Second pedestrian killed on Harrisburg Pike this week
A pedestrian was killed early Thursday on a stretch of West Side roadway less than a mile away from where another fatal pedestrian-involved accident happened about 48 hours earlier.
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OSU gets $5.5M for vaping study
Researchers at Ohio State will study the health effects of e-cigarettes and nicotine on youth and help develop vaping cessation programs, thanks to a $5.5 million grant from the American Heart Association.
Toddler drowns in SE Side pond
Columbus police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was found in a pond on the Southeast Side Wednesday night.
NFL draft largely a Buckeye battle cry
The NFL draft, which begins Thursday night and wraps up Saturday, will sport a scarlet and gray color scheme.
Former Ohio St AD Jim Jones dies
Jim Jones, who serve as Ohio State’s athletic director for seven years, has died in Florida at age 83.
Ohio’s reopening: “Strong, but safe”
Governor Mike DeWine and officials in his administration are hoping to start reopening the state’s non-essential businesses on May 1 but will do so cautiously to avoid a resurgence of the coronavirus.
New unemployment filing system aims to unclog backlog
Deluged by applications for benefits by Ohioans newly unemployed because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the state Department of Job and Family Services is implementing a new weekly claim filing process.
Westerville couple killed when tractor-trailer hits their SUV on I-270
Authorities say a Westerville couple were killed when their SUV was struck by a tractor-trailer on I-270 on the North Side Tuesday morning, closing down the interstate for the entire morning.
Financial pressure from virus shutters Urbana University
Urbana University is the first Ohio college to fold as a result of financial pressure from the coronavirus pandemic.
School closings mean no spring HS sports
With the announcement by Gov. Mike DeWine that Ohio school facilities would not reopen this school year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the governing body of high school sports in Ohio announced that spring sports would be canceled and its executive director said the organization’s attention had turned to salvaging fall sports in the state.