An Ansonia driver died after a car struck a tractor-trailer inside a construction zone on northbound I-75 near milepost 75. Authorities say the crash is under investigation.

Fifteen years after Dion Thomas was killed near Grant Park, his family returned to the site as Cincinnati police place the case under a fresh cold‑case review. Loved ones say they still want answers.

Muggy start with patchy fog and a slight chance of afternoon storms. A hotter, stickier stretch arrives Monday with heat-index values topping 100°F.

Trustees extended zoning for a 264‑unit, $76.2M Liberty Center expansion, moving the PUD deadline to June 6, 2029 while a hotel tenant is still being sought.

At a Southwest Ohio Growth Summit panel in Hamilton, homebuilders urged denser townhomes and multifamily housing in Butler and Warren counties to expand attainable options. They said zoning and infrastructure will need to change for projects to pencil.

A woman was hospitalized after a house fire on Elberon Avenue Thursday; firefighters knocked down the blaze and authorities are investigating.

Kroger is letting loyalty Points be used for dollars off groceries as well as fuel. The change launches as a limited rollout in select markets and is visible in the app.

Cincinnati is allocating $10M from the Cincinnati Southern Railway sale to renovate its Camp Washington Fleet Services Center, modernizing a 1939 garage that serves about 1,800 city vehicles. The work is part of the Cincy on Track plan.

UC plans to sell the former Union Institute building on East McMillan in Walnut Hills, putting a Tudor‑Revival landmark and redevelopment possibilities in play. Local developers and neighbors will be watching.

Popeyes on Reading Road reopens this afternoon with giveaways and a visit from Bengals great Anthony Munoz.

Neighbors in Anderson Township reported a possible black bear this week; wildlife officials haven’t confirmed the sighting. State biologists urge calm, securing food sources and reporting photos so the animal can be verified.

Robert Dee Gray, 35, is jailed on aggravated robbery and menacing charges after police say he held up an Ameristop and an IHOP at gunpoint.

Mason-based Rooted Grounds Coffee has acquired eight acres for a roughly 60,000-square-foot headquarters near Dorothy Lane Market. The move signals a bigger retail and roasting footprint for the local roaster.