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Kentucky, Meet Your Candidates For Governor

Kentucky's incumbent Republican Governor Matt Bevin will face a familiar political foe in Democrat Andy Beshear at the voting booth in November.

Cincinnati Ramping Up For Road Safety Project Vision Zero

First Area Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Lebanon

Hamilton County Commission Relocates Thursday's Meeting, Again

By Ambriehl Crutchfield • 3 hours ago

Seal of Hamilton County — Provided / Hamilton County

After questions about moving the Hamilton County commissioners meeting to the Daniel Drake Center, Thursday's meeting will be held at the Hamilton County Administration building.

Memorial Day Weekend Road Closures You Need To Know

By Jennifer Merritt • 4 hours ago

taste of cincinnati — Courtesy / Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber

Downtown is hosting several events this Memorial Day Weekend, and as such various streets and Metro routes are affected.

Saving Nuclear Plants Is 'Insurance Policy' According to FirstEnergy CEO

By Jeff St. Clair • 6 hours ago

The future of Ohio’s two nuclear plants remains up in the air as a bailout package, House Bill 6, works its way through the state legislature. The package would throw a lifeline to bankrupt FirstEnergy Solutions. Its former parent company, FirstEnergy hosted shareholders at its annual meeting in Akron Tuesday. Protesters were there too.

New Warship Named In Honor Of Cincinnati

By Michael Monks • 8 hours ago

The U.S. Navy is about to commission the latest vessel named after the City of Cincinnati. The USS Cincinnati (LCS-20) is an Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship.

High School Senior Wins Online Design Contest For "I Voted" Stickers

By Karen Kasler • 8 hours ago

A design from a central Ohio high school senior will be on stickers handed out to voters starting later this year. The winner was picked in an online contest after 2,000 designs were submitted by 6^th to 12^th grade students.

Rob Lowe Really Remembers Cincinnati Well

By John Kiesewetter • 11 hours ago

Riverfront Stadium… Bob Braun… Marty Brennaman and Joe Nuxhall... The Uncle Al Show … Uncle Al's accordion… Great American Ball Park…

The more I talked to actor Rob Lowe, who grew up in Dayton, Ohio, from 1964 to '76, the more I was surprised by his flood of Cincinnati memories.

Covington Firm's Drug Seeks To Cure Cancer

By Michael Monks • 15 hours ago

BXQ-350 to the common eye looks like some sort of alphanumeric mystery, but in reality, it could become a life-saving tool in the fight against cancer.

Soccer Star Rose Lavelle Unveils Mural, Talks About Upcoming World Cup

By Tana Weingartner • May 21, 2019

Rose Lavelle is set to make her first World Cup appearance at this summer's FIFA Women's World Cup in France. Before joining the U.S. Women's National Team for training, she's visiting with friends and family in Cincinnati and unveiling a mural in her honor.

See The Most Popular Baby Names Across The Tri-State

By Jennifer Merritt • May 21, 2019

The Social Security Administration has released its annual bundle of joy (or frustration, depending on your preference for uniqueness) of each state's top baby names for both boys and girls in 2018.

Hotel, Mixed-Use Building Coming to World Peace Bell Site

By Michael Monks • May 21, 2019

A hotel and mixed-use building along with a parking garage are coming to Newport's World Peace Bell site.

The parking lot adjacent to the local landmark surrounded by Monmouth, York, Fourth and Fifth streets is the last "missing tooth" in the revitalization of this section of Newport's downtown and will offer better connectivity from Newport on the Levee to the city's central business district.