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NFL players join support to ban synthetic turf in Ohio pro stadiums
(The Center Square) – Just after the Cincinnati Bengals spent $1 million on new synthetic turf, legislation is moving forward to require professional sports teams in Ohio to play their games on natural grass. The Bengals are the only professional team in the state that plays on synthetic turf.
Organizers: Cincinnati Music Festival brought more than 84K fans across 3 days
CINCINNATI — More than 84,000 people attended the Cincinnati Music Festival last weekend, which held shows at both the Andrew J. Brady Music Center and Paycor Stadium from Thursday through Saturday. The three-day event featured performances from several well-known artists, including Maxwell, Ne-Yo, Fantasia, Bobby Brown, Coco Jones and...
'Honor of a lifetime': Bond Hill community gets makeover courtesy of the Cincinnati Reds
BOND HILL, Ohio (WKRC) - The Cincinnati Reds have transformed Bond Hill in its 15th community makeover. 500 volunteers came together to renovate several facilities, including Bond Hill Academy and the new all-boys school, Xavier Jesuit Academy. For Xavier, the Cincinnati Zoo completed its third Urban Learning Garden, along with...
Wide Receiver Depth on Full Display for Cincinnati Bengals at Training Camp
The Cincinnati Bengals have invested heavily in the wide receiver position the last two years via the NFL Draft. In 2023, the orange and black selected Charlie Jones in the fourth round from Purdue and then took Andrei Iosivas from Princeton in round six. This season, Cincinnati grabbed T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s protege Jermaine Burton from Alabama. The former Crimson Tide product has been as advertised and turning heads as Tyler Boyd’s replacement in the slot. Sophomores Jones and Iosivas have also had their moments catching passes from Joe Burrow in a multitude of formations. Let’s examine how the receiver room can help take this Bengals offense to the next level.
Armed robber sentenced to prison, must pay restitution for holding up mail carrier
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A man who robbed a mail carrier at gunpoint was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. Lamarion Gray, 19, was one of more than a dozen people charged in our area with crimes related to postal robberies since 2022. He pleaded guilty in March. Gray was pulled...
Over-the-Rhine bar closing, set to rebrand as new cocktail lounge
CINCINNATI — A bar in Over-the-Rhine is closing, set to reopen as a new concept. The Drinkery posted to its Facebook page, saying it will be closing this month after throwing a "Final Circus" on Aug. 18. The bar said that by the end of the year, they will...
Former Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor talks fall's anti-gerrymandering amendment
A proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the redistricting process in Ohio will go to voters this fall. The group Citizens Not Politicians turned in enough valid signatures to make the November ballot in 2024. Their amendment would create a 15-member commission of unelected citizens to draw legislative and congressional districts.
FIRST ALERT: SEVERE T-STORM WATCH in effect until 8PM
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 8PM for Boone, Deaborn, Decatur, Ohio, Switzerland and Ripley counties in SE Indiana... Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson counties in N Kentucky and Clermont and Hamilton counties in SW Ohio. Thursday is a...
U.S. women's rowing eights wins repechage, advances to gold medal race
PARIS, IDF — The United States women's eights rowing team has cemented their spot in the event's gold medal race after winning the repechage Thursday morning. Led by Walnut Hills graduate Nina Castagna and Dayton native Molly Bruggeman, the U.S. won the race with a time of 6:03.93, edging Canada out by just under a full second.
Greater Cincinnati murder fugitive found working as police officer in Mexico
HAMILTON, Ohio (WXIX) - A local murder fugitive on the run for nearly 20 years is under arrest and due back in Greater Cincinnati Thursday after being extradited from Mexico, according to the U.S. Marshals Service and Butler County Prosecutor’s Office. Antonio “El Diablo” Riano was found working as...
Black-Owned Businesses In Southwest Ohio And Northern Kentucky Generated Over $2.8B In Economic Value, Report Says
Black businesses are profitable. The University of Cincinnati Alpaugh Family Economics Center for the Greater Cincinnati released a report that examined 1,417 Black-owned businesses across eight counties in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky in partnership with the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce (AACC). The report revealed that Black-owned businesses generated… Continue reading Black-Owned Businesses In Southwest Ohio And Northern Kentucky Generated Over $2.8B In Economic Value, Report Says
Ohio Just ‘Bombed’ Michigan With an F-16 and Full Fuel Tanks
LIsten, I know we joke a lot about hating Ohio... which we do... but it's never gotten to the point where things have been violent for a long time. So when an F-16 out of Toledo dropped full fuel tanks on Michigan, then turned right around and landed safely back home, there had to be questions asked.
Several Ohio dispensaries get green light to sell recreational weed next week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Several Ohio dispensaries will be able to start selling recreational marijuana as soon as Tuesday, ABC 6 has learned. Sunnyside will begin selling at its locations in Columbia Township, near Cincinnati, and in Newark. According to ABC 6 sister station WKRC in Cincinnati, "another owner...
‘Thrill of the hunt:’ 127 Yard Sale takes over northwest Ohio
VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) — Despite high levels of humidity and a chance of rain, swarms of people traveled to northwest Ohio and beyond Thursday for the start of the annual 127 Yard Sale. Dubbed the “world’s longest yard sale,” the yearly spectacle sees countless people set up garage...