Standing up for the Stars & Stripes
In all of her 87 years, Julia Lease had certainly never received a standing ovation.
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Lawmakers make another try to curb distracted driving
Two Ohio lawmakers are making another attempt to stiffen penalties for motorists caught driving while distracted.
Kroger makes organic, natural foods cheaper
The nation’s largest grocery chain is trying to close the price gap between healthy and natural foods and cheaper, processed items.
Hungry Ohio
Two recent reports indicate that a great many Ohioans are hungry and advocates are asking state lawmakers to help fund efforts to feed them.
Entertainment districts
An Ohio Senate committee has approved an amended Senate bill to allow entertainment districts where revelers could carry open containers of alcohol outside bars and restaurants
Delaware woman charged after zoo mishap
A Delaware woman accused of holding her 2-year-old son over a railing at a Cleveland zoo when he fell into a cheetah exhibit has been charged with child endangering.
Boards strikes down “5 of 8” rule
The Ohio Board of Education voted Monday to eliminate school-staffing requirements that critics argue will allow districts to get rid of music and art teachers, librarians, counselors and other staff.
3-year-old accidentally kills one-year-old with gun
Police in Cleveland say charges likely will be brought against the person who took a gun to the house where a three-year-old boy shot his one-year-old brother in the head and killed him.
Mom drops toddler into zoo’s cheetah pit
Zoo officials in Cleveland say a woman was dangling her two-year-old son over a railing when he fell about 10 feet into a cheetah exhibit.
Mayoral candidate wants $12.50 “living wage”
One of the Democratic candidates for Mayor of Columbus thinks the city needs a raise.