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Groundbreaking held for new Northern Kentucky Kroger location
EDGEWOOD, Ky. (WKRC) - A new Northern Kentucky Kroger location celebrated with a groundbreaking Friday. The new 101,000-square-foot location on Dixie Highway in Edgewood will feature expanded departments, Kroger pick-up, a seven-pump fuel center and more. The Silverlake Kroger in Erlanger will relocate across the street at the site of...
Hamilton County Coroner searching for family, friends of woman found dead
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is asking for help finding relatives or friends of a woman recently found dead. Janice Gordon, a 68-year-old Black woman, was last known to reside on Linn Street in Cincinnati. She passed away on Thursday. If you knew her, or have any...
Suspect arrested after police chase in Taylor Mill, cruiser hit
TAYLOR MILL, Ky (WXIX) -A suspect was arrested on Friday morning following a police chase in Taylor Mill that resulted in a police cruiser being hit, according to the Taylor Mill police department. Officers say Christina M. Villareal, 24, was arrested and is facing charges of fleeing police, possession of...
Crash with injuries reported on East Contreras Pike in Union Township
UNION TOWNSHIP, Ind. — Crews are responding to reports of a crash with injuries in Union Township Friday. Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from WLWT News 5. The crash was reported near the intersection of East Contreras Pike and South Kirker Road just after...
Covington police identify bike rider killed in bus crash
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - Covington police have released the name of the bike rider who was killed in a crash with a charter bus Thursday morning. Jonathon Hussing, 26, died at around 9 a.m. when he was hit by the bus at the Martin Luther King Boulevard and Scott Street intersection. He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he later died.
Ohio man sentenced to 11 years in a Missouri prison for meth trafficking
A Cincinnati, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court for carrying thousands of methamphetamine pills aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Mo. Antuan McClendon, 43, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. On Dec. 21, 2023,...
Spotted lanternflies confirmed in Cincinnati. How to identify, report the invasive species
An invasive, destructive pest has been found again in Cincinnati. The Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed on Wednesday that spotted lanternfly nymphs have begun to emerge in the Cincinnati area this week. ...
Cincinnati forecast: Storms possible Friday; then dry, warm weather for Asian Food Fest
What will the weather be like this weekend for Asian Food Fest?. According to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, precipitation chances will develop Friday afternoon and increase through the night as a warm front moves through the region. Moisture is expected to increase with a band of showers...
Cincinnati Zoo gorilla equipped with 3D-printed, titanium cast
CIINCINNATI — An 11-year-old gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo has been fitted with a specially designed titanium cast after she had surgery to repair a broken arm. The new cast was created by GE Additive and replaces the previous, less gorilla-behavior resistant cast that Gladys had been wearing. “She...
Weekend weather planner: Round of rain showers to usher in warmer temperatures
CINCINNATI — Temperatures are surging to the 80s for the weekend and all it will take is a quick moving line of showers this evening to get there. Clouds come and go Friday and a few late afternoon/early evening showers are possible. The window rain rain is 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., but the most likely time for rain will be 5 to 7 p.m. for much of Greater Cincinnati. Highs will be around 70 degrees.
3rd suspect arrested in deadly Carthage shooting, police say
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A third suspect is now charged in connection with a deadly shooting that happened in late March in Carthage. Makayla Damico, 21, was arrested on April 19 for the March 30 murder of 37-year-old Jonathan Calhoun, according to a Cincinnati police arrest report. In addition to Damico’s...
7 area high schools rank in Ohio’s top 50: report
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — More than a half-dozen schools around the area have ranked in the top 50 best for Ohio. A report from the U.S. World and News Report shows 941 schools in Ohio were ranked on student state testing scores of English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. Of the 941, Walnut […]
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