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Downtown shooting leaves juvenile injured in Cincinnati, police investigating

A juvenile suffered a gunshot wound after a downtown shooting in Cincinnati late Monday night, prompting an active police investigation. Officers determined the downtown shooting occurred near the intersection of Ninth Street and Walnut Street after the victim arrived at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center with a gunshot wound around 11:17 p.m. Monday. Police have…

ByNina OliverioJuly 7, 20260Comments

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Cincinnati Fireworks Ban: What’s Legal and What Isn’t on the Fourth of July

Cincinnati's fireworks rule sits on a city 311 page under a plain warning: Most consumer fireworks are prohibited inside city limits. Outside, the Fourth of July tells a different story. Bottle rockets, Roman candles, mortars, and backyard fireworks echo through neighborhoods from Price Hill to Oakley every year. The result is one of Cincinnati's most…

ByAdam KoehlerJuly 4, 20260Comments

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Air quality alert issued across Greater Cincinnati for July 4 weekend

An air quality alert remains in effect across Greater Cincinnati through the holiday weekend. The air quality alert covers parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana as ozone levels may reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups. Greater Cincinnati residents face an air quality alert throughout the Independence Day weekend as environmental officials warn that elevated ozone…

ByNina OliverioJuly 3, 20260Comments

Concept Rendering of the Proposed Fort Washington Way Cap Connecting Downtown Cincinnati and The Banks

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Fort Washington Way Cap Project Moves Forward After $25 Million Federal Grant

Stand on Third Street and look toward The Banks. Between downtown and the river sits an eight-lane trench carrying Interstate 71 traffic through the center of Cincinnati. For decades, planners imagined covering part of that gap with parks, plazas, and new public space. This week, that vision moved closer to reality. The U.S. Department of…

ByAdam KoehlerJuly 2, 20260Comments

Older couple reviewing financial documents and the Working Families Tax Cuts information at home before filing their federal taxes.

Lifestyle

How the Working Families Tax Cuts Affect Cincinnati Families

Millions of Americans will file differently next tax season. The Working Families Tax Cuts bring new deductions for older people, tipped workers, overtime employees, and families. For Greater Cincinnati households, the key question is simple: will this lower my tax bill? For many, the answer is yes, especially with new Working Families Tax Cuts becoming…

ByAdam KoehlerJuly 2, 20260Comments

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Fort Washington Way funding moves Cincinnati cap project closer to construction

Cincinnati has secured $25 million in federal funding to begin capping a portion of Fort Washington Way, marking a major milestone for one of the city’s most ambitious urban redevelopment projects. The grant will fund the first phase of a plan that has remained in development for more than two decades and aims to reconnect…

ByNina OliverioJuly 2, 20260Comments

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Community forums on police disparities draw residents into debate over Campaign Zero report

Community members gathered Tuesday evening to discuss a recent report that found significant racial disparities in Cincinnati police stops. This adds another chapter to the city’s ongoing conversation about policing and public accountability. The public forum followed the release of a Campaign Zero analysis that examined more than 472,000 Cincinnati Police Department contact cards.…

ByNina OliverioJuly 1, 20260Comments

Ohio voter pauses outside a polling place as Republican purity tests shape the governor’s race

Opinion Politics

Republican Purity Tests Could Hand Ohio to Democrats

Conservatives can punish an imperfect Republican nominee, but Amy Acton would collect the reward. Four days before Ohio's Republican primary, supporters gathered at American Legion Anderson Post 318 on Clough Pike for a Vivek Ramaswamy town hall. When Hamilton County finished counting ballots, the Cincinnati-born candidate had received 36,487 votes, nearly 85% of those cast…

ByAdam KoehlerJune 30, 20260Comments

Travelers with rolling luggage at an airport represent Cincinnati domestic migration.

News Special Report

Hamilton County Lost 23,933 Domestic Migrants Since 2020

International migration nearly erased Hamilton County’s domestic population loss on paper. Cincinnati needs more businesses, private payroll and family confidence to produce durable growth. The Census Bureau’s latest spreadsheet places two Hamilton County numbers a few columns apart. These figures offer new insight into Cincinnati domestic migration trends. From April 2020 through July 2025, the county…

ByAdam KoehlerJune 28, 20260Comments

Teen takeovers and crowd control efforts at The Banks in downtown Cincinnati as police officers monitor a large gathering.

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Teen Takeovers Are Spreading Across America. What’s Cincinnati Is Doing About It?

While teen takeovers sweep across large cities, Cincinnati has spent the past year building an infrastructure to respond Could this help before a major incident forces its hand? Cincinnati has spent the past year building a response to a problem it has not yet fully experienced. The city expanded its juvenile curfew, created dedicated youth…

ByCincinnati ExchangeJune 20, 20260Comments

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Downtown shooting leaves juvenile injured in Cincinnati, police investigating

Cincinnati Fireworks Ban: What’s Legal and What Isn’t on the Fourth of July

Air quality alert issued across Greater Cincinnati for July 4 weekend

Fort Washington Way Cap Project Moves Forward After $25 Million Federal Grant

How the Working Families Tax Cuts Affect Cincinnati Families

Fort Washington Way funding moves Cincinnati cap project closer to construction

Community forums on police disparities draw residents into debate over Campaign Zero report

Republican Purity Tests Could Hand Ohio to Democrats

Hamilton County Lost 23,933 Domestic Migrants Since 2020

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