CRIME & SAFETY

CINCINNATI, Ohio (WKRC) - A teenager who was turning his young life around was gunned-down just a few hundred yards from his home. Local 12 first told you about the shooting on Monday after police found the 18-year-old dead in Winton Hills. We have now learned more about the victim, and his juvenile record, that shows where the courts gave him a chance to change his life, but that may have came to late.

A judge has ruled the man accused of killing a woman and her three-year-old son is competent to stand trial.

CINCINNATI — The Hamilton County Coroner's Office has identified the manwho was shot and killed Monday afternoon in Winton Hills. According to the coroner, 18-year-old Jahmarae Whipple was shot and killed on Craft Street Monday. According to Lieutenant Cunningham of the Cincinnati Police Department, officers were dispatched to Craft...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A Hamilton County man is in jail after he was accused of recording videos of a woman while she was in the bathroom. Kenneth Cate, 45, was charged by Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies with three counts of pandering obscenity involving an impaired person on Tuesday, according to Hamilton County court records.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Units from multiple fire departments responded to a garage fire in Cold Spring on Monday afternoon. Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5. According to the Central Campbell Fire Division Facebook page, crews discovered a detached garage fully...

Chad Doerman, 32, is scheduled to face a jury next July

CINCINNATI — We're getting a new look at the moments officers responded to help an 82-year-old shooting victim. Police say the woman was hit multiple times while driving on the interstate earlier this month. "She got shot in the arm. We got another tourniquet," officers are heard saying in...

WINTON HILLS, Ohio (WKRC) - Community advocates with The Urban League were joined by members of Brothas Inc. in Winton Hills. Together, the groups went door to door doing follow up outreach in the neighborhood where 18-year-old Jahmarae Whipple was gunned down Monday. "It has been quiet for a while...

Three-year-old Jayden Krebs was found dead in a bathroom just months after Hamilton County decided he should be returned to his mother's care. She was sentenced to six to nine years in prison Tuesday. Molly Krebs pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and endangering children on Sept. 12. Under Ohio law, she will serve six years, but up to three additional years could be tacked on if she has violations in prison. ...

A man who faced charges after his gun fell into the hands of a 3-year-old child who then fatally shot himself pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday.

FOREST PARK, Ohio (WKRC) -There was a fire at an auto body shop Wednesday. It happened at Auto City body shop around 1 a.m. on Northland Boulevard in Springdale. Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

CINCINNATI — Several people were taken to the hospital after a crash in South Fairmount Tuesday. It happened around 9 p.m. when officers were called to Harrison Avenue near Biegler Street for a report of a serious crash. Cincinnati police in district three said several people were taken to...

CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - A Clermont County man is in jail accused of chasing a vehicle with four juveniles inside and firing shots at them, a criminal complaint says. Matthew Kyle Whittington was indicted Tuesday on four counts of aggravated menacing and one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.

CINCINNATI — One person has been injured after a shooting in Walnut Hills Tuesday morning. It happened around 1 a.m. on Yale Ave. near Gilbert Ave. Police say one man was shot in the leg and was taken to the hospital, where he is expected to recover. So far,...

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - A parent was arrested at Anderson High School during the homecoming dance Saturday night, according to a letter from the principal to families. Steven Stephens, 43, of Anderson Township is facing charges of resisting arrest, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct. A police officer was dealing...

A woman and her two dogs were fatally struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run at Glenway Avenue near Ferguson Road in West Price Hill. The woman has been identified as 33-year-old Kymberly Maclary, who was crossing the road with her dogs, Bella and Zoey.

CINCINNATI — A residential care provider is being charged with patient abuse after he was allegedly caught on camera harming a patient. Michael Toney, 33, is charged with one count of patient endangerment and one count of failing to provide for a functionally impaired person. Court documents say he...

VILLA HILLS, Ky. — Crash with injuries reported River Road in Villa Hills. Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5. Crews were sent to the scene of the crash at 3:19 p.m. on the 900 block of River Rd. There is no...

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - Newly released body camera footage shows officers responding to a traffic stop following a shooting that took place outside of Joe Mixon’s home in Anderson Township in early March. The video shows Hamilton County deputies pulling over a black Honda Accord near Joe Mixon’s...

The child was responsible for all the threats made against the bridge in the span of a week.