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Cincinnati city council’s considering new funding for the streetcar project. Council was asked, on Tuesday, to use tax increment funds for infrastructure projects and capital bonds to cover the 17 million dollar shortfall for the project. The deficit was discovered when bids for building the rail line came in over-budget. Recent Stories: Council Looks for […]
The Ohio Senate begins a debate later this week on a bill that targets repeat violent criminals. Attorney General Mike DeWine unveiled the violent career criminal act yesterday.The measure would double the prison time for criminals convicted of two or more gun crimes. Click here to read more. Recent Stories: Council Looks for Answers to […]
Cincinnati City Council is waiting for more details on potential fixes to a shortfall in the streetcar project’s budget. They’ll get alternatives to cover a 17 million dollar funding gap today. City officials say the shortfall comes from higher than expected bids to build the streetcar’s infrastructure Recent Stories: LaSalle High School Students Move Forward […]
LaSalle High School will reopen today, just one day after a student tried to take his own life in a packed classroom. School officials say that they will start with a prayer service, with grief counselors and extra police on hand to provide a safe environment. That student remains in critical condition at U.C. medical […]
This morning, a student at a local high school reportedly shot himself in a classroom. Hamilton County Sheriffs have verified that a student from LaSalle High School pulled out a gun, during class, and shot himself. The student was taken to University Hospital, and his condition is currently unknown. The school was on lockdown, and […]
The owners of 10 cars are having repairs done this week after a string of crashes on I-74. The state highway patrol says trouble started early yesterday, when a tractor trailer lost its drive-shift in a crash. Nine cars sustained flat tires, and under-body damage when they ran over the steel shaft. A tenth car […]
Two teenagers are behind bars, this morning, after being accused in a wild chain of threats and assaults in Elmwood Place. Police say 19 year-old James Robinson, and his 16 year-old brother, allegedly roughed up a teenage girl then threatened to kill paramedics before beating up a police officer. The pair was arrested, after hiding […]
Butler County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested 18 people, following an undercover drug investigation. Police say the suspects are accused of selling and abusing Marijuana, prescription drugs, and Heroin. Click here to read more. Recent Stories: Mallory Ignores Public Safety Workers, Gives Raises to His Aides Hamilton Man Convicted of Murder Faces Life Prison Sentence Police […]
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory is taking heat for raises given to top staffers. Three directors will see their pay increase by as much as 17%, despite upcoming public safety layoffs. A mayoral spokesman justified the raises, saying the administrators are facing increased work loads. Recent Stories: Hamilton Man Convicted of Murder Faces Life Prison Sentence […]
The Hamilton store owner, who gunned down a would-be robber, won’t face charges. Butler County prosecutors say a grand jury cleared Smail Gueddari, on Tuesday, calling that the shooting was justified. Guderri killed 26 year-old Jeremy Irvin when the suspect threatened his wife with a gun during a hold-up. Recent Stories: Hamilton Man Convicted of […]
A Hamilton man, convicted in a murder case on Tuesday, could spend the rest of his life in prison. Butler County Judge, Michael Sage, found Myron Doby guilty in the December shooting of Donnell Holland. Holland was a youth football coach in the area. Recent Stories: Police Investigating Apparent Murder in East Price Hill Police […]
A Hamilton County Juvenile Court policy, which requires juvenile teens to be shackled when in court, will no longer be enforced. Judge Tracie Hunter, earlier this month, revised this policy. She believes that shackling juvenile defendants, while in court, could traumatize them and harm their mental state. Hamilton County is now one of the few […]