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James Pilcher

Cincinnati

Reporter with @local12, indiscriminate music addict/beer maker/proud dad & hubby

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  • 3 days ago | local12.com | James Pilcher

    CINCINNATI (WKRC) — After a promising start to 2025 with declining crime rates, Cincinnati has experienced a surge in criminal activity over the past month. The city has seen double-digit increases in nearly all crime categories compared to the previous year, including homicides and aggravated assaults. In response, Mayor Aftab Pureval and Police Chief Teresa Theetge announced a series of initiatives aimed at curbing the rising violence. "We see what is happening.

  • 4 days ago | local12.com | James Pilcher

    CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) is set to increase the number of students using Metro buses for transportation in the upcoming school year as part of efforts to address a $52 million budget gap. The school board voted in May to require all seventh and eighth graders to ride Metro buses. New details recently released show that those students will come from 13 schools and will also include high schoolers who hadn't ridden Metro previously.

  • 1 week ago | local12.com | James Pilcher

    CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Congressman Greg Landsman revealed his concerns as a father and husband after learning he was on a list of potential targets by Vance Boelter, the man accused of killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband and seriously wounding another state senator and his wife. Landsman, a Cincinnati Democrat in his second term in Congress, spoke about the fear he felt while the gunman was still at large.

  • 1 week ago | dayton247now.com | James Pilcher

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  • 1 week ago | local12.com | James Pilcher

    MANCHESTER, Ohio (WKRC) — A payment made three years ago by Manchester officials to a nonprofit organization is now under investigation by the Ohio Auditor's Office for potential fraud. The payment, exceeding $20,000, was made to the village's Fireman's Benefit Association, a private nonprofit, and is being scrutinized as a possible misuse of taxpayer funds.

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James Pilcher
James Pilcher @jamespilcher
19 Jun 25

My Waste Watch story tonight: Tri-State community's payment to nonprofit under investigation for potential fraud ⁦@Local12⁩ https://t.co/nhb59VSp01

James Pilcher
James Pilcher @jamespilcher
18 Jun 25

This letter to the Village of Manchester from the Ohio Auditor's Office says the village improperly paid tens of thousands toward a private loan, raising big questions here. Full story at 4:30 and 5:30 on @Local12 https://t.co/MlVtND1squ

James Pilcher
James Pilcher @jamespilcher
18 Jun 25

My story today and EXCLUSIVE interview: 'I was unjustly charged': Local ICE detainee claims innocence from jail amid legal battle ⁦@Local12⁩ https://t.co/KIjqPnNjEi