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Court docs: Mother charged with child endangerment after 2-year-old hospitalized with gunshot wound
CINCINNATI — The mother ofa 2-year-old who was hospitalized with a gunshot wound last week is now facing charges. According to court documents, Jana Ryce has been charged with one count of endangering children. Court docs say Ryce left an unsecured, loaded gun in the bedroom, where the toddler...
Police: Man transported to hospital after shooting in Over-the-Rhine
CINCINNATI — One person is injured after a shooting in Over-the-Rhine on Monday night. It happened around 7:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of Vine Street. Police said arriving officers found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound. That victim, identified as a Black man in his late 40s, was transported to University of Medical Center.
Several juveniles accused in Downtown attacks enter ‘admit’ plea
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The majority of the juveniles involved in one of the several Downtown Cincinnati attacks took plea agreements in Hamilton County Juvenile Court. On April 25, six of seven teens entered an ‘admit’ plea in front of Judge Kari Bloom. A teen, who was 13 years...
Arsonist sentenced for Downtown Cincinnati Kroger fire
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A man was sentenced to up to three years in prison for setting a fire inside the downtown Cincinnati Kroger. Firefighters responded to the multi-level store on East Court Street last December. Investigators say 43-year-old Scott Day intentionally set a fire in an occupied aisle. He was...
Ohio's top public high school is Cincinnati's Walnut Hills
Ohio's top public high school is Cincinnati's Walnut Hills, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual high school rankings, released last week. Walnut Hills eclipsed Bexley High School, the suburban Columbus school that claimed the top spot last year. The big picture: Nearly 9% of Ohio's public schools are...
Kristen Swilley leaving WCPO-TV
After Channel 9’s weekend morning anchor departs, two more anchors will leave under a newsroom restructuring announced earlier this month. Kristen Swilley says she made the decision to leave WCPO-TV “on my own terms at the end of last year, unrelated to the impending layoffs.”. Her weekend morning...
Covington woman arrested after allegedly confronting teen boy with baseball bat
COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) - A Covington woman is in jail, accused of confronting a teenage boy with a baseball bat. Helen Combs is being held on a $5,000 bond at the Kenton County Detention Center. According to court documents, Combs went to the boy's home with a baseball bat and a stun gun Sunday.
Oakley homeowner found shot after break-in reported, police say
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - An Oakley homeowner was found shot after a break-in was reported early Monday, Cincinnati police confirm. The victim was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with a non-life-threatening injury, police say. It happened about 5 a.m. in the 3600 block of Madison Road. Police said...
2 escape after fire breaks out at 5-story apartment building in Northside
NORTHSIDE, Ohio (WKRC) - Firefighters battled a fire at a five-story apartment building Monday. It happened around 6:52 p.m. on Thompson Heights Avenue in Northside. Fire officials said they found heavy smoke upon arriving at the scene and said two people had escaped. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a...
Cincinnati's Crossroads Church to spend $21M to convert former Sears site
CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) - Cincinnati's Crossroads Church is looking to grow its membership five-fold in the Dayton region when it moves into a new, permanent location in the Miami Valley in 2025. Crossroads will move into the former Sears building at the Dayton Mall next year after purchasing the...
Alleged scammers targeting Greater Cincinnati: Asking for money for a deceased child
CINCINNATI (WKRC)- A group of suspected scammers has popped up in the Greater Cincinnati area. They hold signs asking for money to cover the cost of a child who recently died. They go to busy intersections and ask for money. They have been been spotted in Green Township, White Oak,...
Cincinnati police investigating reports of car break-ins in West Price Hill
CINCINNATI — Officers with the Cincinnati Police Department are investigating reports of car break-ins in West Price Hill. On Monday, CPD posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, providing photos of several suspects accused of breaking into 20 vehicles earlier this month. Police said the offenses occurred at two...
Police: 5 guns taken from over 80 vehicle thefts in last month
BLUE ASH, Ohio — Guns could be at the center of more than 80 car break-ins in the last month in certain Cincinnati suburbs. Blue Ash police say they've had 84 reports of thefts from vehicles in the last 30 days alone. The most troubling part? Five guns were stolen and are now missing on the streets.
Oakley residents concerned after their neighbor is shot
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Residents in Oakley are asking questions after one of their neighbors was shot during an attempted break-in early Monday morning. They say they’re happy their neighbor will be fine after he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. “I came out here around 6 a.m....
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