House passes budget bill proposing gas tax hike
Gov. Mike DeWine is vowing to continue trying to get a larger increase in the state’s gasoline tax through the Statehouse after the Ohio House approved a pared-down version on Thursday.
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Unemployment up in Ohio, down in U.S.
Experiencing a hiring slowdown that plagued the entire nation during the bitterly cold winter months, Ohio’s unemployment rate ticked upward to 4.7 percent in January after being steady at 4.6 percent for the previous nine months.
No 2020 White House run for Brown
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says he won’t run for president after making an exploratory swing through early-voting states.
Deity on the freeway
It was no ordinary accident that tied up morning traffic on the East Side Thursday morning. A man who told police his name was “God,” had to be fished out of a pond after causing an accident on the East Outerbelt.
Area sees first pediatric flu death of season
A three-year-old Columbus boy is the first flu-associated pediatric death of the 2018-19 flu season in central Ohio, health officials reported Thursday.
Penguins 3, CBJ 0
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened a pivotal home-and-home with the Blue Jackets by rolling to a 3-0 victory.
WBK: Buckeyes upset in Big Ten tournament opener
Kelly Karlis scored a career-high 24 points and Marsha Howard added 23 and 13th-seeded Wisconsin dominated the fourth quarter to defeat fifth-seeded Ohio State in the second-round of the Big Ten Conference tournament.
Last car rolls off Lordstown assembly line
The last Chevrolet Cruze rolled off the assembly line at a General Motors plant where 1,700 hourly positions are being eliminated, perhaps for good.
County sees reduction in infant mortality
Each of the 136 children who died in Franklin County before reaching their first birthday last year represents a loss beyond measure to the family of that child but it is a hopeful sign to those working to reduce infant mortality in central Ohio that they may be witnessing a turning point in the fight
Social media transaction nearly turns deadly
Police say a man was critically wounded when he was held up when he went to buy something from someone he found on a social media site.