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Memorial Day sales are some of the best of the year. But while you will find huge markdowns on some things, on others you may want to wait.

One person is dead following a crash in Grant County Wednesday night, Kentucky State Police said. KSP's Dry Ridge post said a call came in just before 8 p.m. for a crash on the 740 block of S. Main Street in Williamstown. Two vehicles were involved. KSP Trooper David Jones said a passenger inside one of the vehicles was pronounced dead. Both drivers were taken to the hospital. Their conditions are unknown at this time.

A 70-year-old man is dead days after a shooting on I-75 North Saturday night. Cincinnati police said officers responded to the 6.2 mile marker of I-75 North just after 9 p.m. for a reported crash. When they got there, first responders found one man had been shot. The Hamilton County Coroner's Office identified the man as Michael T. Sweeney.

The investigation into the teacher found they had communication with a former student, but the teacher had zero involvement with current Forest Hills students, Superintendent Larry Hook said.

Ebonie Sherwood, 18, had to miss her senior prom while recovering from sudden cardiac arrest. The nurses at UC Medical Center threw her their own prom. Now, she said she's ready to go home, graduate and hang out with her dog.

In 24 hours, there was three separate crashes along I-75 in Cincinnati. Some of those crashes left the highway shut down for hours.

A new bill introduced this week in the US House aims to address staffing challenges within police departments. The bill was introduced by Ohio Congressman Greg Landsman.

Deputy Bobby Hau Pham was awarded the medal for saving a drowning woman who drove her car into East Fork Lake in November 2021. Pham jumped in the frigid winter water and saved the woman who did not know how to swim. Read more: https://bit.ly/3MdMq9p

Meet Chick, a 2-year-old English bulldog that's one of the fastest bulldogs in the country, and he's got ribbons and medals to prove it.

Nine months after a raid at his Adams County home, rapper Afroman is sitting down with WCPO and speaking out. The "Because I Got High" rapper said he's focused on turning a "bad situation" into a good one.

The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments in a Sycamore Township legal dispute that could change the rules for defamation lawsuits. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Wdv5lu

One person is dead after a shooting outside a Clifton hotel, according to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office. Cincinnati police were called to the hotel on Central Parkway at around 10:40 p.m. Monday night for a report of a person shot. When they arrived, they found a 34-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound; the man was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Cincinnati police said not long after that, two additional people showed up at area hospitals with gunshot wounds. Police did not provide information on how badly they are hurt.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is adopting a new "zero tolerance" policy toward juveniles at the Anderson Towne Center after numerous reports of "unruly behavior." “They’re stealing liquor from Kroger’s, there was at least one opportunity where they took the lobsters out of the tank, took the rubber bands off the pinchers and then set them loose in the store. Like I said they’re throwing condiments on the walls. They’re going up and down the aisles throwing things, the milk trick where they pretend to slip and throw the milk in the air and then it bursts on the ground," said HCSO Sgt. Thomas Lange. District 5 of the HCSO, which patrols the Anderson area, posted on Facebook about the new approach Monday morning.

Many in the Tri-State woke up Wednesday morning and noticed a red haze in the sky. Even with no clouds up above, the sun was hard to see and took a while to break above the horizon.

Deputy Bobby Hau Pham with the Clermont County Sheriff's Office was awarded the medal for saving a drowning woman who drove her car into East Fork Lake in November 2021. Read more: https://bit.ly/3WezWmn

Today we recognize Aashka Raval, a University of Cincinnati senior, who created a coalition for all AAPI students to feel at home. Raval came to UC as an international student from Western India in 2020. Raval says the amount of hateful rhetoric and actions targeting the AAPI community became unbearable -- Leading her and a group of other students to create United Asian Advocates. Within a year, the group put together a list of 60 demands to issue to the university -- including a physical safe space for AAPI students. And now Raval says all of their wants have come to fruition. She says, living in a certain part of the world, social justice and advocacy chooses you. So now Raval is using her platform to encourage everyone to support AAPI businesses and get educated on the history of the community.

All southbound lanes of I-75 were shut down for hours Tuesday night after a fatal crash involving a semi. Ohio State Highway Patrol said the semi and another vehicle crashed close to the Shepherd Lane exit near the Lockland split after 9 p.m. Tuesday.

The Ohio Department of Taxation is recommending a 43% increase in property values in Clermont County and 42% in Butler County.

Pet tracking devices promise to find your dog or cat if it ever wanders off. But do they work, and are they worth buying?

Fort Thomas native Anthony Brown will graduate with a 4.48 GPA, having taken eight AP classes and 14 Honors classes during his time at Covington Latin. While he was accepted into the University of Kentucky, UC Santa Barbara and Seton Hall, Brown chose to attend the University of California, San Diego to study biological science.

Google can be a great help and time saver. But Lifehacker lists some common search terms that can lead you to a scammer.

At least one person is in the hospital after a shooting outside a Camp Washington hotel, Cincinnati police said. Officers said a man was shot several times outside the Budget Host Hotel on Central Parkway just before 11 p.m. Monday. He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in critical condition, investigators said.

Phi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has “adopted” 10 moms this year for Mother’s Day through their 20 Cultured Pearls Foundation PPO Roses Program.

Today we recognize artist Tom Tsuchiya. His work can be found all across the Tri-State. The world-renowned sculptor has immortalized baseball in Bronze with statues of Reds legends outside Great American Ballpark. You can also see his giant Jesus statue at Solid Rock Church from I-75.

The Savannah Bananas spectacle has drawn a whole new wave of baseball fans to the sport. Besides the millions of social media followers, over half a million fans around the world are wait listed to check out a game. A Bananas player described the experience as, "a two hour circus with a baseball game breaking out." Here's how it works.