Unemployment rate up slightly in September
Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased just slightly from August to September.
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Ohio lawmakers introduce bill prohibiting LGBTQ discrimination
Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill to forbid employment and housing discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community.
Age to buy tobacco in Ohio goes to 21
Ohio has joined 17 other states that have raised the minimum age for tobacco products from 18 to 21.
MS-13 gang leader handed life sentence
Authorities say the leader of a violent gang has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killings of five people.
Rivals target Warren in Westerville
Elizabeth Warren repeatedly came under attack during Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate on the campus of Otterbein University.
Man sentenced in murder of witnesses
A Columbus man was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for his role in the murder of two women who were witnesses to the drug-related torture-slaying of one of the victim’s son.
Otterbein alum to sing national anthem for debate
An Otterbein University alumnus who’s been featured on Broadway will perform the national anthem before Tuesday evening’s Democratic presidential debate on the campus.
Is Ohio in play?
As Democrats bring their next primary debate to Westerville on Tuesday, they’re grappling with whether new Republican dominance in industrial and rural pockets of the state has pushed Ohio out of their reach.
2 killed, 2 hurt in NE Side crash
Two women were killed and two other people were seriously injured in a collision at a Northeast Side intersection Saturday night where passersby are credited with rescuing the occupants of one of the vehicles before it caught fire.
Man tells county jailers he shouldn’t be released
A man who told jailers he shouldn’t be released is back behind bars at a county jail in Cleveland.