Ohio AG wants GM to repay $60M after it shut down car plant
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says General Motors should repay $60 million in public incentives after it shut down an assembly plant near Youngstown.
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Season canceled for Clippers, minor leagues
Baseball’s minor leagues canceled their seasons Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Nursing home outdoor visits allowed July 20
Outdoor visits will be allowed again at Ohio nursing homes beginning July 20, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday.
Little Caesars workers fired after swastika found on pizza
Two Little Caesars workers have been fired after a northeast Ohio couple found pepperonis placed to form a backward swastika on their pizza.
Deputies on leave after social media post
Two Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies have been placed on paid administrative leave after one of them posted a video on social media showing himself with guns and including a message about “when looters and shooters threaten to come to the suburbs.”
Bill would make Juneteenth a state holiday
Two central Ohio lawmakers want to make Juneteenth – the day that marks the end of slavery in the United States – a paid state holiday.
Ohio’s COVID-19 surge continues
The state reported 854 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, continuing a surge in new daily cases that began last week and pushing the total number of cases to over 50,000 with 2,807 deaths.
Three indicted for running online romance scams
Three central Ohio men have been indicted on federal money-laundering chargers in connection with online romance scams authorities say they ran for more than five years.
Man with gun at protest was convicted felon
A Columbus man who allegedly brought a rifle to a downtown protest last week has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Emergency agency says someone is “maliciously” activating warning sirens
Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security is looking for whoever caused unauthorized activations of several outdoor warning sirens last week.