Long-term care center rule changes allow some visitors
Governor Mike DeWine on Thursday announced a plan to lift restrictions on visitation at some long-term care facilities.
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Ex-TV weatherman sentenced to prison on child porn charges
Former WBNS 10-TV weatherman Mike Davis has been sentenced to four to six years in prison for downloading pornographic images depicting children.
Sports gambling bill wins in House
The Ohio House Thursday approved a bipartisan bill to legalize sports gambling and tax the proceeds to support education.
Suits accuse retail chains of flooding Ohio with painkillers
ew lawsuits filed by two northeast Ohio counties against five retail chains claim they flooded communities with painkillers through their pharmacies for years and did little to stop drugs from being abused or diverted.
Officer expected to recover from shooting
Columbus police say one of their officers is expected to recover after being shot and critically injured as he and a colleague tried to arrest someone at a house.
State unemployment boss grilled about delays
Ohio’s human services chief says the state faced an unprecedented surge in unemployment claims almost overnight as the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread business shutdowns, crippling the state’s system for processing benefits and causing aggravating delays.
Area unemployment up 9.5% in April
The Columbus region is usually the bright spot among the economies of Ohio’s largest cities, but with the state in the clutches of a crippling shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the area’s unemployment rate is merely the least dismal.
5-year-old drowns in campground lake
The body of a 5-year-old boy who went missing at a southern Ohio campground this week has been found in a lake there.
Pandemic brings smaller, subdued Memorial Day observances
Ohioans, like all Americans, settled for small processions and online tributes instead of parades Monday as they observed Memorial Day in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic.
13-year-old girl shot after fleeing from group of teens
Authorities say a 13-year-old Ohio girl was shot inside a North Linden home after fleeing inside from a group of teenage boys.