Local realtors say scammers are cloning real home photos to create fake Miami Valley rental listings and collect deposits. Verify owners and report suspicious posts.

Renaissance Pointe will add a multi‑rink hockey arena, an anchor events space and hundreds of apartments to Middletown, with county and city credit backing.

Perry Crawley, 36, was indicted by a Hamilton County grand jury on 30 counts — including rape and pandering — after prosecutors say he had an inappropriate relationship with a 13‑year‑old.

Neighbors are split as North Avondale faces a June 5 Planning Commission vote on a proposed local historic district.

Lee's Famous Recipe moved into a 2,389‑sq‑ft Franklin restaurant on Commerce Center Drive, replacing its East Second Street spot ahead of a June 1 grand opening.

Police briefly locked down Western Hills and Dater high schools after an aggravated menacing call near the campus. Officers later lifted the alert and said there was no active threat.

A Wayne Township homeowner stabbed a man who allegedly forced into a bedroom where adults and children hid. The suspect was later indicted and is being held without bond.

Parma's lower prices and midcentury housing are pulling some Cincinnati remote workers to look beyond the city for more space at a similar monthly cost.

Kevin Givens, 19, is accused of hitting a police cruiser while fleeing a traffic stop and tossing a Glock that struck another car.

An 18-year-old was arrested after Liberty Township car break-ins that deputies say netted more than $15,000. Investigators say at least two more suspects remain at large.

A Loveland couple was indicted after their 4-year-old was found severely malnourished and allegedly kept in a padlocked bedroom. Prosecutors have scheduled a May 29 court date.

A second man was arrested after police say two men pointed a gun at a passing car in downtown Cincinnati on April 12; one shot was fired and no one was hurt.

A man was found shot inside a car near 9th and Walnut in downtown Cincinnati and was taken to UC Medical Center; police closed nearby streets while investigators worked.