Butler County News

The odor of gun powder still lingered five hours after hundreds of fireworks exploded in a garage Tuesday, July 1. The Division of State Fire Marshal ruled the fire accidental that broke out around noon at 7209 ...

A former city prosecutor who was fired for taking nude after-hours strolls in a public building has won a court victory in his battle to get his job back.

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Those old Miller Lite bottles from last weekend's party may be the last you will ever see as company officials announced the Miller and Coors beer brands have officially merged.

Three men accused of rape in separate cases have been indicted, according to the Butler County prosecutor's office.

' There's been a setback in a southwest Ohio program designed to help jail inmates and abused pets at the same time.

There's enough evidence to send charges against a convicted sex offender, who's now accused of trying to entice three children, to the Warren County grand jury, Judge D. Andrew Batsche decided Tuesday evening, ...

A father of two narrowly escaped a fire that tore a gaping hole in the roof of his Linda Court home.

Butler County tourism is slightly down from this time last year, although many locals are taking day trips closer to home.

A 38-year-old man who has a history of exposing himself to children was accused of doing it again and trying to lure young girls into his truck recently.

The arrest of a notorious sex offender suspected of various crimes in Butler and Warren counties was the result of a tip called in by a resident, officials said.

The Butler County sheriff's office says an Oxford police officer did not use unreasonable force on a man who died after the officer jolted him with a stun gun.

Law enforcement officers from Butler and Warren counties are looking for a registered sex offender who is a suspect in several recent public indecency reports.

Terrence Candidate, 23, was sentenced to 45 years in prison today, June 26, for 14 counts stemming from three separate incidents over the last six months.

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Two pit bulls have been found dead and a third has been found wounded in a trash can, according to officials at the Animal Friends Humane Society in Trenton.

Fonzie, a year-old shepherd mix with a sweet nature but a few behavior issues, is going to jail.

Motorists didn't get to enjoy Ohio's lower fuel prices for long, as regular gas spiked above $4 for the first time this summer in Butler and Warren counties.

The sheriff got his man. Sgt. Matt Franke - on loan from the Oxford Police Department to be project manager for Butler County's new countywide communication system - has now been hired to run the system.

Prosecutors say there should be no crying during closing arguments in death penalty cases.