Courtis Fuller

The official reopening of Siddall Hall, an $85 million renovation project, will provide much needed space for a booming student population.

Presumptive Democratic nominee, and current vice president, Kamala Harris is headed to Indiana Wednesday.

One of the largest Pride celebrations in Greater Cincinnati began Friday night. Hundreds of people turned out in the Queen City for a festival downtown, leading up to a huge Saturday parade.This comes one month after the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a public service announcement to heighten awareness of the potential targeting of LGBTQ events.“That’s the biggest priority here, is that everyone feels safe and comfortable,” Jake Hitch with Cincinnati Pride said.Hitch said any…

It is a grassroots program aimed at closing the wealth gap.“We learned a significant disparity in the amount of funding that venture capital firms invested in entrepreneurs of color. So in 2019, actually there were 136 and a half billion dollars that went to entrepreneurs in general and only 1% of that went to African Americans,” Evangelina Figeueroa said.Figeueroa is the director of operations of the Abercrumbie Group that started the program in 2012. This Young Entrepreneur pitch competition i…

The Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio kicked off Juneteenth by taking a close look at the state of “Black Cincinnati.“The organization released its first report on the topic in nine years on Wednesday. It was a comprehensive look at where the city stands on race relations, housing, health disparities and life expectancy, among other things.The report examined a wide range of issues and the harsh reality of a city in which citizens live in conditions that are far from equal.Thus, the repo…

There are more questions than answers in the Mt. Healthy School District. A state auditor’s report is blasting the district for multiple mistakes. The school district has been in a state of fiscal emergency, but this week, a new report shows the district hired dozens of new teachers and staff and completed approximately $18 million in building projects without any plans to sustain operations. The result is a $10 million budget deficit. The resignations of nearly two dozen staff members…

West Chester fire and police responded to a large fire at an apartment building overnight. Crews responded to the Union Station Apartments on Meeting Street for reports of a structure fire around midnight. When crews arrived, the fire had spread to three floors of the structure and the attic. Firefighters were able to put out the fires on the first three floors relatively quickly, but were concerned the attic fire might cause the roof to collapse. Firefighters from neighboring districts responde…

A group of citizens has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Cincinnati. The residents claim their homes have been unlawfully seized.It’s a situation that residents say has been going on for years, and they say they want justice. Vanessa Sparks and several other citizens have filed the lawsuit alleging homes have been declared vacant, placed in receivership and in some cases, their property demolished.Sparks and the other citizens claim they have been targeted because of their race.“…

A Greater Cincinnati man is taking his message about cancer research and support to Washington.Keith Desserich is the founder of The Cure Starts Now. It was started in honor of his young daughter Elena, who died in August 2007 from DIPG.Desserich went to Capitol Hill this week urging lawmakers to support a proposed bill called the Promising Pathway Act.He said the bill could help save lives by fast-tracking the way the FDA approves treatment for critically ill patients.“We funded over $33 millio…

Cincinnati police Chief Terri Theetge is speaking out about the rowdy behavior of hundreds of teenagers downtown last weekend.More than 300 teenagers were seen acting out in the Downtown Cincinnati area on Sunday, with reports of shots being fired but no confirmed injuries.Theetge said that social media was the fuel that ignited Sunday’s mess. She said she is tired of the excuses being made.“One of the first questions we ask is where is the responsible adult for this child,” Theetge said in a co…