A Butler County task force arrested Antonio Green after seizing about 150 grams of fentanyl and equipment used to package the drug. Authorities allege cartel ties and say the probe is ongoing.

Patchy river-valley fog will clear to mostly sunny skies with highs near 80°F. Breezy Saturday with gusts up to 30 mph; dry through next week.

Fricker's has closed its Mason restaurant after 13 years. The company directed customers to nearby North College Hill and Middletown locations.

Core Spaces has withdrawn from a nearly 2,000‑bed Uptown Cincinnati project at Vine and East McMillan, leaving a large, long‑planned site beside UC in limbo. The departure complicates a major near‑campus housing proposal.

A jury rejected a self‑defense claim and sentenced Shawn Byrd to 21 years to life for the 2024 Over‑the‑Rhine killing of Paris Blye.

Dense fog trims visibility across Cincinnati this morning; advisory runs until 10:00 AM EDT. Expect sun and highs near 810F after the fog lifts.

Black Sheep Performance in Blue Ash is more than doubling its space, adding turf and a 24-hour gym. The Blue Ash facility has become a go‑to offseason spot for Bengals players.

Marcus Sapp filed a federal lawsuit saying Cincinnati detectives suppressed evidence and manufactured testimony in a case that kept him behind bars for 13 years.

Iesha Harris was removed from a Hamilton County courtroom for a third time and given a 90‑day contempt sentence. The outbursts add up to 270 days while she awaits trial.

A 46-year-old man, identified as Julian Clinton, was found fatally stabbed in Lower Price Hill; the Cincinnati Police Homicide Unit is investigating.

A pre-dawn apartment fire on Clinton Springs Avenue displaced 11 adults and nine children; crews contained third-floor flames, no injuries were reported, and the Red Cross assisted.

An early-morning fire in College Hill displaced five people and sent one resident to the hospital after hoarding inside the unit hampered firefighters. Investigators are still probing the cause.

Cincinnati police cleared a reported threat at the Kroger on E. Court Street Friday night after K‑9s and the bomb squad searched the store; no hazard was found and the store reopened.