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Christ Hospital Plans New Complex on Mount Auburn Campus
Christ Hospital plans to build a $265-million complex on its campus on Auburn Avenue in Mount Auburn. The hospital hopes to open a seven-story spine and orthopedic tower in 2015 on the site of the...


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Decision Made on Ballots For Coroner's Race
The Hamilton County Board of Elections has decided how it will handle a last minute change to the Ohio Primary Ballot. The board met with their attorneys this morning to discuss the best way to...
Man and Child in Stroller Hit and Killed by Train
A father and son are hit and killed by a train in Trenton. The father in his 30's was pushing a stroller across the train tracks on State Street when he was hit. It happened about 5:15 Wednesday...
Dalton Street Postal Facility To Stay Open
There is good news tonight for local postal workers. The head of the local postal union says the Queensgate distribution facility will stay open. Michael Funk tells Local 12 News the government has...
Seinfeld Actor Attempts Suicide at Cincinnati-Area Home
An actor who lives in the Tri-State is recovering after a suicide attempt. Daniel Von Bargen called 911 on Monday after shooting himself in the head at his Montgomery home. Von Bargen is best known...
Wanted Lebanon Rape Suspect Talks With Local 12
Investigators in both Ohio and Kentucky are on the lookout tonight for a Lebanon man, indicted in a string of rapes and sexual assaults. Detectives believe that for more than a year, Jessie Lee...
Bengals Hire Former OL Coach As Consultant
The Cincinnati Bengals have hired another former coach back to the team.The team said Wednesday that former offensive line coach Jim McNally is being brought aboard as a consultant.McNally, 68, was...
Kroger to sell Cincinnati Reds tickets at area stores
The Cincinnati Reds have partnered with Kroger, and club will offer its tickets for sale through Ticketmaster retail outlets inside 57 Kroger stores in Dayton, Cincinnati, northern Kentucky and...
Pollard Alliance taps Brown for Game Ball
Mike Brown When Bengals president Mike Brown receives the 2012 Game Ball from the Fritz Pollard Alliance Friday during a reception in Indianapolis, John Wooten can throw it all the way back to Paul...
McNally rejoins Bengals as consultant
Jim McNally (photo courtesy Buffalo Bills) Long-time offensive line guru Jim McNally, who coached on the two Bengals Super Bowl teams, is returning as a consultant. McNally, 68, adds the Bengals to...
Report: Bengals unlikely to bring back RB Benson
according to Fox Sports. "We haven't had any talks about a new deal, re-signing or anything like that to my knowledge," Benson told Sirius XM NFL Radio, according to Fox....
Phillips: No contract news
Brandon Phillips showed up for spring training this morning. He discussed Topic...
NFL Combine preview: What are Bengals' top needs?
Last year, the Bengals came to the NFL Scouting Combine looking for their next quarterback and getting ready to move on from Carson Palmer.After getting the foundation of their offense set with Andy...
Reds' rotation set - sort of
Oklahoma offers Moeller junior linebacker Shane Jones Moeller junior linebacker Shane Jones added offers from Oklahoma and Akron today, according to Moeller coach John Rodenberg. Jones, who is 6...
Benson: No talks with Bengals so far
With less than three weeks until the start of free agency, Cedric Benson has not heard from the Bengals about re-signing.Said Benson on Sirius NFL...
Dems interview two coroner candidates
The Hamilton County Democratic Party leaders Wednesday interviewed two candidates to replace County Coroner Dr. Anant Bhati, who died Feb. 17 after a fall earlier in the month, Hamilton County...
Renteria mulling options, including retirement
'); } Edgar Renteria, who drove in the game-winning run for the Marlins in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series as a 20-year-old, and 13 years later was named World Series Most Valuable Player...
Bailey puts on pounds to improve endurance
'); } GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The other day, Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey found himself having a familiar issue for many. The righty tried the usually simple task of putting on a pair of...
Slimmer Bruce to adjust hitting approach
'); } GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- With Jay Bruce 15 pounds lighter this year as he reported to camp, manager Dusty Baker expects the right fielder to make adjustments in his hitting...
Baker mum on rotation order
'); } GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The only thing known about the Reds rotation is that Johnny Cueto is the No. 1 starter. As for the other four spots, that is a mystery. Manager Dusty Baker knows the...
Phillips stays patient despite lack of extension
'); } GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- When Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips arrived to Spring Training last year, he was worried about not getting a contract extension. Ditto for during the season and...
Cincinnati Enquirer, Gannett to add paywalls for its newspaper websites
Follow this company Inc. plans to switch its 80 community newspapers to a pay model for their Web sites by the end of the...
SLIDESHOW: Cincinnati Addy Award winners
The 33rd annual Cincinnati Addy Awards were held at the Carnegie Arts Center in Covington on Feb. 18. The local competition is part of a national award program sponsored by...
Decision on Dalton Avenue mail processing site imminent
According to a report by WLWT.com , the processing center is no longer on a federal list of facilities around the country being examined for possible closure. U.S. Postal Service...
Ashland CEO O'Brien sells blocks of company stock
Jim O'Brien sold 50,779 shares of Ashland (NYSE: ASH) stock over the past week at $65 a share, according to a filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The sales follow a...
Rock Ohio ahead of minority inclusion goal for casinos
The Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati project awarded nearly $41 million in contracts to businesses owned by women and minorities through the end of January, according to a news release from the...
Hillenbrand chairman to retire next year
James A. Henderson have decided to retire from the board, effective as of the company's 2013 annual shareholders meeting, according to a news release. The board...
Two Cincinnati accelerators win Ohio Third Frontier funding
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission recommended awards totaling $760,000 through the Ohio's New Entrepreneurs Fund, including awards for two programs in the city of Cincinnati. Innov8 LLC was...
Report confirms explosive amounts of methane in St. Bernard backyards
Follow this company 's Health Assessment Section confirmed earlier findings of potentially explosive levels of methane and volatile organic compounds in several backyards near the St....
FHLBank Cincinnati 4Q profit falls 10%
Follow this company saw profit slide 10 percent during the fourth-quarter of 2011, to $40 million. The bank attributed the lower results to ongoing reductions in long-term interest rates,...
JPMorgan Chase, Kasich to outline jobs expansion in Columbus
Follow this company is poised to make public that several hundred new jobs will be headed to Westerville, confirming plans reported two months ago...
Dealer Challenges Cincinnati’s Tough Scrap Metal Ordinance
A scrapyard has filed a lawsuit against Cincinnati, saying a new ordinance placing restrictions scrap metal sales will drive away customers. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that the lawsuit filed...
My Million Dollar Idea: "Blackbook" App Helps New Residents
It can be difficult to move to a new community and feel like you fit in - and Cincinnati is certainly no exception. So a man created a business to help people feel more comfortable and happy in the...
Cloudy, Breezy Wednesday Forecast
Local 12's John Gumm says we’re off to a quiet and dry start to the day with temperatures in the upper-30's and lower-40's.Expect temperature readings to surge into the...
Vice-President's Wife, Labor Secretary To Visit Cincinnati State
The national spotlight will be on the students at one local community college today. Dr. Jill Biden and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis will kick off a three-day "Community College to Career"...
Animal Activist Accused in Murder For Hire Plot Over Fur
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio woman who compared animal-welfare work to the liberation of World War II concentration camps has been charged with soliciting a hit man to fatally shoot or slit the...
Ski Trip A Bust After Students Busted
DERBY LINE, Vt. (AP) - A ski trip turned out to be a bust for 30 Boston-area college students. The students were searched after their chartered buses crossed back into U.S. from Canada. Vermont state...
Two Drivers Flown To Hospital After Clermont County Crash
Two people suffered serious injuries in a crash in Clermont County early Wednesday morning. Both drivers were taken by Air Care medical helicopter to University Hospital.Crews were called to the...
Teen Arrested After Aiming Rifle At Cincinnati Police Officer
An Cincinnati Police Officer searching for a wanted felon finds himself staring down the barrel of a rifle. Police say a teenage boy leaned out of a window and aimed a rifle at an officer on Tuesday...
City's new HR chief fled fuss in Detroit
A Quick Tour of Hoperatives (A Bi-Monthly Post) Since we’ve picked up some new readers, we thought it was time to run this quick tour of Hoperatives again. Step this way please… On...
Obama says he'll cut corporate tax rate
Barack Obama will ask Congress to lower the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent, while giving preferences to manufacturers that set their maximum effective rate at 25 percent, New York...
DHL incentive deal and expansion approved by Boone County
Boone County Fiscal Court approved Tuesday an incentive deal and expansion project at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport for DHL, Fox 19 reported. DHL will expand and create a new...
Kenwood Towing under investigation
The Cincinnati city prosecutor's office has opened a case on Kenwood Towing, looking into potentially "unlawful practices," wcpo.com reported. Citizens have complained the company was...
Ohio could vote on $13B green energy fund
Mike DeWine approved a ballot initiative that, if passed, would instruct the state to take on $13 billion in debt over 10 years to pay for green energy improvements and support research in the field,...
Chiquita replaces CFO, posts $16M loss in 4Q
Michael Sims as chief financial officer, effective upon the filing of the company's 2011 annual report. Sims is leaving Chiquita (NYSE: CQB) for another company as Chiquita relocates to...
Michelle Obama visits Cincinnati and a judge forces a Facebook apology
Want to meet First lady, Michelle Obama? She’s coming to Cincinnati on Thursday to campaign for her husband, President Obama. Mrs. Obama will be at the Westin in Cincinnati this Thursday at...
Exclusive: Crosstown Shootout likely to continue
If the Crosstown Shootout takes place next season, it will be played at...
New NFL labor deal tweaks teams' offseason routines
Normally the NFL Scouting Combine would coincide with the end of the period for teams to franchise tag players and would come one week before the start of free agency. Under the new collective...