Local news for Loveland, Symmes Township, and Milford.
Local news for Loveland, Symmes Township, and Milford.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
The Loveland-Symmes Fire Department's Task Force One swift water rescue team deployed to Perry County on Aug. 12 and saved several lives during flooding that displaced 200 residents and killed one person after Gov. DeWine declared a state of emergency.
Public Safety
Hamilton County Auditor Jessica E. Miranda warns Symmes Township homeowners that AI-generated videos advertising a fake "Federal Senior Homeowner Tax Review Request" form are fraudulent, and explains the real Homestead Exemption eligibility requirements.
Public Safety
Milford closed two sections of Garfield Avenue on Wednesday after trees fell on electrical wires during Tuesday's storms, with brush pickup running through Thursday and the city directing residents to the Milford OTG app for real-time updates.
Public Safety
Severe thunderstorms knocked out power to about 40,000 Duke Energy customers across Clermont County on Tuesday, Aug. 11, with full restoration expected to take 24-plus hours. McMann Road near Loveland was closed due to low-hanging wires, and the Milford Community Fire Department warned residents to stay away from downed lines.
Public Safety
Milford firefighters joined a multi-department mutual aid response to a working fire at a strip mall on Eastgate Boulevard in Union Township on Tuesday, Aug. 11, with no injuries reported and the cause still under investigation.
Public Safety
Clermont County Auditor Linda L. Fraley is warning Loveland, Symmes Township and Milford seniors that social media videos advertising a federal "Senior Homeowner Tax Review Request" form are fraudulent, and explains what Ohio's real Homestead Exemption and HB 479 one-time credit actually provide.
Public Safety
President Trump's Aug. 10 executive order overhauling childhood vaccine recommendations does not change Ohio's school immunization requirements, and Cincinnati pediatrician Dr. Kristen Dinkelacker says families preparing for Loveland's Aug. 13 and Milford's Aug. 17 school openings should stay on the existing vaccine schedule.
Public Safety
A flood watch issued by the National Weather Service is in effect for Clermont County through Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, putting the Little Miami Scenic Trail, Nisbet Park and flood-prone roads in Loveland, Milford and Symmes Township on alert.
Public Safety
Hometown Urgent Care is offering free sports physicals Saturday and Sunday at its Milford location on State Route 28, giving Loveland and Milford student-athletes a chance to get OHSAA-required clearance as fall preseason practices continue.
Public Safety
Business 28 in Miami Township will close to through traffic weekdays from Aug. 17 through Aug. 28 for sewer and water utility connections, forcing drivers near Milford onto a nearly five-mile detour.
Public Safety
Richard Malloy, a 74-year-old disabled Marine Corps veteran, says he received an eviction notice from Lila Chateau Apartments in Milford about a month after reporting flooding and unsafe conditions to the health department, raising questions about retaliatory eviction under Ohio law.
Public Safety
A Clermont County judge set $1 million bond for urologist Michael Rousseau, 63, after he was charged with rape and sexual battery of a developmentally delayed patient at The Urology Group in Union Township near Milford; court documents say he admitted the assault to an Ohio Medical Board investigator.
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