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Investigators: Man who killed popular Cincinnati area DJ in crash didn't have valid driver's licenseBUTLER COUNTY, Ohio — A Hamilton man accused of causing a crash that killed a Cincinnati DJ has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. Investigators with the Butler County Sheriff's Office said Leodegario Cruz-Ortiz, 22, was driving without a valid driver's license Saturday morning when he crossed the center line on U.S. 127 in Milford Township and slammed into a car being driven by Christopher VanZant of Fountain City, Indiana.

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WLWT 5

Crash with injuries reported on State Route 129 in Liberty TownshipWETHERINGTON, Ohio — A crash with injuries has been reported on State Route 129 in Liberty Township. Butler County emergency crews are responding to the scene. The extent of the injuries is not clear at this time. This incident was first reported at 4:50 p.m. For live traffic updates,...

Liberty Township, OH21 hours ago

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WKRC

Crews search river after reports of someone going underwater near Hamilton parkHAMILTON, Ohio (WKRC) - Crews are searching for a person in the Great Miami River near Joyce Park. A witness reported seeing someone in the river calling for help Thursday morning. The man who made the report said the person went underwater. A drone is in the air and sonar...

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WLWT 5

Vehicle fire reported on Middletown Eaton Road in Madison TownshipMIDDLETOWN, Ohio — A vehicle fire has been reported on Middletown Eaton Road in Madison Township. Butler County emergency crews are responding to the scene. No injuries have been reported at this time, and the extent of any damages is unknown. This incident was first reported at 4:18 p.m.

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Fox 19

Semi crashes on I-75 median in Butler CountyLIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - A semi tractor-trailer wrecked on the median along Interstate 75 in Butler County early Thursday, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. No one was hurt when the crash was reported near Bethany Road about 5:30 a.m., county dispatchers say. The Ohio State Highway Patrol...

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WKRC

Driver plunges pickup truck into Butler County pondLIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - A truck crashed into a Liberty Township pond early Thursday morning. The Butler County Sheriff's Office said the driver crashed into the pond on Millikin Road at about 5:45 a.m. The driver made it out of the truck and the pond safely. Deputy Depew, a...

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Fox 19

Water rescue underway at the Great Miami RiverwayHAMILTON (WXIX) - A water rescue is underway at the Great Miami River, according to Butler County dispatchers. Shortly after 8 a.m., a water rescue crew was dispatched for the report of a person in the water on Nuxhall Way at Joyce Park, dispatchers said. Boats and a drone are...

Hamilton, OH1 day ago

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Fox 19

Truck crashes into pond in Liberty TownshipHAMILTON (WXIX) - The Butler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a water rescue in Liberty Township Thursday morning. Deputies said a truck crashed into a pond on Millikin Road at about 5:45 a.m. According to deputies at the scene, the driver had already escaped the vehicle...

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Art museums, Findlay Market among those landing grants for America's 250th birthdayTen efforts to celebrate history and culture in Hamilton and Butler county are getting grants from the America 250 Ohio Commission's latest round of funding. The grants are part of a nationwide celebration of the America’s 250th birthday coming up in 2026. The grants are for nonprofits who aim to tell the stories of Ohioans past and present from the time before its official founding to now.

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WCPO 9 CincinnatiFree program provides solution to rising utility billsTechnicians will come out and spend two to three days doing an assessment and weatherizing the home.

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WLWT 5

Officials: Driver uninjured, cited after driving truck into Liberty Township pond Thursday morningLIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A driver has been cited after rescue teams responded to a truck crashing into a pond in Liberty Township Thursday morning. According to a Facebook post by the Butler County Sheriff's Office Emergency Response Services, a truck crashed into a pond on Millikin Road at 5:47 a.m. Thursday.

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WHIO DaytonDog stabbed to death in Butler County; man arrested, chargedA Butler County man is facing charges after he allegedly stabbed his dog to death.

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Fox 19

Driver charged in connection with fatal Butler County crash, sheriff saysBUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) -A man is facing one count of vehicular homicide in connection with a head-on collision that occurred in Butler County on Saturday, resulting in the death of a driver, according to Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones. Sheriff Jones stated that the driver of a Toyota Camry,...

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Fox 19

Criminal investigation determines no police payroll irregularities or wrongdoing, chief saysROSS TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - A state criminal investigation has determined there were no payroll irregularities at the Ross Township Police Department and there is no wrongdoing, the police chief tells FOX19 NOW. BCI concluded the allegations were unfounded, Chief Burt Roberts said. Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser asked the...

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WCPO 9 CincinnatiButler County man arrested, accused of stabbing family dog to deathNicholas Jack George of Wayne Township allegedly threatened his wife on June 9 that if he killed her dog she would never find it. One day later, she found the dog, Bowie, stabbed to death.

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WHIO DaytonState patrol: Tanker truck driver injured in rollover crash on I-75 South in Butler CountyThe rollover crash of a tanker on I-75 South in Butler County remains under investigation, the state patrol said.

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WKRC

Man in US illegally charged in fatal Greater Cincinnati crashMILFORD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - A man allegedly in the country illegally is charged with causing a fatal crash in Butler County. The Butler County Sheriff's Office says Leodegario Cruz Ortiz was driving on US 127 at 3 a.m. on June 8 when he went left of center near Harris Road.

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WLWT 5

Butler County deputies seeking public's help after fatal hit-and-run in HamiltonBUTLER COUNTY, Ohio — Butler County deputies are seeking the public's help in connection to a hit-and-run that happened overnight in Hamilton. According to the Butler County Sheriff's Office, a deputy was on routine patrol in the 2300 block of Millville Road before observing debris in the roadway. Officials...

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