A Butler County grand jury has cleared a Middletown police officer of any wrong doing, saying a deadly Christmas Eve shooting was justified, according to the prosecutor's office.

More than 450 animals have been rescued from an Ohio fur farm, with three of them now being cared for by a special rescue in Middletown.Middletown-based Red Riding Hood Rescue has taken in three rescued wolfdogs,

The officer who shot and killed a man in Middletown on Christmas Eve will not be charged with a crime after a grand jury ruled the shooting justified.

Under a redistricting plan approved Monday evening by Middletown’s school board, eight schools will have new students transferred from other buildings at the start of the 2025-26 school year.

A trial is scheduled to begin Monday in Butler County Common Pleas Court for one of two men charged in connection with the shooting death of Asiah Slone in Middletown last summer.

A Butler County grand jury has declined to issue any criminal charges against a Middletown police officer who fatally shot a man who opened an apartment door holding a gun on Christmas Eve at Olde Towne Apartment complex.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WKRC) - If they don't know it already, anyone driving through Middletown will soon know it's the hometown of Vice President JD Vance. Seven signs are being installed at entrances ...

JD Vance, an Ohio native with strong ties to Columbus, will be sworn in as vice president Monday. Vance, the now-former senator from Ohio who was tapped as presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate this summer, grew up in Middletown, Ohio, as he details in his 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis ."

As Middletown, Ohio, native JD Vance gets settled in as the Vice President, his hometown is showing its support for him.On Thursday, Middletown unveiled new signage that honors Vance along the roads.

Sen. Bernie Moreno gifted the Vice President-elect with a personalized No. 1 Ohio State jersey featuring "Vance" on the back, a spokesperson for Moreno told the Enquirer.

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that he is running to be the next governor of Ohio — wedging the news between the departure from the race of a top rival and the expected entry as soon as next week of a new one.

The Middletown police officer who fatally shot an armed man will not face criminal charges, according to Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser. A Butler County Grand Jury was given the facts of the case involving 50-year-old Christopher Gorak,