Voters’ “golden week” eliminated
In an atmosphere of heated partisan debate, proposals to trim early voting and set rules for mailing unsolicited absentee ballot applications have cleared the Ohio House.
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E-cigarette ban heads to Kasich
Ohio lawmakers have approved a bill that aims to keep electronic cigarettes out of the hands of those under age 18.
19 indicted in Marion drug ring
Federal authorities say 19 people have been indicted in an alleged conspiracy to traffic large amounts of heroin, crack cocaine and prescription pills in Marion.
Panel to consider sheriff’s suspension
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor has appointed a three-judge panel to consider a request from Attorney General Mike DeWine to suspend Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly, who is facing more than two dozen corruption charges.
Man’s death ruled homicide
It will be up to the Franklin County coroner to determine if the death of a man in an East Side home early Wednesday morning was a homicide.
Kasich’s lead in polls holds steady
Nine months away from Election Day, Gov. John Kasich is maintaining still holds a narrow lead in one poll over his most likely Democratic challenger.
Despite troubles, Ohioans favor death penalty
Weeks after a condemned inmate gasped and convulsed for several minutes before succumbing to Ohio’s new combination of lethal drugs in the state’s death chamber, a new poll shows residents still favor the death penalty.
Warm weather could bring floods, wind
The weather over the next couple of days may remind us of spring, but so will the weather-related problems, like flooding, thunderstorms and damaging winds.
Robbery suspect arrested after chase
Two men, including a bank robbery suspect, are due in court today after being arrested yesterday following a pursuit on a heavily-traveled central Ohio road.
Animal emergency plan approved
Franklin County has a plan for dealing with an exotic animal crisis like the one that led to the killing of dozens of lions, tigers, bears and other wild animals released by a suicidal man near Zanesville.