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Longtime Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune is expected to announce his retirement Thursday, our news partner at the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. He is expected to say he will not run for re-election next year, and they are reporting, citing unnamed sources. Portune will make a “Major Announcement” at 12:30 p.m. Thursday before the regular Hamilton […]

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Greater Cincinnati residents with a medical marijuana card will be able to purchase legal marijuana at a local dispensary starting today. Verilife, located at 5431 Ridge Road in Columbia Township, has completed all necessary state-sanctioned steps to open and will have a full stock of products, representatives for the dispensary said in a news release. […]

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Police call it a heinous crime, as a caregiver is accused of dumping hot water on a woman with disabilities, causing burns. Now, she’s in the Hamilton County Jail after the serious allegations. Karen Taylor, 50, is set to be arraigned Tuesday morning in Hamilton County Court. Police said they will ask for a high […]

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Cincinnati police continue to search for two people who they say are involved in the alleged theft of more than $1 million from Fifth Third Bank. In June, the Hamilton County prosecutor announced the indictments of five people for the theft. Vernon Johnson, 26; DeMarlo Harris, 29; DeShay Melton, 25; Shammon Richard, 21; and Karen Smith, […]

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The brother of Olympic champion Simone Biles has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that happened at a New Year’s Eve party in Ohio. Nearly eight months after the deadly shooting, Tevin Biles-Thomas, 24, was arrested on Thursday in Georgia. Police believe Biles-Thomas opened fire after an altercation at the Dec. 31 […]

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It’s being called America’s “New Neighborhood Watch,” but it’s not people-watching; it’s technology. More than 400 police departments are partnering with the doorbell company Ring in an effort to catch more criminals. “This allows us to take that one incident and possibly connect it to a number of other incidents and catch likely the one […]

Now that school is back in session for Cincinnati Pubic Schools’ 36,000 students, the district’s superintendent and the city’s police chief are expected to address school security and pedestrian safety. Superintendent Laura Mitchell and Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac will hold a news conference to provide updates related to the upcoming school year. The 10:30 […]

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Cincinnati priest Geoffrey Drew has pleaded not guilty in his initial court appearance in connection with the alleged rape of a boy 30 years ago. A judge set his bond at $5 million. Drew was indicted Monday on nine counts of raping the child at St. Jude School, where he was the music minister at […]

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Cincinnati police officers are investigating a fatal shooting after gunfire was exchanged in the area of North Avondale, hitting a man who was riding a Metro Bus. Police said a call for the shooting came in around 9 p.m. at the intersection of Dana Avenue and Reading Road. Police said, the shooting victim, Neko Larkin, […]

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If you missed “Facebook Live Friday,” no worries, you watch it right here! Lincoln Ware’s Summer Tour continues as Lincoln Ware broadcast live from Riverside Academy Today’s guest: Ken Lawson Today’s topics: Ken Lawson interview and callers call in to ask questions and have discussions with Lincoln and Ken

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Cincinnati Public Schools say they accidentally released the names, addresses and bus schedule information for thousands of students. CPS admits they made an error when they inadvertently sent out an email Friday that contained those details for 7,000 kids. Abby is one of the parents who received that email. She told FOX19 NOW her daughter […]

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An 18-year-old accused of bringing a loaded gun to school appeared in court Wednesday. Yairius Orso-Miller appeared in court on charges of illegal conveyance of a deadly weapon in a school safety zone and carrying a concealed weapon. Orso is a senior at Dohn Community High School. According to court papers, school security confiscated the […]