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WALNUT HILLS, Ohio (WKRC) - Cincinnati Police made an arrest in a fatal shooting Friday. Police arrested Ryan Owens, 29. Owens faces a murder charge for the death of Kylton Clide, 24, on July 2. Clide was found dead just before 9 p.m. on St. James Avenue near Windsor Street.

SWITZERLAND COUNTY, In. (WXIX) - An invasive insect has been spotted in the Tri-State, prompting Indiana state officials to warn people about the pest. For the first time ever, the spotted lanternfly has made its way to Switzerland County, Indiana. A man noticed the insect on a walnut tree in his yard in Vevay, so the state sent out an inspector.

Grand juries, which meet in secret, review criminal charges brought by police and prosecutors and investigate possible criminal behavior. The proceedings are usually one-sided because the accused is not present and witnesses are not cross-examined. A grand jury may issue an indictment if it finds probable cause that a crime...

FLORENCE, Ky. — Kentucky state police on Friday identified a man fatally shot by U.S. Marshals in late June. Police said Jeremy A. Nelson, 33, was the subject of a raid on June 30. Marshals were attempting to executive multiple arrest warrants at a Garden Drive home when he shot at them, according to a news release from police.

TOKYO, Tokyo — Former University of Cincinnati track and field standout Annette Echikunwoke has been disqualified from the Tokyo Olympics. Echikunwoke was slated to compete for Nigeria. The Athletics Integrity Unit made the announcement Friday following a testing protocol error by the African Federation of Nigeria. Echikunwoke, a first-time Olympian...

Nearly every county in the Tri-State now has substantial or high transmission of COVID-19, triggering new guidance from the CDC on mask wearing and testing. The CDC identifies "substantial transmission" when an area has more than 50 cases per 100,000 population in the past seven days. "High transmission," the highest category, is defined as having more than 100 cases per 100,000 population.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - As COVID-19 concerns make a comeback, a popular gathering in the Tri-State will push forward through the struggles. Planning is ramping up for the 33rd annual Black Family Reunion in August. It's one of the longest-running events of its kind in the nation. In 2020, because of...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Former University of Cincinnati track and field standout Annette Echikunwoke was disqualified from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) following a testing protocol error by the African Federation of Nigeria (AFN). Echikunwoke, a first-time Olympian who celebrated her 25th birthday on Thursday, was...

CINCINNATI — All of Hamilton County, including the city of Cincinnati, has been identified as an area of “substantial spread” of COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's according to a Friday afternoon press release from Hamilton County Public Health, who cautioned residents of widespread new infections...

FLORENCE, Ky. (WTVQ) – A man fatally wounded by U.S. Marshall’s in late June in Boone County has been identified. The Kentucky State Police was requested by the United States Marshals Service to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. on June 30, 2021 in Boone County.

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A murder suspect has been arrested in connection with an early July shooting on St. James Avenue in Walnut Hills. Ryan Owens, 29, was arrested around 1 p.m. Friday on a murder warrant for the death of 24-year-old Kylton Clide, according to the Cincinnati Police Department. On...

COVINGTON, Ky. (FOX19) - A Kenton County jury needed just 30 minutes’ deliberation on Wednesday to convict Joshua Turner on underage rape and sodomy charges. But the jurors went through hell to get there, according to Kenton County Prosecutor Rob Sanders. Police arrested Turner, of Park Hills, in September 2020...

FLORENCE, Ky. (WKRC) - Kentucky State Police release the name of a man shot and killed by U.S. Marshals a month after his death. Investigators said the U.S. Marshals were trying to serve multiple arrest warrants for Jeremy Nelson, 33, of Verona on June 30. Using surveillance, Nelson was found...

BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (WXIX) - Kentucky State Police have identified the victim of an officer-involved shooting in Florence last month. Jeremy Nelson, 33, was shot by U.S. Marshals around 3:30 p.m. June 30 at a residence on Garden Drive, according to KSP. Investigators say the Marshals were attempting to execute...