App helps kids with severe asthma
Missed school days, trips to the emergency room, limited physical activity. These are some of the results of severe asthma, the most common chronic childhood illness.
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Educators to study federal transgender directive
The Obama administration has given Ohio school leaders some summer homework with a new federal directive on transgender students and bathrooms in public schools.
Canada fire fuels gas price surge
Wildfires in the Canadian oil sands may impact drivers in central Ohio in the form of higher gas prices.
Race for the Cure raises $1.7M
Nearly 30,000 runners and walkers who braved a cold, drizzly morning Saturday raised at least $1.7 million for breast cancer treatment and research during the 2016 Komen Columbus Race for the Cure downtown Saturday.
Scene of Pike Co. shootings moved to preserve evidence
Four homes at crime scenes where eight family members were shot to death in southern Ohio are being relocated to a secure location as the investigation continues.
Absent pallbearer was busy burgling mourner’s home
A man expected to be a pallbearer at a woman’s funeral has been charged with burglarizing her granddaughter’s home during the service in western Ohio.
New Albany may lower pay-to-play fees
Both the current and incoming New Albany superintendents recommend that the school board cut $200 from athletics fees.
Coaster Season!
A sure sign that spring has arrived is opening day at Ohio’s two major amusement parks.
Cleveland mulls $15 minimum wage
Cleveland’s city council will consider establishing a $15 minimum wage in the city after receiving petitions with thousands of signatures supporting the measure.
Children becoming victims of Ohio’s opiate epidemic
The growing number of children who require foster care as a result of Ohio’s opiate epidemic is putting a strain on the state’s foster-care system.