Franklin Officer Christopher Keene was awarded the Medal of Valor Monday for his role in a 2022 Mason hotel hostage rescue that left the escapee dead and the victim safe.

A 17-year-old was indicted April 7 in the Westwood shooting that killed 19-year-old Noah Thornhill after an argument over a tattoo payment.

Gregory Lee Tramble, 77, has died from complications of injuries he suffered in a 2014 Northside porch shooting. Cincinnati police say the homicide unit is still investigating and no arrests have been made.

A Cincinnati man was handed life without parole after a jury convicted him in the October 2024 execution-style killing of Joshua Sherman during a haircut. The sentence closes a case that stunned East Price Hill.

Seattle detectives and SWAT arrested a 24‑year‑old Ohio fugitive wanted for murder, assault and cocaine trafficking after tracking him to a Roosevelt Way NE apartment.

A Bond Hill man was stabbed Monday night and taken to UCMC. A 30-year-old woman was arrested and booked on felonious assault and obstructing charges.

A Cleveland immigration judge found "serious reasons" to believe a Salvadoran man committed a crime abroad and ordered his deportation after more than a year in ICE custody.

An 18-year-old former Pierce Township daycare worker faces a tampering charge after investigators say he deleted photos of a child and admitted inappropriate conduct.

A maintenance worker was killed on Ridgewood Street after an argument over a work light. A suspect has been arrested and faces a murder charge.

An attorney for Hubert Whitehead III has asked a judge to dismiss charges tied to a 1997 Hamilton killing, arguing decades of delay and lost witnesses undercut his defense.

Firefighters responded to a blaze on the 5100 block of Mason Grand Drive in Mason Sunday night. Officials have not released details on injuries or damage.

Court filings say a Hamilton County man allegedly fired at juveniles after they ding‑dong‑ditched his house; officers found bullet holes and recovered a laser‑sighted gun.

Court records show a Westwood woman faces felonious assault charges after allegedly striking her boyfriend and throwing steak knives during a recent apartment dispute. She is jailed on a $25,000 bond.