Paycor has opened a 40,000‑sq‑ft downtown HQ in the former Saks building, intended as a training and events hub to bring more daytime activity to Fountain Square.

Trustees swore in four full‑time firefighters and said 22 Flock license‑plate readers have helped generate arrests. The township posted the slide deck and will publish the meeting video.

Ohio handed out more than $3 million in film tax credits to seven productions — including "Exodus," a project state filings suggest may be tied to the Superman sequel.

Many Middletown customers say their first bills after a cyberattack are much higher than expected. City officials say payments were credited and outline dispute steps.

City council committee advanced a three-month pause on data‑center permits so planners can craft zoning rules to study energy, water and job impacts. Officials say the move is meant to protect neighborhoods and utilities while rules are written.

Hamilton County consolidated multiple social‑service offices into a new Bond Hill Central Campus, moving Jobs and Family Services out of the Alms & Doepke building downtown. The downtown site was sold to a developer for conversion into 150+ apartments.

A new GOP bill, H.B. 693, would reinterpret conversion therapy rules, limit pronoun and foster policies and let the state pull funding from noncompliant governments.

House Bill 646 would create a 13‑member panel to study Ohio's booming data‑center industry and its effects on water, power, farmland and neighborhoods.

The NWS Wilmington bulletin predicts a temperature dip in Ohio after a cold front, followed by a weekend warmup, with gusty winds and potential rain in the forecast.

Long Beach-based Image Solutions will invest about $14.5 million to relocate and expand a Cincinnati-area distribution hub at a Fairfield site. The project includes a sizable addition and local incentives.

Cintas has reopened takeover talks with UniFirst after a $275‑a‑share proposal late last year. The move revives a long-running tussle between activists and a controlling family.

A Cincinnati man, Willie Gordon, was charged with the murder of mother Tekeya McCollum outside a senior complex.

A new Ohio bill would elevate repeat sex‑solicitation to felony status, add registration for serial offenders, and route fines to survivor services.