Cincinnati OH

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, known as The Port, is focused on expanding homeownership and marked a milestone in the Tri-State, celebrating 200 homes sold over 11 years through neighborhood redevelopment efforts. The Port is a publicly funded agency that acquires vacant homes or land...

The Cincinnati interstate closure will shut down I-75 southbound between Freeman Avenue and 8th and 9th Street from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. The closure will allow crews to demolish remaining portions of the Linn Street Bridge as part of a long-term replacement project. Detours will route drivers through State Route 562 and Interstate 71. The project is expected to...

FORT THOMAS, Ky. (WKRC) - A former Highlands Middle School teacher is disputing the Fort Thomas school district’s decision to terminate his employment, saying investigations that led to his removal were unfounded and that he was ultimately fired over a confidentiality issue. Brian Alessandro, who taught at Highlands Middle...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Two Cincinnati City Council members are proposing specialized after-school programs for Cincinnati Public Schools students. Council members Anna Albi and Evan Nolan, chair and vice-chair of the city’s Youth and Human Service committee, say CPS students need options for activities once the dismissal bell rings. The...

Twenty-one years ago this spring, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and others were working to transform the former Fernald uranium processing facility in northwest Hamilton County into a nature preserve. The site cleanup was nearing the finish line — the remediation would be declared complete the following year, in October 2006, with the Fernald Preserve opening a year later.

Cincinnati City Council wants to avoid layoffs and protect public safety in the next fiscal year budget, despite an expected $29.5 million deficit in the general fund. All general fund departments were asked to estimate a 5.1% cut; several department directors said cuts that deep would require leaving vacant positions open, but also laying off current employees — that includes the police department.

FORT MITCHELL, Ky. (WXIX) - A resident was treated for smoke inhalation at an early morning house fire in Northern Kentucky, a fire official tells FOX19 NOW. It happened in the 2500 block of Avon Drive in Fort Mitchell, where flames broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Kenton County dispatch supervisor.

Muse Boutique is a new retail incubator in Covington supporting 17 women-owned, product-based businesses. The space offers below-market rent and prime storefront access to help entrepreneurs reach customers. Businesses like Cora’s Cakery will use the model to test retail demand without full storefront costs. Entrepreneur Shaucuana Knight is returning...

An investigation is underway into a former CMHA property manager after residents at The Evanston received notices claiming they are behind on rent. Some tenants said their rent money was misused.

There’s a special kind of magic that happens when you combine sugar, chocolate, and people who actually care about what they’re making, and that magic is alive and well at Schneider’s Sweet Shop in Bellevue, Kentucky. This isn’t just another candy store trying to separate you from...