Prediction: Job growth in 2014
Central Ohio is poised to experience its biggest job growth since the end of the recession.
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Kasich targets prescription overdoses
Overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death in Ohio, killing nearly five people a day, and Gov. John Kasich is encouraging parents to speak up and keep their children from becoming one of those statistics.
Passenger’s gun found in bag
Authorities say an unloaded gun was found in the carry-on luggage of a Florida-bound passenger flying out of Port Columbus International Airport Wednesday.
Spence’s family: Someone slipped him ecstasy
The father of Ohio State’s Noah Spence says his son unknowingly ingested the drug ecstasy and that the Big Ten unjustly suspended the sophomore defensive end.
Another death blamed on cold
The “polar vortex” has left central Ohio, but not before claiming another life.
Cavs 111, 76ers 93
C.J. Miles set a team record with 10 3-pointers, leading the Cavaliers to a 111-93 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.
Comeback falls short in OT
Ohio State gave itself a shot to stay undefeated, rallying from a 17-point deficit with 7-plus minutes left at Michigan State.
Broken pipes plague police, schools
Columbus police say 911 and other services were not disrupted by a broken sprinkler pipe that caused “substantial” damage to the police division’s downtown headquarters overnight.
Man admits stealing human bones
A former lab assistant faces up to 20 years in federal prison for stealing human bones used in teaching at Ohio University’s medical college and selling them on the interne.
More players dilutes casinos’ take
Revenues at each of Ohio’s four casinos declined in December, leading to the worst statewide showing in the nine months that all four were open.