A pre-dawn blaze tore through the upper floors of an apartment building on Central Avenue in Middletown, prompting a large firefighting response.

A person was hospitalized after a stabbing near St. Lawrence Church on Warsaw Avenue. Cincinnati police say the suspect remains at large.

A cross-county pursuit that started in Norwood ended in Harrison Township after a PIT maneuver; one officer was treated and the driver arrested.

Family and friends released balloons at Eden Park on what would have been Josslyn Brown’s 26th birthday as prosecutors prepare for a March 30 trial in the Mt. Auburn killing.

Federal prosecutors charged Robert Scott Froberg Friday in the 1996 abduction and death of seven‑year‑old Morgan Violi after new forensic testing linked him to evidence.

A Butler County grand jury certified four misdemeanor assault counts against Hamilton Officer Stephen Heffernan after booking-room video showed a man injured during processing.

Federal agents removed six illegal card skimmers during a January Cleveland sweep that inspected more than 1,500 payment terminals. The action is part of a nationwide effort.

Cole Hornsby was sentenced Thursday after a jury convicted him in the April 2024 killing of his neighbor in Whitewater Township. The judge imposed decades behind bars.

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.

A Hamilton man arrested on a misdemeanor remained jailed after ICE placed a detainer despite a posted bond, family says he has TPS and plans a rally.

Jonathan Barber, 54, was arrested in Fairfield Township and indicted on 34 felony counts tied to child pornography. He remains in Butler County Jail awaiting his first court appearance.

A Hamilton County judge on Feb. 26 sentenced Marques Brown to 32 years to life for the 2024 Colerain Township killing of Devintre Gill. Brown had a 2012 manslaughter plea as a teen.

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.