Top 9 things to do this weekend: Dec. 15-18

Top 9 things to do this weekend: Dec. 15-18

Stroll Woodburn Avenue, enjoy art at the Red Door Project, shop at the City Flea's holiday market, celebrate the season with the Rabbit Hash Christmas parade or take in a show at Bogart's, OTR Live or Northside Yacht Club.

Here's where to ring in 2017 with a great meal

Here's where to ring in 2017 with a great meal

Cincinnati's restaurant community is offering a lot of great options for New Year's Eve dining and libations. Here are nine of the most intriguing (and delicious).

Toys R Us selling Hatchimals on Sunday, Dec. 18

Toys R Us selling Hatchimals on Sunday, Dec. 18

John Matarese looks into the fight for the season's hottest toys

There's real magic in this teen's snowmen

There's real magic in this teen's snowmen

Leah Wooten, an Alexandria teenager, makes and sells snowmen out of upcycled wood shutters to raise money so that needy kids will have Christmas presents to open.

89-year-old man's death investigated as homicide

89-year-old man's death investigated as homicide

Cincinnati police are investigating the death of an 89-year-old man as a homicide.

Growing Ludlow aims to keep its charms

Ludlow in Kenton County is well on its way to becoming the next hot development area not far from downtown Cincinnati, with new gathering spaces, stores, restaurants, walkable infrastructure and greenspace either planned or already here.

Freezing rain shuts down roads, causes crashes

Freezing rain shuts down roads, causes crashes

Multiple Tri-State police and fire departments recommended that residents remain inside early Saturday morning as freezing rain coated Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana roadways in black ice.

Pay whatever, create what have you at art store

Pay whatever, create what have you at art store

Indigo Hippo on Main Street is a thrift store for artists that will go to a pay-as-you-can business model in January.

'There's always miracles around'

Kathy Wagonfield, principal at Ridgeway Elementary School, is used to stepping up for her students.

Have travel plans? Prepare for rough weather

Have travel plans? Prepare for rough weather

A blanket of snow will cover the Great Lakes and the Northeast ahead of an expected dip into Arctic-cold temperatures.

Column: What we can do about heroin

It won’t be easy, but our community can respond to the heroin crisis and create a better system.

PD: Man faked own kidnapping to extort father

PD: Man faked own kidnapping to extort father

The police report filed Friday night said Marvez Washington, 25, asked an accomplice to photograph him tied up with duct tape covering his mouth.

Norwood 'nuisance business' to remain closed

Norwood 'nuisance business' to remain closed

Wilburn Jones, who has lived near Sherman and Carter avenues for nearly half a century, said the store’s police-ordered shutdown in July had allowed his neighborhood to rest easy knowing the crime it appeared to attract was on hold.

What caused 4 streetcars to break down at once?

What caused 4 streetcars to break down at once?

The Cincinnati Bell Connector was back to full service levels Friday morning after four of the city's five streetcar vehicles broke down simultaneously Thursday night.

PD: Mariemont man, 74, bound by tape, assaulted

PD: Mariemont man, 74, bound by tape, assaulted

Police found a man in his home Sunday bound by tape at his ankles and bleeding from head wounds, according to the Mariemont Police Department.

PD: 2 pedestrians struck in hit skip

A driver hit two pedestrians Saturday in Colerain Township and fled the scene, according to Hamilton County Dispatch.

Thousands pay respect for John Glenn

John Glenn's body lain in state Friday in the Ohio Statehouse.

Electors will not get intel briefing

Electoral College electors will not receive an intelligence briefing on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Vet: Don't keep your pets out in the cold

Vet: Don't keep your pets out in the cold

If it's too cold for you to be outside, it's probably too cold for your pet, also.

Missing Hebron man located

Boone County deputies located a missing man Friday.

Follow these tips to keep pets safe this winter

Follow these tips to keep pets safe this winter

Winter weather in the Tri-state can be dangerous for domesticated pets. Last winter, a dog died at a local animal shelter when he was left outside overnight.

Gabrielle Union joins movie filming in Cincy

Gabrielle Union joins movie filming in Cincy

Emilio Estevez's "The Public" will also star Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling, Jena Malone and Che "Rhymefest" Smith, Film Cincinnati Executive Director Kristen Schlotman previously told WCPO.