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TOLEDO, Ohio — Warm meals and holiday cheer filled Northwest Ohio communities Tuesday as local organizations and law enforcement came together to spread Christmas spirit. In East Toledo, Helping Hands…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State Representative Adam Bird (R–New Richmond) announced plans this week to introduce legislation that would ban Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals for high school athletes across…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The annual “Redemption Tree,” a symbol of renewal and second chances, now stands proudly in the foyer of the Ohio Governor’s Residence, adorned with hand-crafted ornaments made…
VAN WERT, Ohio — Police in Van Wert, Ohio, say an emergency overdose call on Sunday led to the discovery of a substantial cache of drugs, weapons, and cash inside…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Demonstrators gathered across Westerville and the north side of Columbus through the weekend and into Monday morning to protest “Operation Buckeye,” an ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Mercedes-Benz has agreed to pay nearly $150 million to settle allegations that it misled consumers and violated environmental laws by equipping its diesel vehicles with illegal software that evaded emissions…
As the holiday season ramps up, local police departments are sounding alarms over a sharp rise in “porch pirate” thefts — brazen crimes that target packages left unattended on doorsteps.…
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit brought by Georgeanna “Georgia” Semary, the former judicial assistant to Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Ann…
NEWBURGH HEIGHTS, Ohio — Police in Newburgh Heights say an 11-year-old boy led officers on a chase Saturday night while driving a stolen car, with two other children—ages 8 and…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The death of 7-year-old Hershall Creachbaum has prompted state officials to launch a comprehensive review of the Ohio Department of Children Services, raising renewed calls for sweeping…