Lincoln Ware
A couple claims they were kicked out of a restaurant over the weekend for wearing Native American costumes. But Lisa Amore, a spokeswoman for the Shari’s restaurant in Lewiston, said the couple was actually removed for their offensive behavior. It was late Saturday night when Amore said the couple arrived drunk from a Halloween party. […]
Cincinnati City Council voted Wednesday to approve eight pieces of legislation that aim to reduce preventable evictions in Cincinnati. “The goal here is to reduce preventable evictions and to keep more children and families in their homes. The number of evictions is staggering — some of those preventable, some of them are not,” said Councilman […]
Three men were arrested in Dayton last week after authorities seized over 40 pounds of fentanyl, which state officials said is enough to “kill the entire population of Ohio, many times over.” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck, Federal Bureau of Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Joseph Deters and U.S. […]
Residents of Fowlerville, a village in Livingston County in Michigan, are livid and calling an extreme Halloween display of President Donald Trump holding the head of Barack Obama, downright racist. The shocking display which featured Obama’s head tied to a rope sits outside of Quality Coatings, an automotive shop. The graphic effigy caused community members to erupt in […]
In the coming days, President Donald Trump is likely to continue making direct comparisons between the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the killing of Osama bin Laden eight years ago. After all, Trump’s presidency seems, in large part, to be dictated by either undoing or trying to outdo what President Barack […]
Should 16-year-old children be permitted to vote? A Cincinnati city councilman has voiced his support. P.G. Sittenfeld tweeted Thursday, “We’ve had some constituents – of very different ages – ask about the (city of Cincinnati) changing the rules to allow 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds to vote in municipal elections. I think it’s interesting – and I’d […]
Noor Alexandria Abukaram ran a personal-best time in a cross-country meet last Saturday. Then the 16-year-old Ohio high school student found out her race didn’t count. Abukaram was disqualified from her team’s meet for wearing a hijab while in competition. A practicing Muslim who attends private Islamic school in Sylvania, Ohio, Abukaram competes in athletics for the local public […]
The cause of death for the person whose body was found near Woodward High School in Bond Hill Wednesday night is listed as a homicide, the Hamilton County Coroner’s report says. Police responded to Sternblock Lane around 9 p.m. The body was found on the property of Woodward High School, according to Hamilton County Coroner […]
Halloween decorations on display at a New York law office caused a controversial stir in the community. A set of three black jack-o’-lanterns on display outside the law office, which are painted black with white eyes, nose, and mouth, garnered complaints that they were racially insensitive, according to reports. “We understand that someone complained about […]
A man charged with arson in a Walnut Hills building fire faced a judge for the first time on Tuesday morning. Derrick Carlisle, 25, is charged with aggravated arson in connection with a fire that happened Oct. 12 at a building in the 2300 block of Iowa Avenue. A police affidavit says Carlisle used a […]
Atatiana Jefferson, who was fatally shot in her home by a Fort Worth, Texas police officer over a week ago, while playing a video game with her 8-year-old nephew, has yet to be laid to rest. The original funeral was scheduled to happen on Saturday, October 19th, but was canceled due to a family dispute. […]
Two seconds after he shouted commands outside a house, a Fort Worth police officer opened fire into what looks like a dark room. Moments later, Atatiana Koquice Jefferson died in the bedroom of her own home with her 8-year-old nephew nearby. Now Texans are outraged over the death of another black person killed at home […]
