Patchy fog and wildfire smoke this morning; highs near 93°F with heat-index values up to about 100. Air Quality Advisory through tonight; storms likely Friday into the weekend.

A Preble County grand jury indicted former Eaton Middle School teacher Kristin Schamel on 10 counts of sexual battery tied to alleged 2014 conduct. She was arrested in Florida and returned to the county jail.

Campaign filings show Elon Musk donated $5M to V‑PAC, the super PAC backing Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio bid — a new big‑money boost reshaping the race.

Morning fog gives way to hot sun: high near 95°F with a Heat Advisory noon–8pm and an Air Quality Alert through midnight.

Clifton's Good Plates Eatery, known for free holiday meals and community drives, has shut down after six years. Owners said they were "devastated" in a social post.

A grand jury has indicted former Clarksville mayor John Neeley Jr. on theft, money‑laundering and related charges tied to missing water‑bill funds. Audits show long‑running water‑fund shortfalls.

Fog this morning gives way to sun and a high near 92°F. An Air Quality Alert is in effect; heat builds midweek and storms are possible Friday.

A man was shot late Sunday on Woodlawn Avenue in East Price Hill and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Cincinnati police are searching for the shooter.

Local 12 is cutting staff and ending its weekend morning newscast while shifting resources to a weekday 3 p.m. newscast set to launch in September.

A late‑night chemical spill at Baerlocher's Highland Ridge Drive plant injured one worker; hazmat crews responded and firefighters said there was no public risk.

Police are searching for 24-year-old Anastasia Sims after an alleged Dana Avenue attack that included an attempted screwdriver stabbing.

An 18-year-old received 20–25.5 years after pleading guilty in the 2023 Bond Hill shooting that killed 15-year-old Ja'mir Thompkins.

Swiss maker Weidmann will invest $155M to redevelop a vacant Middletown mill into a Transformerboard plant, a project officials say will bring about 105 local jobs.