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Sports

Cincinnati Bengals 2026 season preview: Offense returns, defense rebuilds, and playoff hopes

The Cincinnati Bengals 2026 season preview comes at a critical inflection point for the NFL Cincinnati team. The Bengals look to rebound after missing the playoffs for a third straight year and finish with a disappointing 6–11 record in 2025, their worst since Joe Burrow’s rookie season. Cincinnati enters 2026 with a mix…

ByNina OliverioFebruary 26, 20260Comments

Politics

Ohio Ranked Choice Voting Ban: What It Means for Cincinnati

Ranked choice voting is no longer a theoretical reform debate in Ohio. This week, the Ohio House joined the Senate in passing Senate Bill 63, which would prohibit ranked choice voting in all state and local elections. The legislation now heads to Governor Mike DeWine for consideration. Ranked Choice Voting has been a topic of…

ByAdam KoehlerFebruary 26, 20260Comments

Sports

Cincinnati high school basketball powerhouses dominate Ohio prep basketball rankings

Cincinnati high school basketball continues to set the standard for Ohio prep basketball success. Moreover, the high school basketball programs once again lead local sports rankings and postseason conversations across Southwest Ohio. Greater Cincinnati schools have built a reputation for sustained excellence on both the boys' and girls' sides. Several programs have captured state titles…

ByNina OliverioFebruary 26, 20260Comments

Health

Great Value cottage cheese recall affects Greater Cincinnati shoppers

Cottage cheese recall may affect families in Cincinnati. The cottage cheese recall involves specific Walmart products sold under the Great Value brand. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lists the recall for select cottage cheese that Saputo Cheese USA Inc. produced because the company may not have fully pasteurized liquid dairy ingredients. Local grocery shoppers…

ByNina OliverioFebruary 26, 20260Comments

Graphic of the Cincinnati skyline behind a fence with "No ICE Staging" and "Access Restricted" signs, representing the city council restricting ICE on municipal property.

News

City council restricts ICE staging on city property in Cincinnati

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) city property restrictions gain momentum The Cincinnati City Council moved forward Tuesday on broad measures aimed at limiting how ICE city property can be used for federal immigration enforcement. The Youth and Human Services Committee approved three motions that would prohibit the use of city-owned buildings, parks, or other…

ByNina OliverioFebruary 25, 20260Comments

Passengers sitting in a dimly lit airplane cabin waiting during a flight disruption at CVG airport.

Travel

Flight disruption at CVG delays and cancels dozens of flights

Flight disruption at CVG affected dozens of flights on Wednesday. A widespread flight disruption at CVG on Wednesday knocked 35 flights off schedule and cancelled 29 more, airport officials and flight trackers confirmed. The operational disturbance stretched from local departures to key national routes. Passengers affected by flight disruption at CVG were among those forced…

ByNina OliverioFebruary 25, 20260Comments

Architectural aerial rendering of the proposed Cincinnati Convention Headquarters Hotel, featuring a tall modern tower and lower terraced sections with green roofs.

Business

Cincinnati developers press for convention headquarters hotel subsidies

The convention headquarters hotel remains at the center of a major funding debate in Cincinnati. The project’s developers are pushing for approval of public subsidies. These subsidies would unlock construction of a 700-room Marriott property connected to the reimagined First Financial Center. The key funding vote is expected this week from both the Cincinnati City…

ByNina OliverioFebruary 25, 20260Comments

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News

Cincinnati fire deaths surge 500% in early 2026, chief warns

Cincinnati fire deaths surge sharply in early 2026 The fire deaths have increased 500 percent in the first weeks of 2026, alarming city leaders and safety officials. Cincinnati fire deaths now total multiple fatalities across several residential fires, according to the Cincinnati Fire Department. Fire Chief Frank McKinley delivered the stark warning during a…

ByNina OliverioFebruary 25, 20260Comments

Passengers seated inside the cabin of a commercial airplane.

Travel

Cincinnati welcomes new Breeze Airways nonstop service

Breeze Airways flights build seasonal connections between Cincinnati and Greenville-Spartanburg. Breeze Airways will launch new nonstop summer routes from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Breeze Airways announced seasonal service starting July 3, 2026, between Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and CVG. The new route marks a rare direct connection between Cincinnati and Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina. Passenger interest is already…

ByNina OliverioFebruary 24, 20260Comments

Newsroom Editorial Decision Under Pressure for immigration coverage

Opinion Politics

Exposing CBS’s Spin: How Omitted Facts Hide Trump’s Success in Deporting Dangerous Criminals

Exposing CBS’s Framing of ICE Arrest Data In a February 9, 2026 article headlined, “Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump’s 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows,” CBS News painted a picture of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under President Trump’s second term as broadly sweeping up…