Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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Hamilton County Public Health confirmed the first West Nile virus detection of 2026 in mosquitoes trapped in Green Township, affecting the health jurisdiction that covers Sharonville, Evendale and Woodlawn; no human cases have been reported.
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Hamilton County Public Health is warning residents to avoid all contact with the Whitewater River and the Great Miami River after a flood-damaged Indiana wastewater plant began releasing raw sewage, posing E. coli and gastrointestinal illness risks.
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Princeton City Schools says it is investigating a post-game fight outside Paycor Stadium after the Aug. 20 football game, states Princeton students do not appear involved, and warns anyone identified will be banned from future home athletic events.
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Former Catholic priest Geoff Drew, convicted of nine counts of child rape, was released from prison on Monday, Aug. 17, the same day Princeton City Schools kindergartners started class. As a Tier 3 sex offender, Drew must register his address with the Hamilton County Sheriff every 90 days for life and is barred from living within 1,000 feet of any school or day care.
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Springdale's $1.9 million E. Kemper Road Phase 1 project begins Monday, Aug. 17, reducing eastbound traffic to one lane between Century Boulevard and Chesterdale Road through spring 2027 while crews build a multi-use path, ADA sidewalks, new bus stops and a replacement traffic signal.
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ODOT Cincinnati is warning Hamilton County drivers that roads remain closed from high water after storms that hit Aug. 13-14, with at least nine county roadways shut down mid-week and Sharonville and Springdale named in a flood warning.
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Duke Energy says all customers who can safely receive power will be restored by end of day Friday, Aug. 14, as the utility reports 85 percent of the 260,000-plus outages from this week's derecho have been fixed.
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The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Traffic Safety Unit is investigating a Springdale bus stop crash that injured five pedestrians on Aug. 12, with new details confirming the driver crossed left of center in a Hyundai but no charges filed yet.
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Hamilton County Auditor Jessica Miranda is warning corridor homeowners about a fake AI-generated YouTube video that falsely promises a federal property tax break, and directing eligible residents to the real Homestead Exemption program instead.
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SR-131 is closed in both directions near Woodward Road in Woodlawn due to storm debris, with no reopening time announced, as the Princeton corridor continues recovering from Tuesday's severe storms that left more than 100,000 Duke Energy customers without power.
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A driver lost control and struck five people inside an enclosed Metro bus stop at Springfield Pike and Northland Boulevard in Springdale early Wednesday, sending all five to hospitals with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
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Flash Flood Warnings covered all four Princeton corridor communities on Friday, Aug. 7, as storms dumped up to 2.5 inches of rain, creating hazardous conditions on I-75 and I-71 and pushing Mill Creek in Evendale above flood stage.
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