Residents across Cincinnati and much of southwest Ohio should prepare for another round of severe weather as forecasters warn that a “train of storms” may produce heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and damaging wind gusts on Monday, July 27.
The Ohio storm threat comes as multiple weather systems are expected to track over the same areas,…
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Two Winton Hills Shootings in Six Days
A weekly summary of the region's major crime news, plus what's changed on cases from prior weeks. This is the first edition.
This week's Cincinnati crime coverage starts with a Winton Hills shooting, where a homicide and a juvenile shooting occurred six days apart. The region's most extreme…
A Hamilton County courtroom spent Friday morning examining the actions of one Metro bus driver.
Cincinnati should also examine the agency's policies that put him behind the wheel.
Metro driver Kyle Taylor pleaded not guilty Friday to a second-degree misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge. The charge stems from the July 16 crash on the Norwood Lateral…
The parking lot on Sycamore Street between Seventh and Eighth streets should have filled up Friday morning.
Food trucks should have lined the lot.
Smokers should have been running. Long lines of customers should have packed the space between downtown office buildings. Thousands of visitors were moving through Cincinnati Music Festival weekend.
The lot sat empty…
Cincinnati will establish a $1 million flood relief fund to help homeowners and businesses recover from the devastating flash flooding that struck the city earlier this month.
Mayor Aftab Pureval announced the initiative on July 24, calling the funding a temporary measure while Cincinnati pursues additional assistance from state and federal agencies.
The city expects…
Health officials across Ohio say mosquito populations are rising as the state moves through the peak of summer.
Recent rounds of rain followed by hot and humid weather have created ideal conditions for mosquitoes to breed.
Experts say standing water allows mosquitoes to lay eggs, while warm temperatures speed up their life cycle. As a…
Greater Cincinnati is positioning itself for the next phase of Ohio’s technology economy as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure accelerates nationwide.
Local governments, utilities, developers, and businesses are preparing for larger data center investments while balancing concerns about energy use, land development, and community impacts.
The rapid expansion mirrors a national trend fueled by cloud…
The Ohio First District Court of Appeals has largely upheld a Hamilton County court’s decision requiring the City of Cincinnati to pay nearly $300,000 in attorney fees and litigation costs after losing a challenge to one of its firearm ordinances.
The appellate court affirmed most of the lower court’s judgment awarding $296,179.75 to plaintiff Frank…
The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the deaths of five adults who drowned in the Scioto River near Powell, Ohio, after a rescue attempt spiraled into tragedy on Sunday.
Sheriff Jeffrey Balzer said the group had gathered along the river for an outing when one member entered the water for a swim.
That…
Cincinnati officials have confirmed that the Duck Creek floodgate on Madison Road in Oakley failed to deploy automatically during the historic July 17 storm because of a mechanical malfunction.
City Manager Sheryl Long said the floodgate should have closed when water reached its trigger level, but a mechanical problem prevented the automatic system from working. …


