Italian Beef Invasion: Knuckles Deli Juices Up Cincinnati’s East End
Chicago’s signature Italian beef has quietly slipped into Cincinnati’s East End, courtesy of Knuckles Deli, a compact sandwich shop opened by three restaurant veterans. The new spot is built around Chicago-style Italian beef, served the classic way: dunked in au jus, stacked high with hot peppers and Marconi giardiniera, and tucked into a Turano roll shipped in from Chicago. The owners say they...
Suburban Cincinnati restaurant announces reopening 3 years after fire
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - A restaurant that closed after a fire three years ago is planning a long-awaited grand reopening. Pelican's Reef will open May 1 at 4 p.m., according to a social media post. The Anderson Township seafood restaurant closed after a fire started in the restaurant's exhaust...
Woman convicted of stealing instruments could face prison time due to unpaid restitution
DOWNTOWN (WKRC) - Patricia North, a woman convicted five years ago of stealing and selling valuable musical instruments, was back in court Monday accused of failing to pay restitution to her victims — a case that could send her to prison with just months left on probation. Five years...
Hamilton County jail inmate charged with attempted murder of fellow inmate
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A Hamilton County jail inmate is charged with attempted murder of a fellow inmate earlier this month. A grand jury also indicted Daesha Smartt, 29, with felonious assault in the April 14 incident at the Hamilton County Justice Center. Court records show the alleged victim was seriously...
Longtime Cincinnati barbecue business announces closure
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A well-known local restaurant and catering business is closing. Sweets & Meats BBQ started with a food truck. And last year, the owners opened its first dine-in location in Avondale at the corner of Northern and Burnet avenues. Owner Kristen Bailey cites rising food prices, labor costs,...
Ohio man who stole nearly $7M from COVID programs sentenced to prison
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- An Ohio man who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $7 million in pandemic relief money will spend at least seven years behind bars. On Monday, Andrew Kerobo, of Cincinnati, was sentenced to between seven and 10.5 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.
‘I refuse to fail:’ Middletown food truck owner back on the road nearly a...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WKRC) — A Middletown food truck owner is back on the road nearly a year after he broke his neck in a crash. Larry Cantor owns BL BBQ & Karaoke DJ Food Truck and says May 4, 2025, is a day he won't forget. He was driving to Dayton Children's Hospital to feed the nurses for Nurses' Week when a car pulled out in...
Thunderstorms Later Monday
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Today, warm temperatures are expected as temperatures soar into the mid 80s. Look for rain and thunderstorms moving into the Tri-State after 6 pm. the western parts of the Tri-State. These will track from west to east with strong to severe storms possible after 10 pm. Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat.
Northern Kentucky leaders honored for local smoke-free efforts
Northern Kentucky communities and health leaders took center stage at a statewide tobacco control conference, earning recognition for recent efforts to expand smoke-free policies and reduce tobacco use. At the annual Kentucky Tobacco Control Conference, hosted by the Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy and the Kentucky Tobacco Prevention & Cessation...
Final Defendant Sentenced to Prison in Multi-State Methamphetamine Conspiracy
COVINGTON, Ky. – A Batavia, Ohio, woman was sentenced Thursday to 78 months in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine mailed from Texas to Northern Kentucky. Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning sentenced 39-year-old Stephanie Marie Terrell for aiding and abetting the attempted possession...

















