expressed suicidal thoughts the military to help with in June and had a volatile the humanitarian crisis in relationship with a woman Puerto Rico. that twice involved law The island territory of A boat travels a flooded street in the aftermath of enforcement intervention more than 3 million U.S. Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Maria left this year, according to police citizens is reeling in the widespread damage across the island and residents records. devastating wake of Hurri- without power or cell service. JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES Emanuel Kidega Samson, The investigation continues around the Burnette Chapel cane Maria. House Minority 25, is charged with the fatal Church of Christ on Sunday in Antioch, Tennessee. One Leader Nancy Pelosi says shooting of one woman and person was killed and six others were wounded when a Pentagon resources are Ryan said Congress is the administration to ensure is expected to face several gunman opened fire. JOE BUGLEWICZ / GETTY IMAGES needed for search-and-res- working with the adminis- necessary resources get to more charges following the cue operations, maintaining tration to make sure Puerto the U.S. territory. Our fel- rampage that left six others order, and help with trans- Rico gets all of the help low citizens in Puerto Rico wounded on Sunday. Robert Engle, tackled the portation. that’s required. Lawmak- remain in our prayers as we According to an affidavit gunman and suffered inju- The California Democrat ers approved $15 billion in make sure they have what filed with the court, Samson ries when he was pistol also said that the people of hurricane relief in the wake they need.” told Nashville police follow- whipped. In the struggle, Puerto Rico and the U.S. of Harvey but tens of billions Pelosi and Ryan worked ing his arrest that he arrived the shooter shot himself, Virgin Islands “deserve to of dollars more is sure to be successfully last year on a at the church armed and fired although it wasn’t clear if it know that their government needed in the weeks and rescue package as Puerto upon the building. Court was on purpose or an acci- will be there for them, with- months ahead. Rico’s government faced a documents do not indicate dent. Engle retrieved his out question or hesitation.” But a GOP-drafted pack- debt crisis past whether Samson has an attor- own gun from his car and The devastation in Puerto age of tax relief for victims An aide to the House ney in advance of his first held the man until police Rico has received less media of Harvey, which slammed Appropriations Committee, court hearing Wednesday. arrived, police said. coverage than Harvey and Texas and Louisiana last Jennifer Hing, said Monday Police records in Mur- Emanuel Samson had a “He’s amazing,” Rosa told Hurricane Irma, and Presi- month, ran into obstacles that the magnitude of the freesboro, about 20 miles volatile relationship with a reporters about Engle. “With- dent Donald Trump hasn’t on Monday as House Demo- damage and the humani- southeast of the church, woman that twice involved out him I think it could be brought much attention to crats announced their oppo- tarian crisis in Puerto Rico show that Samson’s father law enforcement, say police. worse. He was the hero it. Trump called the gover- sition to it and other provi- makes it likely there will be reported that his son had today.” nors of the Virgin Islands sions attached to a must-do congressional action on the texted him on June 27 to say Authorities said Samson and Puerto Rico last week, measure to finance the oper- next installment of disaster “Your phone is off, I have a according to a witness.