CRIME & SAFETY

CINCINNATI — A man has been arrested and charged after pointing a handgun at a woman and a 2-year-old, according to court documents. Court records allege Ronald Pearson, 29, pointed a handgun at the woman and child while demanding the woman's car keys and car. Authorities say Pearson choked...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A busy Cincinnati road off Interstate 75 has been shut down for hours and will remain closed due to a large oil spill overnight, police say. All lanes on Mitchell Avenue are closed west of the highway due to “a good amount” of oil leaking from a truck onto the road just before 11 p.m. Monday, according to police.

The woman found fatally shot in East Price Hill on Saturday has been identified. Michelle Duncan, 43, was found shot in the 900 block of Enright Avenue just before 10 p.m., according to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office and police reports. Jeremy Duncan, 42, has been charged with murder in...

CINCINNATI — A Cincinnati father has been charged in connection to his infant daughter's death. Police say on June 2, 2023, Alanzo Berry knowingly created a risk to that child's health, which resulted in her death. She was one month old. Berry faces an endangering children charge. He's set...

CINCINNATI — A family dogshot by police in Northside last week has died, WLWT has learned. We originally brought you the story last week, blurring the cell phone video we received from neighbors due to its graphic nature. In the video, the dog is shown to be whimpering, rolling on the ground and struggling on its hind legs.

A heavy police presence was seen shortly before sunrise Tuesday morning around a major accident involving a car rollover.

A grand jury on Thursday chose not to indict a Park Hills man accused of cutting power to a building on the St. Elizabeth Edgewood Hospital campus, causing an eye clinic to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of medication, court records show. After an insufficient number of grand...

WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - Southbound Interstate 275 is open again at I-74 after a vehicle fire closed it during the morning rush Tuesday. A pickup truck hauling a livestock trailer caught fire at about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, Hamilton County dispatchers confirm. No injuries were reported. The highway reopened just...

A 14-year-old boy shot at a Cincinnati Police officer during a foot chase and was subsequently placed into custody Sunday afternoon.

A Covington man was arrested locally by Kentucky State Police last night. According to jail records, 21-year-old Ethan McQuire was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, disorderly conduct, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, and possession of an open alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle.

COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - A piece of surveillance video footage proved decisive in the conviction of an accused murderer in Northern Kentucky last week, according to Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders. A Kenton County jury last Friday found Ronald Simpson guilty of wanton murder for the death of...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Following 15 shootings in a three-day period in Cincinnati, city leaders are now being asked how they plan to address gun violence. The number of shootings so far in 2023 is on par with recent years, according to data from the City of Cincinnati. The number that...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A woman is without her dog and her car after both were stolen while she was picking up a DoorDash order in Clifton. Makeya Brown says it happened shortly after 1 a.m. on May 21. She was picking up an order from Insomnia Cookies on Calhoun Street.

Draven Burchett, 18, of Russell Springs was taken into custody by Deputy Golden with the Russell County Sheriff’s Office just after 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. Burchett was charged with Terroristic Threatening, 3rd Degree, Alcohol Intoxication in a Public Place (1st and 2nd Offense) and Disorderly Conduct, 2nd Degree. Ethan...

In a shocking turn of events, three individuals were shot in the Winton Terrace neighborhood of Cincinnati. The incident, which occurred on a Saturday evening, has left the community in a state of fear and uncertainty. The Cincinnati Police Department is actively investigating the case, aiming to bring the responsible parties to justice. This blog post delves into the details of the incident and its impact on the community.

On May 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati intercepted four shipments containing fentanyl, cocaine and ketamine. The shipments were from Colombia, Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom and were heading to residential addresses in California, New York, Michigan and the United Kingdom. CBP Narcotic Detector Dog...

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati police say a portion of West Mitchell Ave. near I-75 is expected to be closed until around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati police are investigating two overnight shootings along Reading Road, one in Roselawn and another in Bond Hill. Both shootings took place about a mile from each other and happened about an hour apart. The first shooting happened around 4:45 a.m. in the 7100 block of Reading...

A Northern Kentucky mother was given a decades-long prison sentence for her 2-year-old son's fentanyl overdose death, according to the Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. Lauren Baker, 36, was sentenced on Monday to 33 years in prison, prosecutors said. The sentence, handed down by Circuit Judge Kate Molloy, matched a...