Rachel Hirschheimer

2 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Rachel Hirschheimer

OPEN. GREATER CINCINNATI IS RALLYING AROUND A LOCAL FIRST RESPONDER. THAT’S RIGHT, A MAN WHO HAS MADE A CAREER OF STEPPING UP TO HELP OTHERS IS ABOUT TO GET SOME SUPPORT THROUGH HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER JOINS US LIVE WITH THIS EFFORT TO HELP. HI, RACHEL. CHRIS AND ASHLEY, DEPUTY JUSTIN SCHAEFER IS A HUSBAND, A FATHER, AND HE’S PART OF THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. AND HE’S USED TO HELPING OTHERS WHEN THEY’RE IN NEED.

2 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Rachel Hirschheimer

Two Lockland police officers are being called heroes for saving a man’s life. The man was about to jump off an overpass into oncoming traffic in April and his rescue was caught on body camera footage. Officer Brendan Blair was heard on body camera asking the man to talk with him. “Give me a chance. Give me a chance. Give me a chance,” Blair repeated as the man on the overpass was in distress. See part of the body camera footage in the video player at the top of the story.

2 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Rachel Hirschheimer

Monday marks a decade since 22-year-old Quandavier Hicks was fatally shot by Cincinnati police in his Northside apartment. His family continues to fight for justice throughout the city. On June 9, 2015, Cincinnati police officers investigated a menacing call when they entered Hicks's apartment building through an unlocked door. Police chief at the time, Jeffrey Blackwell, said Hicks pointed a rifle at officers when they opened the door.

3 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Rachel Hirschheimer

The family of the 3-year-old girl who died after being pulled from a pool Tuesday in Union Township is speaking out. "Maliyah had a lot of energy. She was very loving, caring," Maliyah Link's father, Kasim Link, said. "She was super super sweet," Maliyah's aunt, Shakira Lin,k said. Three-year-old Maliyah Link was a vivacious, happy, and joyful child, her family said. "She just had beautiful eyes and a beautiful smile and a beautiful personality," Kasim Link said.

3 weeks ago | wlwt.com | Rachel Hirschheimer

Frustrated drivers are speaking out after a string of car break-ins at a parking garage in downtown Cincinnati. On Sunday, according to police radio communications, officers were called to the Gramercy Parking Garage. "It's probably 30 or 40 cars broken in," an officer said on the police scanner. Dione Wu learned about what happened to her car on Monday morning from her husband. "He was like, both of our cars just got broken into," Wu said. The front driver's seat window was gone.