Butler County News

Three months after arriving in Afghanistan for his first deployment, Hamilton native Nicholas Olivas was killed while on a patrol Wednesday morning.

"Thunderstorms are also likely, but the threat of any severe storms should stay south of the area," Simpson said.

One of the mantras of the Reds this year has been: We're going to hit. As in, we're going to hit a lot better than we are currently.

HAMILTON, Ohio - Search teams have recovered the body of a 22-year-old man believed to have drowned in the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio.

Two specialty drug courts operating in Butler County save taxpayers thousands of dollars by keeping convicted drug offenders out of jail, local judges said.

Nicholas Olivas was an Army Airborne infantryman stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., according to the 2010 Fairfield grad's Facebook profile.

The Lakota Local School District is considering open enrollment to the children of district employees to combat the district's decrease in enrollment and losses in revenue.

Crews searched the Great Miami River for more than four hours Tuesday night after a report that a man fell into the river and never resurfaced.

Rescue teams will resume the search for a 22-year-old Hamilton man who is thought to have drowned in the Great Miami River.

Public transportation creates a better quality of life, is a key element in driving development and is good for the environment, experts and local officials agree.

A part-time Butler County judge has been disqualified from deciding 10 OVI cases because of the appearance of impropriety in similar cases he's involved with in his private practice as an attorney.

A portion of Princeton Road in Liberty Township will be closed for up to seven weeks while crews do work to improve sight distance near the Reserves of Liberty subdivision.

Lakota East journalism students hold up an article written by junior Mohinee Mukherjee about the differences between educational systems in China and in the United States.From left-to-right, Spark students, Mukherjee, junior Emily Chao and sophomores Angela Ferguson and Amanda Weisbrod.

Just like Wooderson, it seems like I'm always saying, "Patience, darlin'. Patience." That's especially so when things are going poorly at the beginning... Games Played on 05/27/12 Minor League Player of the Day: Bakersfield OF Bryson Smith: He went 3 for 5 with a HR and a 2B.

Hamilton and Middletown police hand out the most traffic citations in the area, but a five-year analysis shows the number of motorists cited has declined in most communities.

A number of area drinking establishments are at risk of losing their liquor permits if they don't pay smoking fines levied against them, health officials said.

A benefit for Todd William Cecil's family will be at 2 p.m. today at The Blue Goose Sports Bar & Grill, 3008 Tytus Ave.

A looming deadline to apply for federal money pushed an effort by local officials to quickly establish a land bank.

Butler County residents donated 8,000 more pounds of food than last year during the annual "Stamp Out Hunger" campaign, and the increase came at a critical time for families, said Tina Osso, executive director of Shared Harvest Foodbank.

A judge ruled the charges against a 17-year-old Milford Twp. youth are so serious, he will remain in the Butler County Juvenile Detention Center until his next hearing in June.