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Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley orders health centers closed and for residents to practice social distancing precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

No charges will be filed against a West Price Hill convenience store owner for the deadly shooting of a would-be robber. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters said Thursday the shooting was "clearly justified" during a news conference where he also released surveillance video from in and outside the store.

Ron Hall's son, Mitchell, was nine months old when his mother exited their lives and 26-year-old Hall shouldered the full responsibility of parenting by himself. He was no good at first, he admitted decades later on Tuesday. He didn't know how to change a diaper, and his friends -- mostly young men whose lives did not include room for babies -- had neither the skills nor the inclination to be of much help. "It was very hard … I had no friends; I had no support," Hall said. "So I decided to make a group, and 21 years later, here we are." 'Here' is Single Parents, an online group that allows its more than 100,000 members to share advice and provide support to one another as they work to raise children without a partner -- but, thanks to the internet, not alone. Hall started Since Parents as a mailing list on the now-defunct eGroups in 1998, then moved it to Yahoo and finally to Facebook, where it exists now. It's been an invaluable resource to Lawrenceburg, Indiana resident Jessica Young, she said. Like Hall, she was once a single parent living in an apartment with limited knowledge and access to resources that could have helped her. Her newborn daughter, Eva, went through extensive medical testing to identify potential physical health issues. Young later learned Eva had ADHD and autism, but no other health problem.

Congress and the president have agreed on a new round of stimulus and that means checks are headed for our bank accounts, but when?

The fight over vaccine mandates continues across the country. More companies are requiring workers to get the vaccine, and refusing the shot could impact your ability to get unemployment benefits.

Torch-carrying white nationalists marched through the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville. That march came shortly after a federal judge granted a temporary order allowing alt-right activists to hold an event Saturday called Unite the Right in Charlottesville's Emancipation Park.

Russian troops are moving quickly toward the capital of Kyiv, capturing a nearby airport.

The Ohio River is expected to crest on Wednesday.

There is no uniform police vehicle pursuit policy for Cincinnati-area departments, even when officers chase suspects across state lines as they did Friday.

Dr. Steve Feagins, chief clinical officer at Mercy Health and medical director of Hamilton County Public Health, said mRNA in a COVID-19 vaccine has no long-term impact at all.

President Donald Trump visits FBI Academy; trip comes amid growing tension with the bureau.

The COVID vaccine is supposed to be free. But why are some people getting billed $40 or more for their shots?

Vice President Mike Pence is visiting Cincinnati Wednesday night for a “Make America Great Again" event in support of President Donald Trump’s re-election.

A suspect in a drug and gang investigation surrendered without incident after a pursuit that led police across state lines into Kentucky, Cincinnati Police spokesperson Lt. Stephen Saunders said.

Analysts: SCOTUS leak, abortion rights will likely impact elections

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When the seventh graders learned that dogs can help decrease anxiety and loneliness, they wanted to bring one into their classroom. Enter Krazy — their new most popular (or is it pup-ular?) classmate.

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COLLEGE IS GOING TO LOOK VERY DIFFERENT THIS FALL, WITH MANY CLASSES REMOTE.... AND MANY STUDENTS BARELY SETTING FOOT ON CAMPUS. THAT LEAVES A GROWING NUMBER OF PARENTS ASKING: WHY DON'T WE GET A DISCOUNT?

Team fights elements to preserve sounds in national parks

According to reports Cedar Fair has turned down the offer from Six Flags to purchase their company which includes Kings Island.

One person dead after shooting in Avondale

Family still seeks answers to unsolved murder, 6 years later

Local military families fear their loved ones could be deployed after escalating tensions with Iran.

While some patients have concerns about a group of nurses' protest against hospitals' COVID-19 vaccine mandates, others don't see a problem.