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FBI offering reward for info on Jewish cemetery vandals
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The FBI announced on Thursday a reward for information leading to the arrest of those who vandalized two Jewish cemeteries last week. The agency also asks anyone who visited the cemetery the prior week to contact them. Tifereth Israel Cemetery and Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Cemetery were vandalized...
In the presence of Eva Marie Saint: Recalling encounters with the Oscar-winner on her 100th birthday
Eva Marie Saint scolded me the first time we met. A few members of the press and the Oscar-winning actress had gathered around a coffee table in the Women’s Center in Hanna Hall. I placed my tape recorder in the middle of the table. This was an interview I wanted to capture in full.
More legal wrangling over Lake Erie
Over the last 10 years, it seems almost as certain as the likelihood of a green hue in parts of Lake Erie in late summer. If Jamie Farr loves Tony Packo’s, there is a pretty solid chance the good folks of Toledo are trying to sue someone regarding water quality in Lake Erie and are directing their emerald-water ire at Ohio agriculture.
Northwest Ohio woman competing in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
NEW YORK — Organized gluttony has become an American tradition held in the same regard as other Independence Day activities such as fireworks and the colors red, white and blue. Northwest Ohio will be well-represented in the former when, on Thursday, Edon native Cherish Brown will be one of...
An umpire mocked Alexis Diaz for questioning a pitch called inside
Alexis Diaz got the save on Wednesday night, his 19th of the season, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the New York Yankees 3-2. But the closer’s reaction to a pitch called inside got him mocked by the umpire, who didn’t toss him out for questioning balls and strikes.
NCAA Basketball: 5 bounce-back teams, 5 teams with question marks entering 2024-25 season
The start of the men’s 2024-25 college basketball season is ever-so-slowly approaching, with less than five months to go (not that anyone is counting, right?) until the season begins. While it may seem a long wait, most rosters are now set, with scholarships filled and players being back on campus preparing for the winter.
Greater Cincinnati school that closed after 100 years to be repurposed into new academy
CHEVIOT, Ohio (WKRC) - A new school is set to open in the old Saint Martin's School building in Cheviot. Cincinnati Technology Academy will move its classes from its current space on Glenway Avenue in East Price Hill. Work was recently completed on the building to wire each classroom for...
Another block added to $6M Perrysburg uptown revitalization project
The entire Perrysburg uptown will get a makeover beginning next year. City council approved adding a third part to the Louisiana Avenue revitalization project at its meeting Tuesday. This adds $1.4 million to the cost, for a total of $6.2 million to $6.5 million for all three phases. Council had already approved doing the 100 and 200 blocks of Louisiana. This week’s action adds the 300 block. The 300 block will undergo improvements first, in 2025. The 100 and 200 blocks will be done in 2026.
Adrian man dead, three others hospitalized in two-vehicle crash
DELTA, Ohio (WTVG) - One person is dead and three others were hospitalized in a two-vehicle crash in Fulton County Thursday afternoon. It happened near the intersection of US-20 and SR-109 in Royalton Township, located in Fulton County, just before 1:20 p.m. on July 4. According to Ohio State Highway...
Lead detected in water at Cincinnati health clinic that serves city's poor
Tap water from multiple locations inside Cincinnati's Bobbie Sterne Health Center in Over-the-Rhine contains lead at levels that are higher than acceptable limits. The health center, which serves thousands of poor men, women and children every year, confirmed Wednesday that the Cincinnati Health Department and the Greater Cincinnati Water Works discovered the lead after testing 55 water sources throughout the clinic.
UPS employee at Maumee distribution center finds apparent noose in workspace 5 years after racism class action lawsuit
MAUMEE, Ohio — "'You belong at UPS'" is what the shipping company calls its rallying cry, promising a diverse and inclusive workplace. But one employee at Maumee's UPS Distribution Center, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation, said his experience is completely different. "We found a...
Joe Burrow’s Early Retirement Rumors Due to Injury Concerns Stir Bengal Fans
Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow, a fan favorite in Cincinnati, is facing a wild prediction about a potential early retirement due to injury concerns despite impressive career stats. Burrow has over 14,000 passing yards and 97 touchdowns in just four seasons. He has been sacked 148 times in the regular...
Why did the chickens cross the road? To escape the Kettering, Ohio police. Watch the video
Several chickens flew the coop and led police in an Ohio city on a wild goose chase recently. Bodycam video from Kettering, a suburb of Dayton, shows officers trying to round up the birds, which prove elusive. The chickens even attempt to answer the age-old question, crossing the road to get away from officers.
A first for one Ohio city: Drag in the Fourth of July Parade
Cheers were heard up and down the street as attendees at one Ohio city’s Independence Day festivities were treated to a new sight in the annual parade: drag performers. Bedecked in star-spangled costumes, three drag queens walked Route 59 in Northeast Ohio for the city of Stow’s 66th annual Fourth of July parade.
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