Here’s when you can start claiming spots on river for fireworks
CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Fireworks enthusiasts planning to attend Riverfest and the Western & Southern / WEBN Fireworks on Sunday are being reminded of several restrictions and safety measures in place for the event. A sign posted at the Serpentine Wall advises that anyone wishing to set up tarps or...
Cincinnati, OH Public Safety Alert: 36-Year-Old Wanted in Miami Township Murder – Armed and...
Cincinnati, OH – The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 36-year-old man wanted in connection with a deadly shooting in Miami Township earlier this month. According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Brian Hatfield is wanted for complicity to murder...
Dayton Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Analogue Trafficking
COVINGTON, Ky. – A Dayton, Ohio, man, Germel Hughes, 45, was sentenced on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 222 months in prison, for conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue and aiding and abetting the intended distribution of 100 grams or more of a mixture containing a...
KY Cocaine Dealer Heading To Prison
COVINGTON, KY.- A 33-year-old Florence, Kentucky, man, and a known local cocaine dealer, was sentenced last Thursday to over a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal narcotics and firearms offenses. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Paul McCaffrey, on Thursday, August 21, 2025, Osvaldo Pardo, 33,...
Cincinnati does about face, accepts more state help for crime crackdown
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - In an about-face, Cincinnati city and police leaders are now accepting more state help to crack down on crime. Once an official memorandum is finalized, state troopers are expected to arrive in the Queen City soon after. “The city has accepted our offer of help,” DeWine said...
A national landlord with 200+ local homes faces lawsuits from tenants and Cincinnati
When BreAnna Eshun and her husband moved into a rental house in Norwood this spring, she says they noticed hints things were amiss. Each room had air fresheners in multiple outlets. And there was a lingering odor — like animal waste — that wouldn’t go away. Eshun...
2 men arrested for series of car break-ins in Northern Kentucky
FLORENCE, Ky. (WKRC) — Two men, Jacob Scudder and Issac New, are facing multiple charges following a series of car break-ins in Northern Kentucky. Boone County deputies arrested the pair after receiving a lead that tracked them to Union. Deputies responded to reports from several residents in the Cheshire...
Kroger to lay off nearly 1,000 corporate workers
The Kroger Co. is set to lay off nearly 1,000 corporate workers.
Neighbors frustrated by shootings, unruly behavior near Roselawn hookah bars
At least 24 people have been shot within a four-block span of Reading Road in Roselawn since 2023. Residents and businesses we spoke with blame drunken late-night crowds from nearby hookah bars.
COVID-19 cases rise in the Tri-State as new variant ‘Stratus’ spreads
CINCINNATI (WKRC) — About one in every ten people currently taking a COVID-19 test is testing positive for the illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The infectious disease team at TriHealth has reported a slight increase in COVID-19 cases within their health systems compared to a month...
