Billy Wagner will not face the death penalty in the 2016 Pike County massacre trial after prosecutors dismissed death penalty specifications. He still faces life in prison if found guilty.

The trial of George "Billy" Wagner III for the 2016 Rhoden and Gilley family murders will be moved out of Pike County due to pretrial publicity concerns.

Lakota East High School's principal, Rob Burnside, resigned following an investigation into allowing an unenrolled student to attend classes amidst support from past students.

The Clermont County Court is seeking volunteers with financial skills to join the Library Board of Trustees. Applications are due by December 20.

Darius Rucker, Bailey Zimmerman, and HARDY will join the 2025 Voices of America Country Music Festival lineup in West Chester. The festival will last four days.

Caitlin Clark joins investors for a prospective NWSL team in Cincinnati, hoping to secure the league's next expansion slot amidst competing bids from other cities.

A missing 2-year-old girl from Clermont County, Naomie Mason, has been found safe in Columbus after a statewide search, police want her non-custodial father.

A Rumpke garbage truck overturned on I-75 near Ezzard Charles Drive, causing traffic delays. The driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and lanes have since reopened.

Shauna Murphy was appointed the permanent superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools after serving in an interim capacity since May, succeeding Iranetta Wright.

A tragic incident in Ohio resulted in Lacresha Black's death and the suspect Terea Brown's fatal injury following a police pursuit in Indiana. No officers were harmed, and the investigation is ongoing.

The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati successfully implanted a BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart in the fourth patient of an FDA study, assisting a man with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

A chlorine spill at a Cleves, Ohio, water treatment plant resulted in one hospitalization and the facility's evacuation. No immediate risk to the water supply was reported.

A gas leak on Loveland Madeira Road has closed the road and nearby businesses as Duke Energy works on repairs. No injuries have been reported, but the duration of the closure is uncertain.