$21 million fraud scheme
Federal authorities say a Marion businessman has pleaded guilty in an investment fraud scheme in which he received at least $1 million from about 21 investors.
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Cold snap ideal for Ohio’s ice wine
They say it’s an ill wind that blows no one good and that could be said for this week’s chill, which is good news for those who make – and drink – ice wine in Ohio.
Board discusses graduation requirement worries
Ohio’s school board is set to discuss graduation rules as school administrators warn that new requirements are putting a large number of current high school juniors at risk of not graduating on time.
City Council approves ban on tobacco sales to anyone under 21
Starting in about 10 months, you will have to be 21 years old to buy any tobacco products in the city of Columbus.
Friends help staff of burned-out park lodge
While investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed a dining lodge at Hocking Hills State Park and state officials work on their plans to rebuild, the people who worked at the Hocking Hills Dining Lodge in southeastern Ohio are unemployed at Christmas.
Research: Ban on cell phone use while driving works
If one way to reduce distracted driving by young motorists is to reduce their cell phone use, new research suggests the best method is a seemingly obvious one: A total ban on using handheld devices while driving.
Prices rebound on news of production cut
Gas prices that plummeted late last week rebounded over the weekend on word that more of the world’s oil-producing countries had agree to cut production.
Report: Obamacare repeal impacts 960,000 Ohioans
Congress is considering repealing parts of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement, but a new report suggests the lawmakers’ plan would double the number of uninsured people in Ohio and other states.
Bill: Landlords can’t ban flags
A bill prohibiting landlords from banning the display of the American flag and others by residents is on its way to the desk of Gov. John Kasich for his signature.
Final Short North Posse member convicted
Thursday’s murder conviction of Johnathan Holt, of Columbus, has brought to a close a dark chapter of the city’s history and marks the end of the reign of a bloodthirsty street gang that terrorized a North Side neighborhood for a quarter of a century, leaving the bodies of at least 20 murder victims in its wake.