Flu cases on the rise
With spring just around the corner, it seems flu season finally has hit Ohio.
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Judge upholds “staredown suspension”
When does a staredown go too far? A state appeals court has ruled that a Cincinnati area private school had the right to suspend a 12-year-old boy for one day when the principal determined that he intimidated a girl during a staring showdown.
45 years to life for pregnant girlfriend’s murder
A central Ohio man has been sentenced to decades in prison after admitting he killed his pregnant girlfriend in October 2014.
Mean Streets
More pedestrians were struck and killed by cars in Ohio during the first half of last year even as local officials continued pushing to make city streets safer to walk.
Woman chased, shot by a stranger
Police say a woman was recovering after being shot by a man who chased her down a Southeast Side street before opening fire.
Snoring suspect ends Newark standoff
Police say gunfire early Monday morning at a home on Moull Street spurred a four-hour standoff that ended when officers heard snoring, realized the 75-year-old suspect went to bed, and arrested him. No one was hurt.
Gas price rise continues
Rebounding oil prices and increased demand have caused gas prices to rise again this week.
200-year-old town ready to dissolve
The tiny village of Neville has nestled along the Ohio River for 208 years but probably won’t make to 209.
Dancing Cincinnati firefighters return to Florida beach
Like the swallows to San Juan Capistrano or the buzzards to Hinckley, the return of the dancing firefighters to Ft. Myers is a sure sign of spring.
Ohio, US unemployment at 4.9%
The number of jobs added by Ohio employers in January was dwarfed by those created nationwide last month, adding support to those who say the state’s recovery is lagging behind that of the rest of the nation as a whole.