Breaking News

Breaking News

Fri. 8:12 p.m.: Liberty road closed in search for crash-with-cruiser suspect

LIBERTY --- Southbound traffic on Loagn Avenue to Tibbetts Wick Road is closed to motorists at this hour as law enforcement are looking for a person involved in a crash with a police cruiser about 7:30 p.m. The person jumped out of a vehicle and disappeared into a wooded area. A K-9 unit now is on the scene and a helicopter was called. A Liberty police officer was injured in the crash. Police found a loaded gun --- later discovered to have been stolen --- in the car the person abandoned. Details remain sketchy while the hunt continues. Updates will be posted.

UPDATE: Thu. 11:21 a.m.: 4 dead in Cincinnati bank shooting

CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say four people are dead, including the gunman, in a downtown Cincinnati bank shooting. Police Chief Eliot Isaac said the shooter opened fire this morning at the loading dock of the Fifth Third Bank building. Isaac said the gunman then entered the bank's lobby, and exchanged gunfire with police. It's unclear if the gunman shot himself or was shot by officers. One of the victims died at the scene. Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said the gunman was "actively shooting innocent victims" and that it was a horrific scene.

Thu. 9:54 a.m.: Police respond to active shooter in downtown Cincinnati

CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say they've responded to an active shooter situation minutes ago at the Fifth Third Bank building in downtown Cincinnati. The police department in a Tweet described it as an “active shooter/officer involved shooting incident.” An officer at the scene says there are at least two, and possibly more, people who've been shot. It wasn't clear immediately if the shooter was one of them. Streets around the building at the city's Fountain Square were closed this morning, as were sidewalks.

Tue. 9:29 a.m.: Injuries reported in Fowler bus crash this morning

FOWLER — Additional ambulances were called out this morning after a Cadillac SUV collided with a transit bus this morning in Fowler. According to Trumbull County 911 dispatch, seven to eight passengers were injured in the 8:30 a.m. crash on state Route 305 between state Route 193 and Bell South Road. Reports state that two people initially were trapped inside one of the vehicles. A Tribune Chronicle reporter is en route to the scene. Updates will be posted as details become available.

UPDATE: Mon. 11:35 a.m.: Car slams into house in Mineral Ridge

MINERAL RIDGE — Both lanes of the 3500 block of state Route 46 have been reopened while police remain on the scene this morning of a crash in which a car slammed into a brick house and landed on the front porch steps. The driver's legs were pinned inside the crumpled vehicle. ...

Mon. 11:01: Car slams into house in Mineral Ridge

MINERAL RIDGE — A car slammed into a house this morning in the 3500 block of state Route 46. The occupants of the car reportedly were trapped inside the vehicle until rescue workers freed them. Police, firefighters and paramedics are on the scene, which is across the road from Cocca's ...