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State sued over student debt collection tactics

Bill collectors and law firms working for the Ohio Attorney General’s office are tacking unreasonably high charges onto the amounts they try to collect from people with long-overdue student loans, according to lawsuits filed by the Legal Aid Society of Columbus.

Water polo team crash victims improve

The conditions of two members of a high school water polo team injured in a fatal northwest Ohio crash that also injured two other team members and their mother and killed the woman’s 19-year-old daughter have been upgraded.

Gas price back below $2

After two weeks of price hikes, the average price of gasoline in Columbus is below $2 a gallon to start the work week for the first time since July 25, according to the AAA.

Panel to study anti-drug efforts in schools

A committee of experts, school leaders and lawmakers will study drug-use prevention education in Ohio schools with orders to report back in three months with suggestions for improving drug-prevention efforts.

Gas prices increase again

Gas prices around Ohio are up slightly as the new workweek begins but are only in line with the nationwide average.

Early mornings take toll on students

It’s back-to-school time and students must put behind their relaxed summer routines for busy school nights and early morning alarms, a transition that can be tough on both their mental and physical health.