2015 area home sales set new record
It is safe to say the housing slump in central Ohio ended in 2015, with sales setting a new record, surpassing those of the peak year of the housing boom.
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Unemployment increases again
Ohio’s unemployment rate ticked up to 4.7 percent in December from 4.5 percent in November, its second straight monthly increase, as the number of unemployed workers grew to its largest level since mid-summer.
Tackling overdose epidemic
Hundreds of police officers, community officials, medical personnel and others gathered in Columbus yesterday for a summit aimed at fighting Ohio’s drug addiction epidemic.
Funeral for slain officer
Funeral services are set for a police officer authorities allege was killed by a man suspected of targeting an officer.
Bad cop/bad cop
Federal prosecutors say a suburban Cleveland detective punched and kicked a suspect, drove him to a cemetery, wrapped a seatbelt around his neck and threatened to put him in the ground.
State wants to rein in painkiller use
Ohio Gov. John Kasich and a coalition of state medical leaders have announced guidelines meant to reduce the prescribing of painkillers for short-term pain.
Vigil for slain officer
More than 100 people attended a candlelight vigil honoring a police officer killed by a man who’s suspected of targeting the officer.
$3M bond for suspect in triple slaying
Wendell L. Callahan told Columbus police detectives that he has no memory of the incident in which he is accused of fatally stabbing an ex-girlfriend and her two children on Jan. 12.
Coroner blames shallow water dive for Mirror Lake death
A coroner says an Ohio State University student died from accidental trauma caused by diving into shallow water during a traditional cold-weather lake jump two months ago.
Oil prices drag down gas prices, stocks
Gas prices in Columbus have dropped 20 cents in the last week, but the low prices at the pump are the result of the same low oil prices that are dragging down the stock market.