Travel, spending increase for Labor Day
More than 1.4 million Ohioans will be among the nearly 35 million Americans who travel during the Labor Day holiday weekend, according to the AAA.
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Attorney: Wal-Mart shooting “without justification”
An attorney for the family of a man fatally shot by police at an Ohio Wal-Mart says surveillance video shows he “was killed without justification or cause.”
Columbus area unemployment up again
The unemployment rate in central Ohio increased for the third consecutive month, to 4.9 percent in July from 4.8 percent in June.
Gas price slide continues
Motorists in central Ohio are getting a long-awaited break at the gas pump.
Thieves prefer pickups
The car most often stolen in the rest of the U.S. barely makes the top 10 in Ohio.
Back to school: Health & safety
Bus stops and classrooms are filling up in central Ohio as the new school year begins, accompanied by reminders about vaccinations and traffic safety.
Cleveland’s Gay Games get good reviews
People who came from out of town and out of the country for the weeklong Gay Games in Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, say they’re heartened by the warm welcome they received.
Ohio unemployment up in July
Ohio’s unemployment rate for July ticked up slightly last month while the employment outlook was bright in central Ohio for the three months that ended in June.
School ratings revised after data-scrubbing
The Ohio Department of Education is changing the ratings for 20 Columbus schools as a result of a data-scrubbing scandal, though the district’s overall Continuous Improvement rating for 2011 and 2012 did not change.
Steubenville rape case figure back on field
A former Ohio high school football player has returned to the field for the first time since serving time in a juvenile detention center for raping a 16-year-old girl two years ago.