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CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Showers and storms are moving up into the Tri-State from our south and west. While you may hear some thunder overnight, the storms are not expected to be severe or as intense as last night. However, the rain will last longer and likely impact the morning commute. Allow time for weather related slow downs!

GLENDALE, Ohio (WXIX) - The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash involving a Glendale police cruiser late Tuesday. The crash was reported around 10:50 p.m. as a motorcycle striking a police cruiser in the 800 block of Congress Avenue, near the Springfield Pike intersection. The officer was...

West Newport is looking a little greener thanks to a community-wide tree planting initiative completed this month. The city of Newport, in partnership with the Cincinnati/Dayton Division of Kroger, the Arbor Day Foundation and Cummins Inc., recently completed a large-scale tree planting initiative at the new west Newport Kroger site.

Ashton Zihan Zhao admitted to officers that he planned on driving his vehicle into the high school, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday in Butler County Area Courts.

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - Pelican’s Reef is set to reopen on Beechmont Avenue almost three years after a fire shut it down. The Anderson staple has been serving customers for more than 30 years. A fire in May 2023 forced Pelican’s Reef to close. Managing partner Abel...

CINCINNATI — More Americans between the ages of 18 and 45 die from fentanyl overdoses than from any other cause. While the numbers have been trending in the right direction since 2024 – thousands still die from it every year. On Fentanyl Awareness Day, two parents are trying to use their son’s death to make a difference.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A long-vacant commercial site in a Cincinnati neighborhood could soon be transformed into a major affordable housing development. Plans have been proposed for a transformation of the former Western Sports Mall property, where buildings have sat unused since a fire nearly four years ago. The former commercial site was put on the market for sale in the fall of 2023.

UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - A 19-year-old driver faces a seven-count indictment after hitting and killing a survey worker on a busy Clermont County road last week, court records show. Prince Patel is scheduled to appear for arraignment in Clermont County Common Pleas Court at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. A grand...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A man who was arrested after a Madisonville shooting that left five people injured has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for firearm and drug charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio. Myron Nichols, 29, of Mt....

While the Great Lakes get all of the attention for water-based vacations in the Midwest, the fact is that the region is full of smaller, yet equally entrancing, lakes that can make for a perfect getaway. If you're planning on visiting Ohio, near Cincinnati, you'll be close to one spot that is fabulous for fishing, paddling, and hiking: Campbell Lakes Preserve.