Planet Fitness is closing its location at The Banks in Cincinnati, which will affect local gym-goers and raise questions about the reasons for the shutdown.

Kenneth Thompson Jr. has been arrested for the murder of Paul Montgomery Jr. following a shooting outside a Reading, Ohio, bar after a verbal altercation.

The National Weather Service forecasts mild weather with some disturbances and rain for Ohio leading up to the holiday weekend, keeping temperatures warm for late December.

Phyllis Meyers, 82, died in a mobile home fire in Colerain Township, the blaze didn't spread beyond her residence.

A car accident in Adams County resulted in the death of driver Marty Dotson and serious injuries to passenger Shade Littleton, with investigations on the factors involved ongoing.

Two people were injured and three displaced after an early morning fire in an East Westwood apartment building in Cincinnati. Firefighters quickly controlled the blaze.

A crash on I-75 involving two Cincinnati police vehicles led to an overnight road closure. The officers were unharmed and the condition of the other driver is unknown.

Rain is expected in Columbus, Cincinnati, and surrounding areas from a cold front, with light precipitation and temperatures in the 40s through Christmas week, as noted by NWS Wilmington, Ohio.

A Hamilton County woman has been charged with child endangerment for purportedly spitting and spraying dish soap on her infant, an act captured on video. The child is currently safe with the mother's grandparents.

Blue Ash police are investigating a fatal crash on the Ronald Reagan Highway. The accident led to a temporary closure of the roadway. Details on the fatalities and circumstances are still forthcoming.

Parents of a 4-month-old girl in Clermont County face charges following the child's death, with the mother indicted for complicity to murder and endangerment and the father charged with aggravated murder and assault.

Timothy Baugh was arrested for an attempted carjacking of an elderly woman at a Walgreens, with the community and police noting the rarity of such crimes in the area.

A Cincinnati firefighter was hospitalized after an apartment fire in Pleasant Ridge, which caused $250,000 in damages and displaced two families. The fire originated in a refrigerator.