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Blood donors urgently needed as CrowdStrike outage impact nation's supply
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Hoxworth Blood Center is putting out an urgent need for donors. It appears it’s yet another casualty of the CrowdStrike IT outage. The CrowdStrike outage is having quite the ripple effect on the nation’s blood supply. Right now, donors are desperately needed. “The CrowdStrike outage...
3 families officially become parents to 5 kids during Cincinnati adoption event
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Three local families are now a bit bigger. Five kids were adopted on Friday with the help of Hamilton County Probate Court Judge Ralph Winkler. "It's kind of like Christmas morning, I don't sleep good the night before, but it's a good type of not sleeping, not bad."
Assistant Fire/EMS Chief Chip Rielage to resign
Charles “Chip” Rielage, Tipp City's Assistant Chief of Fire and EMS, is leaving to take a similar job in Turtlecreek Township, home of the city of Lebanon. After four years as Assistant Chief, Rielage will leave Tipp on Wednesday, August 28, and begin his new but familiar job the next day, Thursday, August 29.
Cool Cool Cool Back in Action: Festivals, Concerts, and Shows with Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain in Light
Cool Cool Cool Back in Action: Festivals, Concerts, and Shows with Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain in Light. Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew are taking their remarkably successful Remain in Light tour out for another seven shows beginning tonight (Friday, July 26) at Bogart’s in Cincinnati. They are quick to acknowledge that this project simply wouldn’t happen without the support of Cool Cool Cool, who have played with them for three years.
Mild night ahead of warm weekend
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Friday was a seasonable close to the week! The official high at CVG was 86° after a morning low of 66°. It will be a cool and crisp Saturday morning with low temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s. Have the windows open to bring in some fresh air and to give your air-conditioner a break!
UC-Miami Victory Bell football rivalry ends with 2026 game at Paycor Stadium
A college football rivalry dating back to 1888 could come to a close in 2026. That’s when the Cincinnati Bearcats are slated to play a neutral site game at Paycor Stadium against nearby rival Miami University. The Bearcats and RedHawks do play this season in what appears to be be the final meeting at Miami's Yager Stadium on Sept. 14 at noon. Last year, Miami ended UC’s 16-game winning streak in the series with a 31-24...
Distinctive tattoo leads police to serial theft suspect in Greater Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Investigators say a man in court Friday on theft and breaking and entering charges targeted several local stores. And they say it was security footage of Elmo Bailey's distinctive tattoo that linked him to the crimes. Bailey is accused of breaking into convenience stores and smoke shops...
Saving lives: Group takes kids from violent Cincinnati neighborhoods to Washington, D.C.
WINTON TERRACE, Ohio (WKRC) - There were 40 shooting victims, all of them under the age of 18. It was a statistic Cincinnati Police were dealing with at this point last year and one they have been looking to change ever since. "Last year, we started seeing a very concerning...
CSG panel weighs energy reliability amid growing demand
Permitting reform and interagency communication at all levels are keys for state governments to accommodate rising energy needs, panelists told a collection of lawmakers in Ohio this week. Rising load due to data centers and other energy-intensive users coming online was front and center during a recent panel of the...
Central Ohioans to watch at the Olympics
LeBron James will carry the American flag during today's opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, but he's not the only Ohio athlete to root for in the weeks ahead.Why it matters: Fourteen Ohioans will compete for Team USA, including two who live in our region. Other competitors also have ties to Central Ohio.Case in point: Ohio State University announced that 24 of its current, former and incoming student-athletes are competing, representing 10 countries — its second-largest contingent ever.Seven are on Team USA.How to watch: Today's opening ceremony begins at 1:30pm. The games are on NBC and Peacock...
Ohio works to remedy skilled trade shortage with incarcerated youth initiative
Ohio is working to remedy a shortage of skilled trade employees by providing resources for incarcerated juveniles to start careers in fields such as construction or welding once they are released.
Pesticides as big a cancer risk as smoking; study identifies risk in PA counties
(The Hill) – Pesticides may cause cancer on a level equivalent to smoking cigarettes, a new study has found. The widespread use of pesticides may lead to hundreds of thousands of additional cancer cases in major corn-producing states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — even for Americans who don’t work on farms, according to findings published Thursday in […]
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