Ohio River

The artwork blends some of the most iconic symbols from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky into the mural that sits above the Ohio River where the two states meet.

The tubercled-blossom pearly mussel hasn't been seen since the late '60s. Once prolific in the Ohio River Basin, it has been officially declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The pipes were installed in the 1950s, but the reason they're there is because of what happened in 1937.

Citizens would be able to take legal action on behalf of the Ohio River.

The Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) grew out of the Cincinnati Stream Pollution Committee in 1948. It's been instrumental in improving water quality since. Now, it wants more federal money to accomplish its mission.

It's about to cost more to drive across the three toll bridges connecting Louisville and Southern Indiana. RiverLink, which operates the tolls, announced a rate increase which will start July 1.

You have questions about the Greater Cincinnati area and we answer them. This week: a castle on the river.

The Newport Barracks, at the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, closed when the U.S. Army moved to higher ground at Fort Thomas to avoid flooding. The site was deeded to the city of Newport in 1894. More than a century later, the city is interested in learning what lies beneath.

A national group focused on clean water and river health has named the Ohio River the second-most endangered waterway in the U.S.

Members of Citizens for the Rights of the Ohio River Watershed say the effort would "codify into law our rights to restore and protect our watershed from the systemic threats and irreparable harm to its ecological integrity."