While prescription opiate-related overdose deaths in Ohio last year fell to an eight-year low, the state still spends $1 billion fighting the scourge of the drugs, which are legal and often obtained, not on the street, but from a user’s family medicine cabinet.
A 19-year-old Beavercreek man was arrested at John Glenn Columbus International Airport Wednesday on allegations that he planned to travel to Afghanistan to train with an Islamic State affiliated group.
Retired Gen. Colin Powell will be the keynote speaker at the grand opening of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in downtown Columbus.
Officials at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium say a bison has struck and injured an employee who was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries.
Having already built the world’s first beer-themed hotels, Canal Winchester-based craft brewer BrewDog is aiming for the clouds by launching the world’s first craft beer airline next year with a round trip from Columbus to London.
Police say a man shot his brother during a quarrel in a Southeast Side apartment Thursday afternoon.
Boone Jenner and Anthony Duclair each scored twice and the Blue Jackets rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the St. Louis Blues, 7-4.
The Detroit Pistons remained unbeaten with a 110-103 victory over the Cavaliers.
Ohio has announced it is spending $1.3 million to expand its anti-elder abuse efforts.
Fired Ohio State assistant football coach Zach Smith has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct and a central Ohio court issued a three-year protective order that keeps him away from his ex-wife.
