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Trump In Cincinnati: 'Time To Rebuild Our Country'

By • Jun 7, 2017
Bill Rinehart / WVXU

Standing on the banks of the Ohio River, with a barge full of West Virginia coal in the background, President Donald Trump outlined a $1 trillion infrastructure plan.

Jury Set In Tensing Retrial, Visits Scene

By • Jun 7, 2017
WVXU

The jury is set in the retrial of former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing in the shooting death of Sam DuBose during a 2015 traffic stop.

Jury Selection Nearing Completion In Tensing Retrial

By • Jun 6, 2017
Pool

Nine more potential jurors were excused Tuesday as prosecution and defense attorneys seek to seat a jury in the retrial of Ray Tensing.

City Council Ready To Debate Streetcar Budget For Year Two

By • Jun 6, 2017
Jay Hanselman / WVXU

A Cincinnati Council Committee could hold a special meeting next week to debate how much money to pay the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) next year to operate the streetcar system.  

The agency submitted its request to the city last week asking for an increase of about six percent compared to the current year.  

New Apartment Tower, Supermarket For Downtown

By • Jun 6, 2017
Provided

Update 2:50 p.m. Cincinnati-Dayton Division President Tim Brown says the store will be twice the size of the Vine Street grocery it's replacing.

"Following the success of our two-story Corryville store… the grocery store will be located on the first floor. On the second floor we'll have a bar housed alongside our beer and wine selection, as well as the food hall featuring several local food venders and restaurant style seating."

So Far Small Turnouts For Cincinnati Budget Hearings

By • Jun 5, 2017
Jay Hanselman / WVXU

Cincinnati residents have a final chance Wednesday evening to offer comments on the city's next two-year budget.

Once again attendance was light for a session Monday night at the Dunham Recreation Center in West Price Hill. Only 10 speakers offered comments on the spending plan.  

Illegal Dumping Shuts Down Fourth Site In Clermont County

By • Jun 5, 2017
Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District

People continue to dump non-recyclable items at recycling sites in Adams and Clermont counties forcing the shutdown of the fourth location.

12 Excused As Tensing Retrial Jury Selection Continues

By • Jun 5, 2017
Pool

Jury selection continued again Monday in the retrial of Ray Tensing.

Trump Will Make Infrastructure Speech Wednesday At Rivertowne Marina

By • Jun 5, 2017
wikipedia.org

President Trump will come to Cincinnati's Rivertowne Marina on the banks of the Ohio River Wednesday afternoon for a speech on the nation's inland waterways.

It's the president's first stop on a nationwide campaign to sell the $1 trillion nationwide infrastructure plan he rolled out at the White House Monday.

Cincinnati Council Told Police Radios Improving

By • Jun 5, 2017
Jay Hanselman / WVXU

Cincinnati officials are telling city council members there has been progress in improving police radios.  

Officers have been complaining about transmitting and receiving audio on the units, which were introduced last summer.  

Howard Wilkinson's Monday Chat: Ohio Democrats Fired Up Over Redistricting

By • Jun 5, 2017
WVXU

WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson spoke Monday with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik about a proposed constitutional amendment that would change the way Ohio draws its congressional district lines. 

Summer Reading, Feeding At Some Library Branches

By • Jun 5, 2017
Ann Thompson / WVXU

Summer reading programs have drawn kids to libraries for years. Since 2012, there's been another reason to visit the library: lunch.


Digital Microscope Is "Game Changer"

By • Jun 5, 2017
The Ohio State Medical Center

U.S. doctors are slowly turning to digital pathology to more accurately diagnose and treat cancer.

In April 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved digital microscopes for use in primary cancer diagnosis. This is the process of scanning conventional glass slides to create a virtual image. That image can be easily transferred anyplace in the world for a second opinion. Complete with a computer algorithm, the machine can also see patterns a pathologist may not be able to pick out.

Congressional Redistricting Reform On The Way In Ohio?

By • Jun 4, 2017

There just seems to be something inherently unfair about how Ohio draws its congressional district lines, a process that, in 2011, was controlled by Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly.

Jury Selection Begins In Tensing Retrial

By • Jun 2, 2017
WVXU

Jury selection began Friday in the retrial of former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing.

After dismissing around 60 potential jurors for various reasons including vacations, family concerns, and health issues, the potential pool stands at 107 people. Courtroom observers estimate there are approximately 17 African-Americans remaining in that group.

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