A head‑on collision on State Route 50 near Smokey Road left one person dead and three hospitalized, troopers said.

Court records say a July 12 assault outside Valley Tavern left a man with a deep head wound and bleeding on the brain; a suspect now faces felonious assault charges.

A Fairbanks grand jury indicted a suspect in the 1993 killing of Patrick Dearth after remains were found in a barrel; authorities arrested a Michigan man on July 16, 2026.

A Cincinnati caregiver was arrested after police say a patient was left alone overnight in a Cheviot apartment and later found in soiled clothes.

Patchy fog and wildfire smoke this morning in Cincinnati; mostly sunny and 87°F today. Air Quality Alert through Monday; storms likely Tuesday.

Nearly one in four Ohio small businesses say worker quality is their biggest problem. Shortages could shape hiring, pay and Main Street growth.

A calendar quirk means many SSI recipients will get two deposits in July and no separate check dated August 1. Here’s who will be affected and why.

Dozens of hot air balloons, tethered rides and a 350-drone finale headline the Ohio Challenge at Smith Park this weekend.

Miamisburg’s school board voted to send a 0.5% traditional income tax to voters this November to shore up multi‑million‑dollar shortfalls. The measure would apply broadly and phase in over 18 months.

Recruits from the Cincinnati Fire Department helped knock down a Dalton Street blaze near the Museum Center Friday; about 20 people evacuated and no one was hurt.

Cincinnati's Asia Chamber warns that heated rhetoric about China could reignite harassment of people of East Asian descent, citing pandemic‑era spikes and a 2023 shooting.

A black bear was photographed near the end of Kipling Crossing in Pierce Township. Police urged neighbors to secure trash and report any new sightings.

The city’s 48-week academy is training paid recruits to become certified building inspectors and address a chronic staffing shortfall. Officials project near‑full staffing by spring 2027.