Public Safety
Cincinnati Police District 3 detectives posted a suspect photo on social media and are asking Oakley residents to call Det. Dews at 513-352-6401 with any information about a theft case.
Public Safety
Cincinnati Police District 3 detectives posted a suspect photo on social media and are asking Oakley residents to call Det. Dews at 513-352-6401 with any information about a theft case.
Local Government
Chamberlain University, the nation's largest nursing school, opens its 25th campus at the Kenwood Collection in Sycamore Township on Aug. 20, with BSN classes starting Aug. 31 amid a regional nursing shortage.
Public Safety
Cincinnati police released a suspect photo after someone broke into a vehicle at 226 Loraine Avenue in Oakley and used the victim's stolen credit card, asking residents to contact Detective Horner with tips.
Local Government
The Oakley Community Council meets Tuesday, August 4, at a new location for its first formal meeting since back-to-back flash floods devastated the neighborhood, with the Duck Creek floodgate failure, city relief funds, and stormwater infrastructure fixes all on the table one day before City Council votes on homeowner aid.
Public Safety
Ohio's vehicular manslaughter penalty caps at 90 days in jail, far below the national median of one year, a gap now under scrutiny as three fatal traffic cases in the Hyde Park and Oakley area have all landed at the misdemeanor level.
Public Safety
Oakley's year-to-date Part 1 crime total hit 403 incidents through July 25, up 41.4% from 2025, with personal theft driving the surge — though the most recent 28-day period showed a 40% improvement.
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Local Government
View MoreGreater Cincinnati Water Works announced it has replaced 10,000 lead service lines since 2018, including about 200 in Hyde Park this spring, with 30,000 lines still to go before a 2037 federal deadline.
Local Government
View MoreThe Hyde Park Neighborhood Council elected Kevin Randall as president and Mary Wagner as vice president, established a Flood Response Ad Hoc Committee by unanimous vote, and adopted a communication agreement with Save Hyde Park Square at its Tuesday, Aug. 25 meeting, following a month of leadership upheaval after the July 17 and July 21 floods.
Local Government
View MoreThe Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library will end its free reciprocal card program for Northern Kentucky residents on Jan. 3, 2027, requiring a $90 annual fee after state funding cuts cost the system $1 million.
Local Government
View MoreThe Hyde Park Neighborhood Council's traffic committee recorded speeds of 77 mph on Erie Avenue, one of several major items on the agenda for the council's rescheduled Aug. 25 meeting, which also includes officer elections and a vote to form a flood response committee.
Local Government
View MoreThe Hyde Park Neighborhood Council's rescheduled flood-response meeting with MSD and city officials is set for Tuesday, Aug. 25, with a newly posted agenda covering sewer backup reimbursement, flood assistance eligibility and how repeated flooding will shape Hyde Park Square development decisions.
Local Government
View MoreA three-judge federal appeals panel ruled that Cincinnati City Manager Sheryl Long violated the law by firing Fire Chief Michael Washington without a hearing, stripping her of immunity and sending the wrongful termination case to a jury trial set for Sept. 29.
Education
Walnut Hills High School climbed 15 spots to No. 76 nationally in the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings while holding its No. 1 position in Ohio, with a 94% AP participation rate highlighted in the report.
Education
Chamberlain University is offering three full-ride BSN scholarships to Cincinnati-area residents at its new Kenwood campus, with no application deadline or prerequisite courses required.
Education
CPS Treasurer Mike Gustin says Ohio's 2025 property tax overhaul and a mismatched state funding formula are squeezing the district from both sides, forcing a $66 million levy request that east-side homeowners will decide on Nov. 3.
Education
Ohio has asked the Trump administration for a federal waiver that would let the state close, charter-convert or take over 117 chronically underperforming schools, including six Cincinnati Public Schools buildings — two of which have been on the state's underperformance list since 2018.
Education
Ohio's new attendance law, effective this school year, now counts all absences including doctor visits and weather days toward the "chronically absent" threshold; CPS families at Kilgour, Clark Montessori and Withrow should expect earlier notifications about missed time.
Education
CPS Superintendent Shauna Murphy unveiled a new strategic plan Tuesday, the day before students return to Kilgour, Clark Montessori and Withrow, but community members at Monday's board meeting questioned whether the district's vision squares with 111 eliminated positions and the reassignment of bilingual social workers away from district-wide roles.
Public Safety
View MoreCincinnati Police District 3 detectives posted a suspect photo on social media and are asking Oakley residents to call Det. Dews at 513-352-6401 with any information about a theft case.
Public Safety
View MoreA malfunctioning Duck Creek floodgate, overwhelmed sewers and more than 1,200 sewer backups from the July 17 storm have put Cincinnati's east-side infrastructure under scrutiny, with City Council approving $2 million in flood relief and ordering reviews of the city's stormwater systems.
Public Safety
View MoreHamilton County small businesses and nonprofits can apply for low-interest SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans to cover revenue lost during the Aug. 11–14 derecho, with applications due May 25, 2027.
Public Safety
View MoreCincinnati Police say their drone-as-first-responder program handled nearly 11,000 calls in its first year, with 24% resolved without sending an officer, cutting some response times from 20 minutes to two or three.
Public Safety
View MoreHyde Park resident William DeFoor, 26, has agreed to plead guilty to two federal charges for vandalizing Vice President JD Vance's East Walnut Hills home in January, facing up to 10 years per count and nearly $28,000 in restitution.
Public Safety
View MoreSteven Barton, 43, an assistant principal at Aiken New Tech High School, was charged with one felony count of sexual battery after allegedly touching a 16-year-old student; a Cincinnati police detective told the court there may be additional victims.
Community
Hyde Park Square retailers will bring deals to the sidewalks on Sept. 12 in an all-day event called "Flood the Square with Love," organized to support businesses still recovering from heavy flooding in July.
Community
Cincinnati ranks first nationally for playground access and 27th overall for fitness in the 2026 American College of Sports Medicine index, though a personal health ranking of No. 65 highlights a gap between recreation infrastructure and health outcomes.
Community
A $1.7 million estate gift from the family of Ben Carlson-Berne, who died in a hiking accident in 2002, creates a permanent endowment at UC's College-Conservatory of Music to fund free private music lessons for Cincinnati Public Schools students based on financial need.
Community
Yayoi Kusama died Aug. 14 at 97; her infinity mirror room exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum in Eden Park is free to visit during Friday's Art After Dark event and remains on view through Oct. 18.
Community
The free world premiere of "Kiriji," a jazz-and-Afrobeat retelling of a 16-year Yoruba civil war, closes out the 42nd season of It's Commonly Jazz at Eden Park's Seasongood Pavilion on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Community
The Oakley Branch Library is providing free walk-in homework help for K-8 students this school year, while a countywide expansion of free afterschool meals through UMC Food Ministry now reaches 17 library branches, with Walnut Hills and Madisonville the nearest meal sites for Oakley families.
Business
View MoreAsiana Thai & Sushi will reopen at its Oakley location on Oct. 1 under Jay and Toey Holmes, who created the restaurant's original recipes and ran it for five years before opening a Crestview Hills location in 2022.
Business
View MoreAsiana Thai & Sushi of Hyde Park has permanently closed after 24 years in the neighborhood because the landlord did not renew the restaurant's lease, making it the second long-running east-side Asian restaurant to shut down in a week.
Business
View MoreGilligan Co. paid $3.5 million for three parcels at Madison Road and Red Bank Expressway near the Oakley-Madisonville border, planning a GoCo Shell convenience store and Dunkin' Donuts after demolishing the existing Rally's and Qwench building.
Business
View MoreStone Bowl, the Korean and Japanese restaurant at 3355 Madison Road in Oakley, closed Sunday, Aug. 16 after 12 years as owners Young Park and Misook Gwon relocate out of state to reunite their family.
Business
View MoreGreen Umbrella named Van Sullivan, a 25-year Cincinnati resident who built the nonprofit's signature flood resilience programs, as its permanent executive director on Aug. 18 after a national search.
Business
View MoreStone Bowl, the Korean and ramen restaurant at 3355 Madison Road in Oakley, permanently closed Monday, Aug. 17, after 12 years, with owners Young Park and Misook Gwon citing a family relocation that kept them living apart for four years.
Sports
The OHSAA penalized Withrow's football program with reduced contact days, fewer scrimmages, and probation after finding the Tigers held a full-contact scrimmage before the Aug. 1 start date.
Sports
Withrow boys soccer lost 2-0 at Norwood on Monday, falling to 1-1 on the season, and now prepares for its home opener against Hughes on Wednesday.
Sports
Withrow University High School boys soccer travels to Norwood's Shea Stadium on Monday night at 7 p.m. looking to improve to 2-0 after a comeback season-opening win at Deer Park.
Sports
Withrow University High School's boys soccer team overcame a 1-0 deficit to beat Deer Park 2-1 on Thursday night, opening the 2026 season with a comeback road win.
Sports
Maya Ramsay scored twice as Clark Montessori's girls soccer team beat Deer Park 3-1 at home on Aug. 20, earning the Lady Cougars their first win of the 2026-27 season.
Sports
Luke Kuechly's Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement Saturday in Canton makes him the third Greater Cincinnati prep football player inducted, joining Purcell Marian legend Roger Staubach and Middletown's Cris Carter.
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
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