Jeanne Houck

Jul 25, 2023 | cincinnati.com | Jeanne Houck

Milford City Council has hired environmental consultants to test groundwater at a parking lot in the city's downtown area where benzene levels slightly above drinking-water standards have been found in the past. Council agreed to pay Terracon Consultants, Inc. $16,850 for the work at the city-owned lot next to Harvest Market in the 300 block of Main Street. A gas station formerly operated there.

Jul 17, 2023 | cincinnati.com | Jeanne Houck

The two Villa Hills teenagerskilled in a boating crash at Lake CumberlandJuly 14 were the sons of Greg Fischer, chairman of Fischer Homes, the well-known Northern Kentucky homebuilder. In a statement released today, Fischer Homes said it was mourning "the tragic and profound loss" of 14-year-old Cole Fischer and 18-year-old Chase Fischer. The company extended condolences to Greg Fischer and his wife, Ann; the boys' sister; and the boys' grandparents, Henry and Elaine Fischer.

Jul 17, 2023 | cincinnati.com | Jeanne Houck

Fairfield Township police say an ongoing dispute between two groups of people appears to be the cause of a clash that left one man hospitalized with gunshot wounds and another behind bars. Jacob Daniel Little, 19, is in the Butler County Jail on a charge of felonious assault following the incident in the 6800 block of Paducah Drive about 11:25 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the police.

Jul 15, 2023 | cincinnati.com | Jeanne Houck

Two people died Friday night when the motorcycles they were operating crashed head-on into each other in Clermont County.  A 2023 Honda CRF 125 motorcycle operated by 21-year-old Austin Askren of Williamsburg was traveling southeast on Moore Marathon Road when it is believed to have struck a 2001 Honda CRF 80 motorcycle traveling in the opposite direction.

Jul 5, 2023 | cincinnati.com | Jeanne Houck