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1 killed, 1 injured in Clifton crash
One person died in a crash that shut down Clifton Avenue for hours Thursday morning, according to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office. The crash was reported outside Clifton Mosque near McAlpin Avenue around 4 a.m. A vehicle struck a Duke Energy utility pole. ...
Shooting under investigation in Avondale
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati police say they are investigating an early morning shooting in Avondale. A victim was found with a gunshot wound to his leg in the 3500 block of Reading Road around 3:15 a.m. Friday. He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Cincinnati police searching for suspect after bank robbery in Northside
CINCINNATI — Officers with the Cincinnati Police Department are investigating a robbery at a bank in Northside. According to Cincinnati police, it happened Monday afternoon at the North Side Bank & Trust Co. on Hamilton Avenue. On Wednesday, police posted photos of the suspect in the robbery on X,...
Cincinnati man gets 20 years in prison following fentanyl death
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - A Cincinnati man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty by the Eastern Kentucky District Court of distributing fentanyl resulting in death. Dominic Jackson, 31, was sentenced on Thursday. He had previously pleaded guilty in federal court. According to his plea...
Crash blocking traffic reported on Gilbert Avenue in Walnut Hills
CINCINNATI — A crash was reported on Gilbert Avenue in Walnut Hills. It is reportedly blocking traffic at the intersection of Gilbert Avenue and Dr Martin Luther King Drive. Cincinnati police are responding to the scene. No injuries have been reported. Click the video player above to watch other...
Cincinnati Public Schools superintendent explains decision behind resignation
CINCINNATI — In her first television interview since she agreed to resign on Wednesday following anunprecedented "no confidence" vote by six unions, Cincinnati Public Schools superintendent Iranetta Wright is speaking out. Wright was hoping to lead the school district for at least eight years, but that proved to be...
Man who attacked Asian American UC student sentenced to time served
A man who yelled racial slurs and attacked an Asian American near the University of Cincinnati in 2021 was released from jail Thursday after spending more than 18 months detained. Darrin Johnson, 27, was sentenced to time served in federal court in Cincinnati on a federal hate crime charge as...
Fatal crash closes I-71 for hours during morning commute
WARREN COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - One person is dead in a crash on Interstate 71 in the northern Cincinnati suburbs that led to lengthy delays during the morning commute Thursday, according to the Warren County Coroner’s Office. The southbound lanes and two of the northbound lanes were shut down...
Dry and warm today, downpours arrive Friday
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Clouds will slowly increase this afternoon with temperatures rising into the upper 70s and low 80s. 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.
Car crashes into Covington home, barely missing residents
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - Homeowners in Covington say they barely missed being struck by a car that drove through their house on Clover Drive. They said the car, which crashed through their living room, missed them by only two feet. The car was traveling down Taylor Mill Road at around...
Metro bus driver charged in crash that killed 87-year-old woman
The Metro bus driver involved in a fatal crash in January that killed an 87-year-old woman while she was crossing the street has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. Five first-degree misdemeanor charges against Deon Willis were filed Tuesday in Hamilton County Municipal Court, court records show. Willis was operating a Metro bus on...
Man charged with voyeurism says he's been recording bathroom videos for years
FLORENCE, Ky. (WKRC) - A Burlington man was allegedly caught recording video in a St. Elizabeth bathroom and arrested. A woman was giving a urine sample at St. Elizabeth Primary Care in Florence on May 14. She told police she heard something fall to the floor and noticed it was a phone recording video.
'Really heartbreaking': Historic 4th of July parade threatened by new rules, higher costs
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A long-standing Fourth of July tradition is at risk. Northside's annual Fourth of July Parade may look different because of recent safety concerns raised by Cincinnati police. In years past, about 13 police officers worked the parade. But concerns with cars getting into the parade route caused...
Upheaval with Cincinnati Public Schools and Ohio teacher pensions, plus P.G. Sittenfeld out of prison
Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Iranetta Wright is stepping down. The move comes after the district’s six unions took a vote of no confidence against her leadership. Board Member Ben Lindy called the resignation a “terrible, terrible mistake.” On Cincinnati Edition we discuss the budget crisis the district faces amidst the leadership shakeup and how the rest of the board responded to her resignation.
Why Cincinnatians are upset about zoning: Here are today's top stories | Daily Briefing
Zoning. It’s an intimidating word, I know. But it's arguably the hottest topic in Cincinnati right now. Let me tell you why. Sydney Franklin here. I worked with city government reporter Sherry Coolidge to answer some of your most pressing questions about Connected Communities, the city’s plan to overhaul its 100-year-old zoning code.
Cincinnati weather: Showers, storms possible for Kings Island's first weekday of 2024
Kings Island is finally open on weekdays! Here's what you should know about the weather if you're heading to the local amusement park on Wednesday for its first day of daily operations. According to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, showers and thunderstorms will continue Wednesday, tracking across Kentucky. Showers will be isolated...
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