Scientists say this year's El Niño could be one of the strongest on record. The climate phenomenon occurs when the Pacific Ocean gets abnormally warm, affecting weather patterns globally.

French Park in Amberley Village is a popular spot for hiking with an in-demand event venue. Its also been overrun in recent decades by invasive plants. A reforestation effort is underway.

The co-op is open to people living in 12 counties in Southwest Ohio: Brown, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Warren. It's free to join.

A professor studying a dead armadillo found near Miami University say it's proof the animal that has been slowly making its way northward has arrived in Ohio.

The route would attempt to mitigate traffic, crashes and train crossings through the construction of a four-lane boulevard, but people in up to 65 homes will need to relocate.

Rumpke will collect orange bags through February 2027.

MetroParks of Butler County plans to open Davidson Woods to the public this fall.

The state's highest court has ruled the city must allow people in Trenton to vote on a proposal to ban large-scale data centers. The city previously said petitioners hadn't gathered enough signatures.

Cooling stations will offer drinking water and portable mist machines along high-traffic corridors in some of the city's hottest neighborhoods.

An investigation by NPR and Boston University found evidence the CDC significantly undercounts heat deaths each year. Local health experts say the nature of determining a cause of death plays a role.