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Fort Wright barbeque joint makes Yelp’s ‘Top 100 Barbecue Spots 2024’
Harmon’s Barbecue made number 68 on Yelp’s Top 100 Barbecue Spots of 2024 list. To make it on the list, the restaurant must have a certain amount of reviews and engagement with keywords like “barbecue” listed in the review. In addition, the restaurant must pass a health review in order to make the cut, according to Yelp.
Here's when the new two-day bourbon and BBQ festival will take place in Greater Cincinnati
NORWOOD, Ohio (WKRC) - A new festival is coming to Norwood's Factory 52 this summer. Sauced: A Bourbon and BBQ Festival will feature bourbon tastings, food pairings, grilling demonstrations, educational sessions and live music. Entry is free. There are tasting packages for $50. The festival is set for June 29...
'Major impacts': I-275 exit ramp for CVG access closing for a day this weekend
Driving to the airport this weekend? You might want to leave a little earlier than usual. The Interstate 275 exit ramp to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, commonly knowns as CVG, will close starting Sunday due to construction, The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet wrote on X. ...
Construction starting soon on projects to improve pedestrian safety around UC campus
CINCINNATI — After Clarence Carr crossed Jefferson Avenue Thursday, he learned about more street safety measures that are coming to high traffic areas that border the University of Cincinnati. Those new features will come about by way of big grant money that the city recently scored. Carr was using...
Julie O’Neill returns to morning TV
After launching NOW in the Nati in January, O’Neill moves to co-anchor morning news with Amber Jayanth in WXIX-TV morning shake up. Julie O’Neill is back anchoring morning TV newscasts, the role she had for most of her 27 years at WCPO-TV until being let go in September 2022.
Sunny Skies & Dry Thursday
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A dry and comfortable Thursday on tap, sunny skies and a high near 78 degrees. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms move in late Thursday night into Friday morning as a complex storm system enters the region. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be in the tri-state all day Friday with seasonable temperatures in the afternoon in the mid 70s after a morning start in the low 60s.
Fatherhood celebration to benefit Talbert House happening next month
CINCINNATI — A fatherhood project at Talbert House is working to help men become responsible, committed and nurturing fathers. On June 6, multiple organizations will come together to celebrate fathers and support the initiative. The event will also honor WLWT's own Courtis Fuller. On Thursday, WLWT was joined by...
Yelp has no love for Ohio barbecue, but this NKY restaurant ranks among the best in U.S.
Fire up the grills because it's National Barbecue Day. Yelp released a list of the top 100 Barbecue Spots in 2024 in the United States, and one Northern Kentucky restaurant made the cut. Harmon's Barbecue, in Fort Wright, took the no. 68 spot on the list. ...
St. Mary’s robotics team goes to Dallas for international competition
The robotics team from St. Mary’s in Alexandria traveled to Dallas last month to compete in the International Robots Education & Competition’s world robotics championship. It’s the largest robotics tournament in the world, according to team advisor Tom Rowe. More than 1,500 teams representing 57 countries were there for the competition.
Have you seen him? 65-year-old man with history of mental illness missing since last month
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati police are turning to the public for help as they try to locate a 65-year-old man with a history of mental illness who was last seen over a month ago. Percy Harrell was last seen in the Westwood area on April 11 at midnight with the...
Frontier Airlines’ CVG crew base to generate $27M in local annual wages
Frontier Airlines pilot Justin Grant had two dreams as a kid: for the Cincinnati Bengals to win a Super Bowl and to fly out of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport as a pilot. With Frontier Airlines recently opening a crew base at CVG, Grant can check off one of those...
Downpours Wednesday Morning Into Afternoon
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Wet at times Wednesday morning, with downpours and some thunder. Severe risk is low, but we will look for showers to continue Wednesday before it tapers Wednesday evening. We will remain dry on Thursday with highs in the 70s. Friday morning will be wet with widespread showers...
Ludlow Schools names Jason Steffen as new superintendent
The Ludlow Independent Schools Board of Education officially voted to appoint Jason Steffen, a 13-year district veteran, as the district’s new superintendent at a special meeting Thursday morning. “Jason’s experience and familiarity within the district is unmatched,” said Board of Education President Wesley Dorger in an official announcement from...
KY WFO CINCINNATI Warnings, Watches, and Advisories
WFO CINCINNATI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, May 15, 2024. ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...The following county, in northern Kentucky, Owen. * WHEN...Until 900 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage...
Organization provides free peer support for mental health, addiction recovery
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - For those struggling with mental health or addiction concerns, an organization that provides peer support has free help for your path to recovery. After a serious struggle with both mental health and addiction, a man who lived through both realized he needed a different way to manage depression and anxiety.
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