A top-floor blaze at Echo Flats on Gordon Smith Boulevard displaced numerous residents but caused no reported injuries, officials say.

A 68-year-old Middletown man, Robert Depew, died after losing control of his motorcycle on the ramp from I‑70 east to I‑675 south near Springfield, troopers say.

State police-led sweeps in Cincinnati and Cleveland netted 10 felony arrests and eight illegal guns, including one seized from a 13-year-old.

After gunfire at a weekend party, township trustees sued owners of properties tied to Plum Tree Rentals, seeking to block short stays and impose daily fines.

A Hamilton County judge will rule on whether a Bond Hill woman acted in self‑defense after a deadly Millvale shooting last August.

A 19-year-old Springboro man has been charged after allegedly shouting antisemitic slurs and threatening students outside Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, court papers say.

A Milford homeowner says her hot water has run yellow and muddy for nearly two months after nearby construction and a March 18 service shutoff. She says cold water runs clear but hot stays discolored.

Mount Healthy voters narrowly backed a 0.75% earned-income tax on May 5 — the district's first levy win after three defeats and amid a fiscal emergency. The close vote was the only local levy victory among seven area measures.

Light rain ends this morning; partly sunny this afternoon with highs near 62°F. Showers and thunderstorms return Friday night into the weekend.

Sixty-four Holstein calves were stolen overnight from a Coldwater farm; deputies say the theft appears planned and are reviewing camera footage. Sale barns and neighbors have been alerted.

Great Parks is prepping Westwood's 22‑acre Gamble Estate for construction, removing unsafe outbuildings and preserving historic farm buildings as the new park is phased in.

A shooting near 815 Rosemont Avenue in West Price Hill sent one person to the hospital Monday evening. Authorities have not released suspect details as investigators probe the scene.

A crash and large fire on I-71 near the Lytle Tunnel sent smoke across downtown Cincinnati Sunday night and left major delays on the interstate. Crews remain on scene.