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The remnants of Hurricane Isaias are forecast to bring steady rain and wind gusts up to 35 mph to Indian Hill, Madeira, Mariemont, Terrace Park and Sycamore Township from Saturday afternoon through Sunday, though the National Weather Service says severe weather and significant flooding are not expected.
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Sycamore Township's Maintenance Department begins its annual curbside leaf collection Tuesday, Oct. 13, with weekly pickups running through Dec. 14.
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The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office permanently ended its 75-camera Flock license-plate reader network on Oct. 2, one month after pausing the system over resident privacy concerns, closing out a roughly $225,000-per-year surveillance program that spanned the county's townships.
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A Hamilton County sheriff's deputy suffered minor injuries from flying glass while checking a burning Silverton barbershop Monday morning, drawing fire crews from Indian Hill, Madeira, Blue Ash and Deer Park-Silverton to Montgomery Road.
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Hamilton County Public Health confirmed its first human West Nile virus case of 2026 in the Symmes Township area, with the patient hospitalized after a locally acquired mosquito bite and officials urging residents to take precautions through October.
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Hamilton County prosecutors are asking a judge to impose the maximum 7.5-year prison sentence on Rain Phoenix-Brown, 24, of Evendale, who pleaded guilty to four felonies tied to child sexual abuse material. Sentencing is set for Thursday, Oct. 1, before Judge Jody Luebbers.
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Hamilton County health and law enforcement officials are warning residents about cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl that has been detected locally and may require multiple doses of Narcan to reverse an overdose.
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Madeira City Council takes up Flock license plate reader cameras as old business Monday, eight months after a divided 5-2 renewal vote and renewed resident privacy objections in August, while also considering supplemental city funding for the Chamber of Commerce's downtown promotion efforts.
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The Ohio Department of Transportation will shut down I-75 in both directions between Freeman Avenue and the I-71/75 split from Friday night, Sept. 25, through early Monday, Sept. 28, for bridge beam installation on the Linn Street Bridge project. A separate ramp closure tied to the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor will last about four months.
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Hamilton County Public Health, the Cincinnati Health Department and the Northern Kentucky Health Department issued a joint advisory urging residents to get flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccinations before the holiday season, citing past spikes in respiratory hospitalizations across the region.
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Hamilton County Public Health is urging residents to verify their measles vaccination status as Ohio records 122 cases in 2026 and the U.S. hits its highest case count since 1991.
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Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey announced she is pausing all 75 Flock license-plate reader cameras countywide, including units in Sycamore Township, citing resident privacy concerns and calling for legislative guardrails before the technology is reactivated.
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