(Hamilton)--A Clermont County man is facing charges after a routine traffic stop uncovered over $11,000 worth of methamphetamine. The incident happened last Wednesday at the southbound rest area on I-75 south of Monroe. 28 year old Thomas Williams of Felicity was pulled over for a license plate violation on his Jeep Cherokee. A drug sniffing canine led troopers to the stash. Williams is charged with drug possession and trafficking, and faces 16 years in prison and a $30,000 fine if convicted.

(Fairfield Township)--The investigation continues into a deadly crash in Fairfield Township. 38 year old Kenneth Cyrek was driving a 1993 Honda Del Sol that went off the right side of the road and hit a metal utility pole on the 2300 block of Canal Road Saturday evening. Cyrek's wife, 26 year old Kayla Cyrek, was pronounced dead at the scene. Kenneth Cyrek was taken to West Chester Hospital, where he is expected to recover.