LOVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Police in the Cincinnati area say they apprehended an elusive suspect after a pursuit that reached 100 mph and ended in a crash. It started late Tuesday when Morrow Police Chief Heath Kilburn saw a car run a red light and recognized the passenger as a career criminal and [...]
By DAN SEWELL CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds pitchers are striking out batters at a record pace, and their fans are eating it up — literally. A local restaurant chain has promised free pizza for ticket-holding home fans any time pitchers whiff at least 11 opponents. It’s paid off six times already in the season’s [...]
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Ten Commandments scroll — one of the most important of the Dead Sea Scrolls in existence — is going on display in Cincinnati beginning Friday. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the tightly guarded scroll, one of the approximately 900 Dead Sea Scrolls, can be seen through April 14 at the Cincinnati [...]
CINCINNATI (AP) — The head of Cincinnati’s annual baseball opening day parade says he’s making it shorter this year to move things along and eliminate duplication in the types of groups that participate. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports last year’s parade lasted two-and-a-half hours, making it only 14 minutes shorter than the Reds’ first regular season [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — February was a pretty good month for the state’s casinos. The Ohio Casino Control Commission reports that gross revenue for the state’s four gaming palaces increased from $53.2 million in January to $55.5 million last month. That’s a 4 percent gain. The state’s first “racino” — Scioto Downs south of Columbus — [...]
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Walmart is rolling out solar power at a dozen Ohio stores. The giant retailer has installed solar power arrays atop the stores in a process that’s been in the works during the past year. They’ll start producing power Monday. The Dayton Daily News reports that it will increase the state of [...]
CINCINNATI (AP) — Election officials say a nun in southwest Ohio is suspected of illegally casting a ballot for another nun who had died before last November’s election. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a ballot in the name of a nun who died in October was returned to the Hamilton County Board of Elections in Cincinnati. [...]
CINCINNATI (AP) — The University of Cincinnati will spend $2 million on design work for a new pavilion at its football stadium as it begins a major project aimed at attracting an invitation from the Atlantic Coast Conference or other major conference. The school’s board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the work at [...]
