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Fatal motorcycle crash in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A 42-year-old man is dead in a motorcycle crash in Cincinnati, according to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office and Cincinnati police. It happened Wednesday around 5 p.m. in the 3000 block of Queen City Avenue. Christopher McClure was operating an eastbound 2024 Suzuki GSSR when he...
Great-grandmother's frantic 911 call after Ohio boy, 7, fatally shoots himself playing with gun
A great-grandmother made a frantic six-minute call to 911 after her 7-year-old great-grandson, Justice Jenkins, fatally shot himself while playing with a gun, reports reveal
Troopers chase stolen vehicle speeding 130 mph on I-75 before juvenile suspects run off in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - One suspect is in custody after a wild highway chase with speeds exceeding 130 mph that turned into a foot pursuit on the streets of Cincinnati, police confirm. Troopers in the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Lebanon post began pursuing a stolen red Ford Mustang with four juveniles...
84-year-old woman dies from injuries in crash on Dana Avenue
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - An 84-year-old driver has succumbed to her injuries from a crash on Dana Avenue in Evanston earlier this week, according to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office. It was reported around 10:30 a.m. Monday. Liliane Levy of Montgomery was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center...
Man arrested in connection with death of Rumpke driver
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - An arrest has been made in the fatal March shooting of a Rumpke driver in Roselawn. Cincinnati Police say Corderrell Lovett, 36, is accused of killing Angel Flores while Flores sat inside the truck. 30-year-old Angel was found shot to death on Eastlawn Drive near Crestlawn Avenue,...
Teen accused of killing UC student to be tried as adult
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A teen accused of murdering a University of Cincinnati student in March will be tried as an adult, according to Judge Kari Bloom of Hamilton County Juvenile Court. The teen is accused of killing 21-year-old Benjamin Addison on March 30 while breaking into his car. Joe Addison...
Victim in deadly Hartwell shooting identified
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Cincinnati Police Department has identified the person killed in a weekend shooting in Hartwell. Bairon Chaj, 19, was shot and killed on July 20, according to CPD. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. at the intersection of Galbraith Road and Vine Street outside of the Hartwell...
Man sentenced after victim found shot inside car outside Hamilton bar
HAMILTON, Ohio (WXIX) - A man has been sentenced for a deadly shooting that happened in Hamilton in 2023. Ramello Devonte Matthews, of Hamilton, was sentenced to 20 to 25.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter (with a firearm specification) and felonious assault, according to Butler County court records.
Contractor indicted for alleged home-improvement scam costing Ohioans over $105,000
CINCINNATI, Ohio — A Hamilton County grand jury has indicted Roger Glenn Gray, 52, of Aurora, Indiana, on three felony charges related to an alleged home-improvement scam that defrauded 14 Ohio residents of more than $105,000, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced yesterday. Gray, who has a significant criminal...
1 dead, 1 in jail following fatal Clermont County shooting
GOSHEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - A man was found shot dead Monday night in Goshen Township. Police responded to a report of a shooting at the Lakeshore Estates Mobile Home Park on SR-28 at around 10:00. Upon arriving at the scene, responders found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
Building reportedly struck by vehicle on Colerain Avenue in Groesbeck
CINCINNATI — A building has reportedly been struck by a vehicle on Colerain Avenue in Groesbeck. Hamilton County emergency crews are responding to the scene, at a local car dealership. No injuries or damages have been reported at this time. For live traffic updates, click here. Click the video...
Residents, anti-violence advocates react after 2 kids stabbed in West Price Hill
CINCINNATI — Two kids were hurt in a stabbing Monday morning, and Cincinnati police say they have arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with it. The stabbing happened in the 1000 block of Rutledge Avenue around 8 a.m., police said. WCPO crews were on the scene around 1 p.m....
Video: Thousands of dollars worth of narcotics stolen from family-owned pharmacy
CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Thieves ransacked a local pharmacy early on Friday morning and got away with thousands of dollars’ worth of narcotics. The burglary forced Schaeper’s Pharmacy in Northside to close for several days because of the damage. The owner and pharmacist, Richard Schaeper, says all it...
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