Cleveland Indians are now the Guardians
Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians.
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Columbus City Schools to require masks
It will be back behind the masks for students and teachers in Ohio’s largest school district this fall.
Man dies in Franklinton shooting
A man found shot to death on a Franklinton street Thursday night became the 115th homicide victim of 2021 in Columbus.
“Andre’s Law” would require body cameras
A central Ohio lawmaker has introduced a bill in the Statehouse, inspired by the fatal shooting of Andre Hill by a Columbus police officer, which would require peace officers in Ohio to wear bodycams.
Clippers win with Brooks walkoff
Trenton Brooks hit a tie-breaking solo home run in the ninth inning to give the Clippers a 4-3 win over the Iowa Cubs at Huntington Park Thursday.
Rays 5, Indians 4 (10)
Austin Meadows hit an RBI single in the 10th inning to cap Tampa Bay’s comeback in a 5-4 win over the Indians.
Christmas in July 5K benefits kids’ charity
Wagons Ho Ho Ho is a longtime charity that provides red wagons filled with with Christmas dinners for children and families in more than 20 counties throughout Central Ohio.
State officials express concern over COVID-19 surge
State health officials are sounding a warning about the rise in COVID-19 cases in Ohio because of the new delta variant.
Ohio, state settle $26B opioid lawsuits
A $26 billion settlement between Dublin-based Cardinal Health, two other giant drug distribution companies and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, and thousands of states and municipalities over the toll of the opioid crisis is significant but far from tying a neat bow on the tangle of still unresolved lawsuits surrounding the epidemic.
Arrest in West Side murder-robbery
A 19-year-old man is under arrest and authorities say they are still looking for additional suspects in the shooting death of a man during a robbery in Franklin Township Sunday night.