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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Police: 1 person hospitalized after shooting in Spring Grove Village
CINCINNATI — One person was hospitalized after a shooting in Spring Grove Village on Tuesday night. It happened around 8 p.m. on West Mitchell Avenue. Units from the Cincinnati Police and Fire departments responded to the scene. According to police, one person was transported to the hospital. That victim's...
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