ew lawsuits filed by two northeast Ohio counties against five retail chains claim they flooded communities with painkillers through their pharmacies for years and did little to stop drugs from being abused or diverted.
Columbus police say one of their officers is expected to recover after being shot and critically injured as he and a colleague tried to arrest someone at a house.
Ohio’s human services chief says the state faced an unprecedented surge in unemployment claims almost overnight as the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread business shutdowns, crippling the state’s system for processing benefits and causing aggravating delays.
The Ohio Senate Wednesday passed legislation ensuring that Ohio will have in-person voting in November.
Politicians from both political parties are condemning threats of harm made against the Ohio House Minority leader and her father, a state senator.
Columbus police are investigating the third fatal shooting in four days, the latest one the death of a 19-year-old man in a double shooting early Thursday morning.
The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate on Wednesday passed a bill temporarily municipalities from banning the use of containers like plastic bags or bottles or placing taxes or fees on them.
The Columbus region is usually the bright spot among the economies of Ohio’s largest cities, but with the state in the clutches of a crippling shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the area’s unemployment rate is merely the least dismal.
Governor Mike DeWine says all staff members in the state’s hard-hit nursing homes will be tested for the coronavirus.
Columbus is on the list of 10 cities in the running to be “hub cities” where NHL Stanley Cup playoff games could be held when play resumes
