Second Hilltop “drug house” shut down
City officials this week received permission for the courts to shut down a West Side home they say was the hub of a drug trafficking ring and the base of operations for more than 50 gang members.
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Inmate gets 25 years for prison van murder
A judge has sentenced an Ohio prison inmate to 25 years for using a restraint chain to strangle a fellow inmate on a corrections transport van earlier this year.
Coroner says baby was killed by family dog
A coroner has determined that a 1-month-old boy who died at his home was killed by a family dog.
Ohio Supreme Court hears abortion rule challenge
The Ohio Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over whether a Cleveland abortion clinic has the legal right to proceed with its challenge to several abortion restrictions placed into a 2013 state budget bill.
Schools uncool
Columbus City Schools will dismiss early again on Tuesday because of extreme heat and a lack of air conditioning in dozens of school buildings, district administrators announced on Monday afternoon.
Coroner: 12-year-old died of fentanyl overdose
A 12-year-old boy’s death in July has been ruled an accidental overdose of fentanyl.
Bill would allow deletion of discriminatory housing language
Franklin County’s Recorder and a Columbus lawmaker are trying to change Ohio law to allow discriminatory language removed from online housing documents.
Gas prices lowest since July
Gas prices have plummeted in the last three weeks to their lowest levels since mid-summer.
Bucyrus-area woman killed in jet ski accident
Authorities say an 18-year-old woman was killed when two jet skis collided on a farm pond in rural northern Ohio.
Prosecutor asks SWAT team to escort dangerous inmate
The prosecutor in Pickaway County has asked the state patrol’s SWAT unit to transport an accused three-time killer to an upcoming hearing.