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  • Protesters chant Stop the IRS in Cincinnati

    CINCINNATI -; Tea party activists have rallied outside the federal building in Cincinnati waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting "Stop the ...

  • New 70 MPH Speed Limit Will Only Affect Small Part of Tri-State

    The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) today unveiled a map identifying interstate highway locations where motorists will be legally permitted to drive 70 miles per hour beginning this summer. But there's only a small stretch of Cincinnati highway included in that new map. The new designations follow recently passed legislation permitting speeds to increase from 65 to 70 mph on ...

  • 200 City Employees Cops and Firefighters Get Layoff Notices

    More than 200 Cincinnati police officers, firefighters and civilian workers received layoff notices today-saying they'll be losing their jobs soon depending on the city's final budget. A Cincinnati City spokesperson tells Local 12 that lay off notices went out to 66 Cincinnati police officers, 71 firefighters and 64 city workers today.The city is holding public hearings and is ...

  • St. Vincent de Paul helping in Oklahoma

    The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is asking for help in bringing relief to the residents of Moore, Okla., following the devastation of ...

  • Common Household Products Turned Into Explosives

    The Boston Marathon bombing refocused our country on the issue of terrorism within our borders. It came as a shock to many Americans that something as common as a pressure cooker could be turned into a deadly bomb. In a story you'll see only on Local 12 News, Rich Jaffe found the frightening reality is bomb-making materials and instructions are as close as your corner market and the ...


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Movie Review

American History X

American History X

"American History X" is about people who hate. To a certain extent, it is about why they hate, but most of all, it is about the damage their hatred does to the world around them. At one point in the film, Derek Vinyard, a violent and brilliant young neo-Nazi skinhead played with glaring intensity by Edward Norton, is spending his second year in jail for having killed two blacks trying to steal his ... ...

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  • Mysterious Powder Investigated at VA Hospital

    Emergency crews say a powdery substance found at the Veterans Administration Hospital on Vine Street appears to be non-toxic. Officials say that around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, an employee in a first floor office reached into a tissue box to get a tissue-and found a white substance on the tissue. The employee began to cough and was taken to the emergency room for treatment.Four other employees in the ...

  • Door to Door Robbers Tape Up Madisonville Woman

    Two robbers with a gun use duct tape to restrain a Madisonville woman in her home. She tried to stall them until her boyfriend got home. Local 12's Paula Toti spoke with the victim, and neighbors to learn how the crooks chose her house. The victim didn't want to talk on camera but gave me a lot of details. The men knocked at a neighbor's home on Simpson Avenue around 2:30 Sunday ...

  • Matthew 25 Departs For Oklahoma Today To Help Tornado Victims

    The victims of the the deadly tornado in Oklahoma will soon receive help from right here in the Tri-State. Matthew 25 Ministries is preparing to hit the road around lunchtime on Tuesday. A team of five people will travel west in a truck with supplies. Volunteers were busy on Monday night collecting and boxing donations. They will bringing things the victims need to get through next couple weeks- ...

  • What slow economy Check out thousands of jobs Cincinnati added

    Cincinnati added 17,000 jobs in April. Cincinnatis economy soared by adding a whopping 17,000 jobs in April, marking its biggest jobs increase dating back to the Great Recession. The local 15-county areas employment jumped to 1,011,300, according to newly released Ohio Department of Job and Family Services data. Local numbers are not adjusted for seasonal factors. Meanwhile, the local ...

  • Week-Long Crime Spree Ends With Jail Time

    CINCINNATI - A Hamilton man was in jail Monday night, after what investigators describe as a week-long crime spree.Deputies said Steven Flanary stole a woman's purse and her car May 11. A few days later, investigators said he wrote stolen checks.Authorities said Flanary stole another car on Friday and a credit card from another ...

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