The Pulse-Journal

MONROE - City Council said goodbye to fellow councilman and vice-mayor Steve Tannreuther on Tuesday, Dec. Full Story »

HAMILTON - A minor two-car accident on Interstate 75 near Ohio 129 has traffic backed up to Union Centre Boulevard, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. Full Story »

CLEARCREEK TWP. - Firefighters were able to quickly put out a fire at one-story home today, Dec. Full Story »

LEBANON - Lebanon Fire Chief Mike Hannigan said today, Dec. 8, he expects the cause of the barn fire that killed two men and 45 horses at the Warren County Fairgrounds to be ruled accidental and undetermined. Full Story »

The group that owns Cincinnati Premium Outlets in Monroe is buying out the competition in Jeffersonville. Full Story »

A fire reported at a home in Clearcreek Twp today, Dec. 8, is under control and has been put out, according to dispatchers. Full Story »

FAIRFIELD - Cincinnati Christian Elementary School students are learning what it means to give back to the community. Full Story »

LIBERTY TWP. - When the sun goes down Friday night, one local family plans to celebrate light. Full Story »

BUTLER COUNTY - More than 3,500 residential and industrial Duke Energy customers are without power this morning, Dec. Full Story »

MIDDLETOWN - Being a tobacco user won’t just cost your health - it will now also cost you money, if you’re a Premier Health Partners employee. Full Story »

LEBANON - Stan Crowe said he woke up at 6 a.m. Monday and just looked up at the ceiling for two hours until his wife told him to get out of bed. Full Story »

A drug sweep Friday, Dec. 4, at Mason High School netted charges against one student. Dara DeBoy, 18, was charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to police reports. Full Story »

HAMILTON - It took only a dusting of snow this morning, Dec. 7, to turn Butler County’s roads into a hockey rink, and the morning commute into a contact sport. Full Story »

LEBANON - Coroner officials are still trying to locate relatives for one of the men killed Saturday in the horrific barn fire here at the Warren County Fairgrounds. Full Story »

The season’s first snowfall has created a mess on Warren County roads this morning, Dec. 7, dispatchers said. Full Story »

HAMILTON - A blanket of new fallen snow is frustrating motorists across Butler County this morning, Dec. Full Story »

MONROE - It may become a little harder for speeders to say they didn’t realize how fast they were driving, thanks to a new device that will flash your speed as you go by. Full Story »

LEBANON - Amy Neal and Ruth Bertagna are adamant that old dogs can learn new tricks. As two volunteers at the Humane Association of Warren County in Lebanon, both insist that older pets can provide a lot of value and love to families looking to add a four-legged member to bring to their home. Full Story »

MONROE - Monroe Local Schools officials are seeking a new work space for the district’s central office personnel, to make way for the possibility of all-day kindergarten in 2010. Full Story »

Longtime Butler County politician Michael Fox is in notorious company as he faces federal corruption charges of depriving the public of its right to “honest services.” Full Story »

Local governments are finding it hard to balance lean budgets with union contracts consummated before the economy tanked. Full Story »

LEBANON - he Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal ruled out criminal intent as the cause of Saturday’s fatal fire at the Warren County Fairgrounds. Full Story »

LEBANON - Two people are dead from a barn fire Saturday morning, Dec. 5, at the Warren County Fairgrounds. Full Story »

HAMILTON - Fairfield pediatrician Dr. R. Scott Blankenburg, who is awaiting trial in April on 22 sex and child pornography charges, was indicted on new charges Friday, Dec. Full Story »

LEBANON - Warren County’s newest team of canines were unleashed on drug crime Friday, Dec. Full Story »