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BUTLER COUNT, Ohio (WXIX) - The man convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl decades ago is up for parole in June, but Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser says he will do everything to keep the man in prison. James Findley, 81, has spent most of his life in jail following...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A popular local brewery is planting its roots, once again, to open a third location in the Tri-State area. MadTree Brewing Co. announced Wednesday their plans to open “MadTree Parks & Rec” in a former airplane hangar in Blue Ash. The 15,000-square-foot space will turn into an outdoor recreation area surrounded by the greenery of Summit Park.

OHIO – Have you noticed that today that the sky isn’t as clear as it usually has been seems overcast. What you are seeing is smoke from large forest fires from Canada. Smoke has filled the air across the Northeast Border of Canada and has expanded to parts of Ohio on Tuesday. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is issuing an Air Quality Alert for Tuesday, June 6. The region – Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, and Licking counties – is likely to experience PM2.5 or particle pollution levels that are Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups on the national Air Quality Index (AQI).

SHARONVILLE, Ohio (WXIX) - A woman says she no longer feels safe in her own community after an attack police believe was racially motivated. Last Friday around midnight, police say Vitalino Temaj parked his car on Algiers Drive in Sharonville and started yelling at the Carrillo family. Erika Carrillo says...

An Air Quality Alert is in effect for parts of the region through midnight tonight.

Indian Hill High School's choir and theater director Jeff Clark died Tuesday after a short battle with colon cancer. The school district posted Monday afternoon that Clark was in the hospital "after a complicated surgery due to his advanced stage four colon cancer." ...

An Air Quality Alert remains in effect for parts of the region today.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Air quality will pose a risk for those sensitive to increased air pollution in parts of central Ohio on Tuesday. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission said Tuesday’s Air Quality Index will rise to 102 for Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, and Licking counties. Above 100 on the scale is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.

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...

The trial of the driver involved in a wrong-way, triple fatal crash in 2019 entered its second day Tuesday. The main focus of the proceedings was a claim about the driver’s medical condition made the day prior.

WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Firefighters helped wrangle a big flying pig causing problems for drivers near the West Chester plaza this week. The escape could be heard on police scanners. "A large, inflatable pig, probably about 12 to 15 feet high escaped from the VOA museum and was...

The victim of a shootout in Liberty Township from June of 2022 has died. The Trumbull County Coroner's Office has confirmed with 21 News that 21-year-old Zachary Woods had died. However, the cause of death has not been determined yet. Woods was shot in the face by 55-year-old Kevin Mallard...

PennDOT has announced the closure of State Route 1021 (Conerty Road) at the intersections of State Route 1021 (Conerty Road) and State Route 1012 (Rattigan Road) from June 12 to October 11, 2023.

A new restaurant has come to the city of Sharonville. Do you enjoy hotpot? Do you enjoy Korean BBQ? If you answered yes to one or both of those questions, you might want to know about the new restaurant Top Pot Hot Pot & K-BBQ, which just opened its doors in Sharonville this month.

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...

While many people are familiar with Ohio's ghost towns, most are unaware that some of them may be hiding under popular lakes. Flooding has been an issue in Ohio for centuries but thanks to the creation of dams in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, flooding is a lot less common today.

The men were indicted on their charges nearly one year after the fatal crash on Versailles Road happened.

Butler County in Ohio is well ahead of the curve in terms of offering a diverse network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Whether you're exploring the county's vibrant cities or embarking on a scenic road trip, you'll find chargers conveniently located throughout the communities.

HAMILTON, Ohio (WKRC) - Pride Month celebrations are underway across the nation, including right here in the Tri-State. The City of Hamilton hosted its third annual Pride celebration Saturday. A Pride march kicked off at 11 a.m., followed by a festival and a concert in the evening. Organizers say the...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office says is making free steering wheel locks from Kia available to vehicle owners. The cars are not equipped with push-button ignitions and immobilizing anti-theft devices. That has allowed thieves to easily steal them using just a screwdriver and a USB cord, creating a recent rash of auto thefts across the country, according to the Associated Press.