Housing on the rebound
There is good news on two economic fronts: House prices are rising and gas prices are falling.
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$4 million embezzlement scheme
A former employee of a Huntington National Bank subsidiary faces 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge that he embezzled more than $4 million of the company’s funds, federal prosecutors said.
Improving parks and trails
State officials have announced plans to revamp campsites and renovate cabins at one state park while handing out millions of dollars in grants to improve and extend hiking and biking trails.
Lowest pump price in 4 years
For the first time in nearly four years, the average price of regular gasoline has dropped below $3 a gallon.
Mom, toddler hit by car
A 20-year-old woman and her two-year-old son were recovering in the hospital after being hit by a car on the West Side late Thursday night.
$1.1M bond for accused murderer
Bond was set at $1.1 million for a central Ohio man who police say confessed to beating and strangling his pregnant girlfriend before burying her beside a cornfield.
Ebola plan: Be prepared
Public health and private hospital officials in Columbus believe that, when it comes to an infectious disease like Ebola, an ounce of preparation may prove to be worth a pound of cure.
Inmate diagnoised with leprosy
An inmate diagnosed with leprosy has been released from Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and transferred to a state prison department medical facility in Columbus.
Home sales up in September
A continued reticence on the part of would-be home sellers resulted in modest gains in sales in Columbus and the rest of Ohio in September, according to data released Tuesday by the regional and statewide realtors’ organizations.
Early in-person voting up from 2010
The state’s elections chief says more than 272,000 absentee ballots have been cast ahead of the fall election.