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A new sports bar at 4 E. State Street will pair big-screen games with Indian and Nepali plates. Owner Rohit Chhetri says construction is underway and an opening is planned soon.

A Cincinnati man turned a $5 Let It Snow scratch-off into a $150,000 prize; after withholdings he'll take home about $109,875 and plans to fix his house.

Midland Atlantic filed a commencement notice for a 128,000‑sq‑ft Target on 22 acres in Harrison, across from Kroger. City approvals and a TIF agreement move the project toward permitting and site work.

A 22-year-old was arrested after Snapchat posts threatened students at the University of Cincinnati’s Dabney Hall, prompting charges of inducing panic and obstructing official business.

City council members have advanced a plan to seed a housing reparations program with $5 million, targeting 15 historically impacted Cincinnati neighborhoods. The measure asks staff to design eligibility and reporting rules ahead of a March 4 vote.

A South Fairmount BP attendant helped smother flames after a man caught fire at a pump around 6:30 a.m. The victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Investigators are probing the cause.

Thousands of Greater Cincinnati customers say their Duke Energy bills spiked this month, the utility cites a snowstorm, cold temps and higher wholesale fuel costs.

Trustees will vote this Friday on a roughly $281 million arena at Cook Field as Miami's men's team rides a historic unbeaten run and campus opposition grows.

A Hamilton County judge handed a four-year sentence after a stolen-truck chase that ended in a SWAT standoff. The truck's owner told the courtroom he forgave the suspect and offered to help him turn his life around.

A raccoon was filmed living inside Local 12's Cincinnati newsroom, rummaging through a trash can while staff alerted authorities.

Ohio’s consumer advocate has appealed after regulators allowed Duke to correct a $14M ADIT error — a move that could add to a prior $23M rate deal and affect Cincinnati bills.

An Indianapolis firm is planning a $47M apartment community beside Mason’s long-shuttered Beach Waterpark, with a targeted groundbreaking in summer 2026. The project would extend Beach Boulevard and add new multifamily housing near Kings Island.