Jobless rate stuck at 5.1%
Ohio’s unemployment rate in February remained static for the third consecutive month at 5.1 percent, according to data released by the state Friday.
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Buckeyes advance with OT win
Ohio State will play 2nd-seeded Arizona in the third round of the NCAA Tournament after a thrilling overtime win over Virginia Commonwealth in their opening game Thursday.
More medicine doesn’t make us feel better
You would think that spending more money on more doctors, nurses and medicine would make people feel healthier but a new study from OSU suggests the opposite may be true.
740 + 220 = 10
Beginning on Saturday, people who live in the large area of central and southeastern Ohio covered by the 740 area code will have to start dialing 10 digits to place a call, even if it’s down the street.
Another tough winter
It may not have been the “polar vortex” but the winter of 2014-15 was no cream puff either.
Price high, water low for Buckeye Lake dam repair
Gov. John Kasich says the process of replacing a faulty earthen dam at Buckeye Lake will begin immediately and the water level will be kept low in the meantime.
$1 million for 39 days wrongful imprisonment
A court has awarded a Cleveland man convicted and sentenced to death just over $1 million, or about $71 for every day the state falsely imprisoned him.
Xavier, UC both winners
Matt Stainbrook scored 20 points, Dee Davis added 17 and sixth-seeded Xavier beat No. 11 seed Mississippi 76-57 in the NCAA Tournament’s West Regional on Thursday.
CBJ 6, Canucks 2
Rookie Marko Dano recorded his first two-goal game in the NHL and Sergei Bobrovsky made 38 saves as the Blue Jackets routed the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday night.
Police: Fire victim may have been murdered
An elderly woman whose body was found in her burned-out East Side apartment Monday morning appears to have been the victim of a homicide, Columbus police said.