May 31—Butler County Regional Airport-Hogan Field runway is scheduled to be closed for six weeks beginning next week, June 3, for a resurfacing project, according to county officials. It is the first time the airport — located in Hamilton on Airport Drive — has been resurfaced in more than a quarter of a century, said […]
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Troublesome Butler County intersection in line for roundabout to get 4-way stop in interim
May 28—A roundabout is in the works for a troublesome Oxford Twp. intersection, but as crashes continue to happen, new traffic safety measures will begin in June until construction of the permanent fix. On June 12, the intersection of Ohio 732 and Stillwell Beckett Road will be converted to a four-way stop. Currently, the intersection […]
Former aide gets jail time for stealing from elderly residents at Butler County facility
May 24—A Fairfield woman was sentenced to time behind bars Thursday for stealing from two residents, one a 91-year-old, while she employed as an aide at a Butler County senior living center. Stephanie L. Moore, 37, was indicted in January on two counts of theft from a protected class, two counts of misuse of a […]
Pickup truck crashes through roof of Butler County jewelry store, driver flown to hospital
A pickup truck crashed through the roof of a jewelry store in Center Township, Butler County, on Monday night. Emergency crews were called to Golden Dreams jewelry store in the 1600 block of N Main Street Extension just before 9 p.m. Channel 11′s Antoinette DelBel just got to the scene and is working to learn […]
Woman accused of being involved in Butler County murder sentenced
A woman accused of being involved in the murder of a man in Muddy Creek Township in June 2022 has been sentenced. Nicole Schwartz, 39, pled guilty to her role in the murder of Frederick Orr. Court documents say she admitted to using $3,000 of Orr’s money while he was in jail. When she picked […]
Butler Township police warn residents of bear sighting
Butler Township police are warning residents that a black bear and three cubs were spotted in the September Drive area. Channel 11 received a photo of an adult bear and three cubs from a viewer on September Drive. The bears were spotted in the viewer’s yard. Residents in the Dutchtown Village area should move bird […]
Man dies after being stabbed while stealing car in Butler County
A man is dead after being stabbed while stealing a car in Butler County, according to a spokesperson from the Hamilton Police Department. The Butler County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Roger D. Cole, 29, of Hamilton. >> Police presence reported in Montgomery County neighborhood Hamilton police said Cole was stabbed during an altercation […]
Singh found guilty in Butler County quadruple homicide trial
May 10—Three Butler County judges found Gurpreet Singh guilty Friday of four counts of aggravated murder with a death specification for killing his wife and three other family members in 2019 in their West Chester Twp. apartment. He will now face the death penalty in the sentencing phase of the trial, which will begin Monday. […]
Motions hearing in Butler Township teen homicide continued
May 9—WILKES-BARRE — A motions hearing for homicide suspect Alan Jay Meyers was continued Thursday as a recently retained attorney added to the defense team claimed there is “outstanding evidence” that needs to be reviewed. Attorney Theron Solomon joined Attorney Matthew T. Muckler in defending Meyers, 18, for the fatal shooting of Kassadey Matulevich, 17, […]
Over 40 vehicles broken into in Butler Co., 3 arrested
Three people were arrested after 40 vehicles were broken into in West Chester Township. Around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday three suspects used a window punch to break the windows and enter 40 vehicles parked in seven different hotel parking lots, West Chester Township police told our news partners at WCPO. The hotels were all in the […]
Tornadoes suspected in Warren, Butler counties; flooding, power outages reported
Update 10:05 a.m.: The Milford Community Fire Department, Milford Police Department, and mutual aid departments were dispatched to the Target area at 6:23 a.m. Wednesday to rescue a family that had awoken to their tent surrounded by flood water. According to a Facebook post from the fire department, the tent was located along the East […]
Man recovering after being shot by Butler County deputy
May 6—A 46-year-old man is recovering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder after being shot by a Butler County sheriff’s deputy after the man allegedly broke into Liberty a Twp. apartment complex clubhouse Saturday morning. Family members called dispatchers about 11:10 a.m. concerned about the welfare of James Huff, who was hallucinating while going […]