Ashley Kirklen

1 week ago | wlwt.com | Ashley Kirklen

Cincinnati’s new fire hydrant painting project is working to help firefighters keep neighbors safe by marking city hydrants. Greater Cincinnati Water Works spearheaded the project by teaming up with the Cincinnati Fire Department to assess water flow, pressure the depth of water mains underneath the city’s fire hydrants. Over the course of 10 years, a contractor will paint all 10,600 fire hydrants across the city.

3 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Ashley Kirklen

A nonprofit has released a new app highlighting the Greater Cincinnati area’s ties to the Underground Railroad. The app created by America’s River Roots is called Freedom Journey and is part of an initiative with the Cincinnati Museum Center and National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The app guides users to key sites of the Underground Railroad and is an educational opportunity for anyone looking to learn.

4 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Ashley Kirklen

WLWT. A LOCAL MOM WHO’S BEEN TOLD BY DOCTORS SHE DOESN’T HAVE MUCH TIME TO LIVE, IS NOW HOPING TO KEEP ONE LAST PROMISE TO HER SON. THAT’S RIGHT. TRACY FISHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OVARIAN CANCER EIGHT YEARS AGO, AND NOW SHE’S BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS TERMINAL. TRACY SAYS THAT WHILE SHE’S COME TO TERMS SORT OF WITH THE NEWS OF HOW THE CANCER HAS PROGRESSED, SHE’S NOT OKAY WITH BREAKING A PROMISE TO HER NINE YEAR OLD SON, JAMESON. THE TWO SHARE A SPECIAL LOVE FOR THE JURASSIC PARK FILMS.

4 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Ashley Kirklen

ARE ALSO CURRENTLY ON HOLD. WELL, LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM TO PREVENT EVEN MORE INFANT SLEEP DEATHS IN HAMILTON COUNTY. DURING THEIR QUARTERLY COMMUNITY PARTNER MEETING, CRADLE CINCINNATI, HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND ALSO THE CINCINNATI HEALTH DEPARTMENT DISCUSSED CONCERNING TRENDS LEADING TO INFANT MORTALITY RATES. ONE MAJOR FACTOR UNSAFE SLEEPING PRACTICES IN 2024, SLEEP DEATHS ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 22% OF ALL INFANT DEATHS LAST YEAR. IN HAMILTON COUNTY.

1 month ago | wlwt.com | Ashley Kirklen

Cincinnati city leaders say shooting incidents and shooting victims are down in 2025 compared to the last three years, in part due to the city’s summer safety plan. Now, this summer, officials are expanding the plan to curb teenage violence and give Cincinnati’s youth more things to do. Cincinnati’s assistant police chief Matt Hammer said data shows a 30 percent decline of shooting victims compared to the three-year average.