City of Florence approves 20% insurance premium tax reduction, its third tax cut since...
The City of Florence has approved an ordinance to reduce the insurance premium tax rate from 5 percent to 4 percent, representing a 20 percent reduction in the current rate. The change will take effect July 1. The insurance premium tax is applied to policies written within the City and is collected and remitted by...
Enquirer cartoonist Jerry Dowling, who died Saturday, was a ‘talented eccentric’
In a Cincinnati Enquirer newsroom filled with talent and eccentrics in the 1970s, illustrator Jerry Dowling was both. Dowling, who died at age 85 Saturday, was a prolific cartoonist who poked fun at the Big Red Machine, Bengals and Bearcats for the sports pages, as well as numerous celebrities for the Sunday...
West Side man sentenced to federal prison for building 3 pipe bombs
GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - A Green Township man will spend two years in federal prison after authorities said he built and detonated pipe bombs in Hamilton and Butler counties in 2025. Investigators said Robert Gilb, 51, caused the detonation of three improvised explosive devices in March and April 2025.
Cincinnati mass shooting: Bond set for suspects, 1 still hospitalized
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Bond was set Wednesday for two men charged in Cincinnati’s mass shooting after they were indicted last week. Both men, Franeek Cobb, 24, and Derrick Long, 29, are convicted felons who are not allowed to have guns. They face a combination of local and federal charges.
Judge denies probation for Covington teen convicted of hate crime killing
COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - A judge on Tuesday denied a motion for probation filed by Joseph McMeans, the Covington teen convicted of a hate crime killing in 2023, ordering him to begin serving his sentence in adult prison. McMeans, now 18, pleaded guilty as an adult in 2023 to facilitation...
Clifton Market owner arrested for bad check, store’s future uncertain
This story has been updated with information from the owner's family The money troubles continue to pile up for the sparsely stocked Clifton Market . A $1,061 wine purchase landed the owner in jail on a charge of passing a bad check, according to court documents. Gurmukh Singh, 51, of Mason, was booked March 9 into...
One Trip To This Ohio Seafood Restaurant And You’ll Talk About It All Through...
There is a seafood spot in Ohio that people are driving two hours to reach, and once you hear what they are serving, you will completely understand why. It sits in a casual, fishing-shack-style space, but the food coming out of that kitchen punches way above its weight class. Cajun...
Tornadoes hit Midwest, destroying homes. Did any hit Ohio?
Tornado watches and warnings were in effect across the central United States on the evening of March 10 and into the early hours of March 11, as meteorologists tracked a line of severe thunderstorms moving across the country. Communities in Illinois and Indiana were struck by tornadoes as the storms moved through....
Cincy Panel OKs $1 Land Deal as Nehemiah Bets Big on Lower Price Hill
City planners on Monday signed off on a pivotal land deal for Nehemiah Manufacturing in Lower Price Hill, approving the sale of about 2.7 acres of city-owned property to the company for just $1. The move edges the Cincinnati-based contract manufacturer closer to building a new production facility at the site and...
Nearly half of Ohio’s renters are paying more than they can afford on rent,...
A new report shows nearly half of Ohio’s 1.58 million renters are paying more than they can afford on rent. Ohio also has a shortage of 266,000 affordable and available rental units, the report shows. Of Ohio’s 422,098 extremely low-income renters, 73% of these households spend more than half...
