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Quake drill

Emergency management officials say participating in a regional drill can help Ohio families, schools and businesses be prepared for a possible earthquake scenario.

Ebola patient visits Ohio

Health officials say one person in Ohio has been voluntarily quarantined after having household contact with the Texas nurse who recently visited Ohio and was later diagnosed with Ebola.

State tests Ebola preparations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the Ohio Department of Health’s laboratory qualified to conduct initial testing for the Ebola virus, according to health officials who briefed reporters during a readiness exercise Tuesday.

Early voting lagging

After two weeks of early voting in Ohio’s Nov. 4 general election in Franklin County, in-person balloting is running ahead, and voting by mail running behind, the pace at the same point during Ohio’s most recent gubernatorial election in 2010, according to data released Tuesday by the Board of Elections..

Stars 4, CBJ 2

Tyler Seguin scored three goals, including the tiebreaker with 7:44 left in the third, lifting the Dallas Stars a 4-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night for their first win of the season.

Alleged Snapchat molester

A Toledo man was arrested Friday on charges he lured a juvenile into unlawful sexual conduct via social media and the Internet.

Watching for Ebola

As health officials try to understand how a nurse in Texas contracted Ebola from a patient who died, Ohio health officials are planning a briefing for the media Tuesday morning on the precautions that are being taken in the state.

Springer politicks

Television host Jerry Springer plans to stump this week for an Ohio Democrat vying to be the state’s elections chief.

Below $3 a gallon

Gas prices in central Ohio are at their lowest levels in nearly two years, thanks to cheap crude oil, but they are not likely to stay there.