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Deadly flu season peaking late

A nine-year-old Marion County boy with asthma has become the fifth child in Ohio to die because of the flu in what is becoming a rough flu season statewide.

No one injured in 2-alarm fire

Fire investigators say the folks who lived in an apartment where a two-alarm fire broke out Sunday morning did everything right when they lit a fire in their fireplace on a chilly Saturday night, but eight families were still left in the cold when the flames broke out.

Armed man killed by police

A Columbus police officer shot and killed a man authorities say pointed a gun at an officer on the South Side late last night.

A Touch of Sass

Relatives of a 91-year-old Ohio woman who died this week are giving her the last word with a sassy, occasionally profane obituary.

Some lawmakers skipping town halls

Ohioans concerned about repeal of the Affordable Care Act and stoked by liberal groups opposed to President Donald Trump’s actions have organized town halls across the battleground state during this week’s congressional recess.

Home buying outpacing listings

A tight real estate market got even tighter in central Ohio as the number of homes listed for sale dropped from a year ago.

Lawmakers get an earful

Members of Congress, especially Republicans, are getting an angry homecoming during the congressional recess and some central Ohio lawmakers are opting for private talks rather than the kind of town hall-style gatherings that have gotten boisterous elsewhere.

Gas prices could go much higher

Gas prices around Ohio have dipped slightly in the past week but remain significantly higher than last year amid predictions that prices will approach $3 a gallon later in the year.