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Broken rail blamed for 2012 fairgrounds derailment

A government agency reports that it was a broken rail that led to a freight train derailment near the Ohio Expo Center in 2012 that caused a series of fiery explosions and forced residents from nearby homes to be evacuated.

Escapee recaptured

Authorities say a man who escaped from a low-level corrections facility near Toledo Wednesday is back in custody.

Limelight Beach cruises to Jug win

Limelight Beach won the Little Brown Jug on Thursday at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, beating Let’s Drink on It by 1 1/4 lengths in the second leg of the pacing Triple Crown.

2 Ohioans killed in Afghanistan

Military officials say a soldier based at Fort Bragg and a civilian worker for the Department of Defense have been killed in Afghanistan.

Charges considered in Ice Bucket Challenge prank

Prosecutors have started reviewing evidence to determine if charges should be filed against teens accused of duping a special-needs boy who thought he was participating in the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge.”

Hero bus driver

Police say a northeast Ohio school bus driver sacrificed her life to save a 10-year-old girl during an evacuation drill outside a charter school.

Ohioan killed in Kabul bombing

Relatives of a U.S. Naval reservist from Reynoldsburg say he was among the three troops killed when a suicide car bomber struck in Afghanistan.

Early voting battle

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Even as he tells local election boards to prepare for early voting in two weeks, Ohio Secretary […]

Arrest in school threat

here will continue to be heightened police presence at Westerville South High School, even though school officials say police arrested a suspect in a graffiti threat last week.