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Yelp has no love for Ohio barbecue, but this NKY restaurant ranks among the best in U.S.
Fire up the grills because it's National Barbecue Day. Yelp released a list of the top 100 Barbecue Spots in 2024 in the United States, and one Northern Kentucky restaurant made the cut. Harmon's Barbecue, in Fort Wright, took the no. 68 spot on the list. ...
As COVID relief funds dry up, two city school districts face cuts
Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, schools across the state have received millions of dollars in federal aid through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Programs, or ESSER. The money helped schools do things like purchase protective equipment, put on summer programming to make up for pandemic learning...
A prosecutor’s perspective: a look back at the Hamilton Easter Sunday Massacre
HAMILTON, Ohio (WXIX) - Known now as the Easter Sunday Massacre, the tragic deaths of 11 members of the Ruppert family in 1975 continues to haunt the community. The case led to two high-profile trials, numerous news articles and a new book that offers the late prosecutor’s perspective. The...
Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Iranetta Wright resigns after no confidence votes
Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Iranetta Wright submitted her resignation, effective Monday, following votes of no confidence from the district's six unions. School board president Eve Bolton announced Wright's resignation during a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. Wright did not attend the public meeting. The school board will meet again Monday to finalize a settlement...
Sunny Skies & Dry Thursday
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A dry and comfortable Thursday on tap, sunny skies and a high near 78 degrees. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms move in late Thursday night into Friday morning as a complex storm system enters the region. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be in the tri-state all day Friday with seasonable temperatures in the afternoon in the mid 70s after a morning start in the low 60s.
Suspended Cincinnati police officer takes plea deal in bench trial
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Cincinnati police officer accused of unlawfully using police technology to search for a 19-year-old woman’s phone number took a plea deal during his bench trial on Wednesday. Timothy Lutz, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted unauthorized use of law enforcement data systems, a...
Former caregivers failed to administer CPR to ‘lifeless’ resident, police report says
WYOMING, Ohio (WXIX) - A Wyoming police report reveals new details in the October death of a functionally impaired man and the accusations against two of his former caregivers. On Oct. 28, 2023, 60-year-old Daniel Jenkins was found “lifeless” in his residence at Graceworks Enhanced Living Group Home at approximately...
High school anglers trying to grow the sport of bass fishing in Northern Kentucky
COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) - The Covington Catholic bass fishing team brought home a trophy last weekend at the KHSAA bass fishing state championship. Juniors Brandon Smith and Phoenix Parks finished as runners-up. They had a two-day, ten bass total of 31 pounds and seven ounces. "A lot of people don't...
Scathing state audit out on Mt. Healthy school district: ‘Financial mess’ with failed leadership, mismangement
MT. HEALTHY, Ohio (WXIX) - A new state audit is out on Mt Healthy City Schools and it’s scathing. The district has hired dozens of new teachers and staff members and completed about $18 million in building projects without formal plans or ongoing funding to sustain its operations, a copy of it shows.
CVG Airport hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for Frontier Airlines crew base
HEBRON, Ky. — Frontier Airlines is celebrating the opening of a new crew base at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The base is expected to employ 80 pilots and 160 flight attendants within its first year of operation. It's projected to generate nearly $27 million in local wages. “We are...
'Funnest parade in Cincinnati': Northside July 4 event in jeopardy
Men with drills, ladies with lawn chairs, air guitar musicians and other Northside Fourth of July Parade regulars may need a new place to march this year. Organizers of the 150-plus-year-old neighborhood tradition – "This is the big Northside event," according to parade Co-Chair Sara Birkhofer – said the event is in jeopardy over police protection.
Cincinnati weather: Showers, storms possible for Kings Island's first weekday of 2024
Kings Island is finally open on weekdays! Here's what you should know about the weather if you're heading to the local amusement park on Wednesday for its first day of daily operations. According to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, showers and thunderstorms will continue Wednesday, tracking across Kentucky. Showers will be isolated...
Wave of Wawas headed toward Tri-State generates excitement among loyal followers
CINCINNATI — A wave of Wawas is about to hit the tri-state, and some can’t wait for the convenience stores to open. There are people so loyal to the Wawa stores that it’s been described as having a cult-like following. “There's truth to that,” said Wawa project...
Have you seen him? 65-year-old man with history of mental illness missing since last month
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati police are turning to the public for help as they try to locate a 65-year-old man with a history of mental illness who was last seen over a month ago. Percy Harrell was last seen in the Westwood area on April 11 at midnight with the...
Heart is coming to rock Ohio
I’ve very recently written about Heart. I’m coming back to them because the band has embarked on a new worldwidetour (The Royal Flush Tour) that actually has a stop in Columbus, Ohio May 15. Heart will make two more stops in Ohio on this tour: Cleveland on July 30, and Cincinnati on August 13. If you’re a big fan of the Wilson sisters, you may want to get your tickets right away (can you believe that this band has been around for nearly 50 years?).
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