Police taped off the intersection at Yankee Road and 14th Avenue in Middletown Thursday after reports of shots fired; investigators processed the scene and placed evidence markers.

A 911 call about an unresponsive toddler led deputies to a Pierce Township search warrant that turned up a grow, guns and drugs. Two people were indicted and arrested.

Dense fog slowed the morning commute, but the bigger story is heat: highs near 97°F and heat indices over 105°F through Thursday.

Bon Secours Mercy Health donated about three acres — including a vacant medical office on Banning Road — to Habitat for Humanity, enabling plans for roughly 25 homes in Springfield Township.

Clermont County will delay second‑half property tax bills while officials apply Ohio’s new Inflation Cap Credit. Updated bills and due dates are expected in mid‑ to late‑July.

A late‑night shooting at Ziegler Park in Over‑the‑Rhine left one person with non‑life‑threatening injuries as police investigate. Detectives were called to the 1300 block of Sycamore Street.

Police responded Sunday to a shooting on the 7000 block of Hamilton Avenue in North College Hill. Details and injuries remain unclear.

Court records say a Cincinnati man allegedly abducted and strangled the mother of his two children in Lower Price Hill; he was arraigned June 27. The filing says the victim was forced into a vehicle and driven to an isolated creek.

A 50-year-old Camden man was arrested after a juvenile under 13 said he was invited into a home and exposed; he faces importuning and public indecency charges.

MSD will close westbound Riverside Drive starting July 1 for sewer upgrades, including a new 60-inch outfall. Expect detours, weekday construction and work through summer 2027.

The Sixth Circuit found a Xenia board's mic grab amounted to an unconstitutional "heckler's veto" and ordered a preliminary injunction for the speaker. The ruling will change how some districts handle public comment.

Marty Kuhn is the new CEO of Mike Albert, the first outside leader in the family-owned Cincinnati firm. John Betagole will serve as chairman.

A short video appears to show a small black bear in Greenhills, prompting police and state wildlife officials to investigate. The sighting arrives as Ohio reports a rise in bear reports.