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Work on Cincinnati’s streetcar projects continues today in Over the Rhine. Construction crews will be removing paving stones from Elm Street near Music Hall, reducing the roads to one lane between West 12th and 14th streets. City officials say the first tracks for the streetcar will be installed next month. Click here to read more. […]

Seven people are still in the hospital after a gruesome bus crash in Butler County. The crash of a Greyhound bus injured nearly three dozen people this past weekend near Monroe. The state highway patrol says the bus was rolling north on I-75, when the driver veered off the highway and hit a tree and […]

Cincinnati’s new police chief says he is ready to gain the trust of the community. Jeffrey Blackwell talked with reporters yesterday, laying out his plans to work with residents to fight crime through mutual respect. Blackwell was hired Friday after serving 26 years with the Columbus Police department. Recent Stories: Ohio BOE President Bans Toni […]

Cincinnati.com Reports: Cincinnati’s new police chief will be Jeffrey Blackwell, a deputy chief in Columbus. Blackwell was one of four finalists for the job. The new chief replaces James Craig, who left this summer for his native Detroit. From City Manager Milton Dohoney’s memo about the hire: “He understands that we have to work with the various communities we serve to build a […]

Former city of Cincinnati employee Mark Corsmeier is under indictment for theft. Corsmeier allegedly pocketed coins he was supposed to be collecting from city parking meters. Investigators were tipped off to the thefts by people who noticed Corsmeier frequently bought items with coins. Click here to read more. Recent Stories: Ohio BOE President Bans Toni […]

The president of the Ohio Board of Education is again under fire. This time she’s under scrutiny for ordering that a book be banned from school libraries. Debe Terhar of Green Township says Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” is pornographic. The novel is set in the 1940’s, and its main character is an african-american girl. […]

Hundreds of jobs at a new racino in Warren County are up for grabs today. Miami Valley gaming and racing officials will begin searching for nearly 300 people at a job fair from 3-6 P.M. at Scarlet Oaks in Sharonville. Click here to read more. Recent Stories: Cranley Wins Mayoral Primary By A Two to […]

Nearly non-existent voter turnout is leading for calls to scrap Cincinnati’s mayoral primary. Less than 6% of the city’s registered voters cast ballots Tuesday, leading critics to question whether the $400,000 cost of the election was worth it. A proposal to create a “winner take all” election in November would require a change in the […]

Former city councilman, John Cranley, is in the driver’s seat heading into the November election. Cranley led all vote-getters in yesterday’s four-way mayoral primary, besting vice mayor Roxanne Qualls by nearly a two to one margin. Cranley and Qualls will face off again in November, as they offer different views on Cincinnati’s parking lease and […]

The four finalists for Cincinnati’s Police Chief position may be brought before residents before anyone is hired. City councilman P.G. Sittenfeld is calling for the finalists to appear at a town hall forum where residents can get answers about their safety concerns. Sittenfeld says hearing out how the chief candidates interact with the community could […]

Cincinnati voters head to the polls today to decide the front-runners in the city’s mayoral race. Vice mayor Roxanne Qualls and former councilman John Cranley are expected to be the top vote-getters out of the four primary candidates.The winner of the non-partisan primary gets the inside track to replace Mark Mallory in November. The polls […]

A Cincinnati man will go before a judge today to face a host of charges after an incident in a library restroom. Cincinnati Police arrested Colliens Bullucks this past weekend, after he allegedly tried to crawl into a stall in the women’s restroom at the public library of cincinnati and hamilton county’s main branch. Bullucks […]