Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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Multiple tornado warnings covered Mason and Warren County on Sunday evening, Sept. 20, with a flash flood warning following overnight and a flood watch extending through noon Monday.
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Both directions of I-75 will shut down between Freeman Avenue and the I-71/75 split from 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, through 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, for Linn Street Bridge girder installation, forcing Mason and Deerfield Township commuters onto signed detours through I-71 and the Norwood Lateral.
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Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson called on the General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to make misuse of Flock license plate readers a felony, a proposal that directly affects Mason, where the cameras helped police make two rapid arrests this summer.
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A water main break on Carriagegate and Sablegate lanes in Deerfield Township on Monday, Sept. 14, marks at least the seventh failure in the area since late May, as Warren County commissioners weigh an updated reimbursement policy for property damage caused by such breaks.
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Warren County has recorded two rabies-positive bats in 2026 as the CDC issued a nationwide health advisory Sept. 10 citing a 17% jump in rabies-related inquiries. Residents who encounter wildlife or are bitten should wash wounds immediately and contact a doctor or the Warren County Combined Health District.
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A water main break on Farmfield and Fox Run on Sept. 9 is the latest in a string of at least six failures across Deerfield Township since June, with Warren County Water offering no public explanation for the pattern.
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Twenty-four crashes, six causing injuries, have been recorded on a 4-mile stretch of I-75 near Austin Landing since construction lane shifts began in July, with the Ohio State Highway Patrol calling the spike typical for new work zones.
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The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Warren County, warning that heavy rain and repeated rounds of thunderstorms Wednesday night through Thursday could bring 1 to 2 inches of rain and flash flooding to Mason and Deerfield Township.
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Heavy rain and high winds that swept through the region starting Friday, Sept. 4, knocked out power to more than 51,000 AES Ohio customers, including at least 227 outage incidents in Warren County. Crews worked through the weekend, and Warren County showed no remaining outages by Labor Day morning.
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Hamilton County's free PulsePoint app, now live across the county including Mason and Deerfield Township, alerts CPR-trained bystanders to nearby cardiac arrests and directs them to AEDs, funded by Christ Hospital at no taxpayer cost.
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The Deerfield Regional Stormwater District board meets Tuesday, Sept. 8, with three new storm sewer projects, a 2027 SWCD working agreement and an executive session on pending litigation on the agenda.
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Erik Lake, 55, pleaded guilty in Warren County to 100 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving minors and admitted to assaulting a 20-year-old woman in a Mason apartment; his sentencing is set for Oct. 29.
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