Ohio's governor is launching a campaign aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse by highlighting the stories of those who have been impacted by addictions. Gov. John Kasich's office says...

For decades, Somalia has been plagued by myriad problems -- famine, violence, piracy and thousands of refugees -- and not everyone agrees on how to solve them. During a panel discussion yesterday...

In the mid-1990s, the economy was surging, the suburbs were expanding and cities were looking to accommodate their fitness-crazed residents. Today, 10 years after most of the area's modern...

Louie Carnesco walks his dogs near where a woman was shocked and her dog killed by an electrified conduit, shown at right in the Iuka Park ravine. Lezlie Combs was walking her Siberian husky in the...

Two weeks before Bill Lhota took over as Central Ohio Transit Authority president in 2004, trustees canceled a luncheon that had been scheduled to celebrate the agency's 30th anniversary. ...

This minivan's driver was killed in a crash in on I-70 eastbound yesterday. A westbound SUV that crossed the median struck the eastbound minivan, and another SUV then hit...

Safety officials inspect the scene of a floor collapse at Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, which is under construction. At least 13 workers were injured in the...

The president of Central Ohio Crime Stoppers resigned yesterday, two days after the group's executive board asked him to step down. For more than a decade, Kevin Miles was the face of the...

To understand Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, one needs to consider how deeply he has been shaped by his Mormon faith, says Scott Helman, who has covered the former Massachusetts...

Highlights of what House Democrats have proposed as a replacement for House Bill 194, if the elections-law overhaul is repealed by lawmakers or rejected by voters on the November ballot: Allow...

The Columbus Jazz Orchestra, with special guests Sarah Morrow, Phil Clark and Roger Hines, paid tribute to Ray Charles at a brilliant concert last night in the Lincoln Theatre. Not only was the...

A Newark man found mentally unfit to stand trial for a string of arsons two years ago has been indicted again in connection with the crimes. Matthew F. Craig, 30, who, according to an indictment...

To understand Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, it’s important to consider how deeply he has been shaped by his Mormon faith, says Scott Helman, who has covered the former...

And yet, that is difficult because Romney has been hesitant to talk about his faith on the campaign trail, says Helman, a 1993 graduate of Bexley High School and co-author with Globe deputy...

American Electric Power finished 2011 with static sales but a big increase in profit, the result of one-time events in Texas. The Columbus-based utility reported $308 million in profit in the...

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is offering the mayor of Laurelville, who doesn't live in the Hocking County village, another chance to become a resident and remain in office. DeWine could...

The getaway driver in a bank robbery in Bexley last year was sentenced yesterday to six months in a halfway house. U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley sentenced Nathaniel Crews Jr., 20, of...

MIAMI -- A Columbus man who helped build a trauma center in Haiti after January 2010's devastating earthquake was treated in that hospital after being critically wounded during a robbery, his...

Ohio's governor is launching a campaign aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse by highlighting the stories of those who have been impacted by addictions. Gov. John Kasich's office says...

police and medic personnel were called to the Tamarack Market in the 1900 block of Tamarack Circle South on a report of a shooting at about 10:07 p.m....

Lezlie Combs was walking her Siberian husky in the Iuka Park ravine in the University District when her dog began to jump and "scream." She rushed to the aid of her dog, only to be...

A Newark man found mentally unfit to stand trial for a string of arsons two years ago has been indicted again in connection with the crimes. Matthew F. Craig, 30, who, according to an indictment...

A man accused of burning a cross in front of a black family's home in Morrow County last year has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, according to court documents. Brandon A....

The getaway driver in a bank robbery in Bexley last year was sentenced today to six months in a halfway house. U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley sentenced Nathaniel Crews Jr., 20, of...

No. 5 Kansas (17-3, 7-0 Big 12) at Iowa State (14-6, 4-3) Let's face it. The Jayhawks are due. They got out of Austin by the skin of their teeth last weekend, and they looked totally uninspired...

Deron Williams poured in five 3-pointers among his 27 points Friday and sent the New Jersey Nets to a 99-96 victory over Cleveland. The Nets have captured three out of four and have won back-to-back...

Greater Cincinnati Catholics will get a dose of outrage at Mass this weekend when their priests and bishops speak out against new health insurance rules that they say violate centuries of church...

Keith and Brooke Desserich of Wyoming never intended the journals of their daughter...

MARIETTA - Both Ohio and West Virginia scored poorly in terms of protecting people from tobacco smoke and other tobacco-related issues in a recent report issued by the American Lung Association.A...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A group of Democrats in the Ohio House say they've got a package of election changes ready to go should the Republican-led Legislature decide to repeal a separate election...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A group that wants Ohio to ban dog auctions has cleared an initial hurdle in its effort to get a new law on the books. The state's top elections chief said Friday the...

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Several Republican state senators have been reviewing for weeks the idea of repealing Ohio's new elections law that trims early voting days in the presidential...

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Smokers won't be hired at new casinos in Columbus and Toledo, a ban that's been adopted in other industries as employers try to hold down health care costs. Job...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) seems dismissive of a proposed constitutional amendment that would keep Ohio workers covered by labor contracts from having to join a union or...

, Ohio -- A group of Democrats in the Ohio House say they've got a package of election changes ready to go should the Republican-led Legislature decide to repeal a separate election measure...

-- A U.S. man who helped build a trauma center in Haiti after January 2010's devastating earthquake was treated at that hospital after being critically wounded during a robbery in the capital of...

-- A misdemeanor indictment has been returned against a Cincinnati-area man accused of restraining his 12-year-old daughter with duct tape, putting her in a dog cage and threatening to electrify it. ...

Work continues near a collapse at the Horseshoe Casino under construction, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Cincinnati. Around a dozen workers have been taken to hospitals with minor injuries from the...

For the last ten years, James Moye had been living at his Medina home with a pet alligator named Harley. He bought her when she was just six inches long. Moye said that he had never received any...

An American man building an orphanage in Haiti is hospitalized in critical condition at Jackson Memorial after he was shot during a botched robbery attempt at a Port-au-Prince...

Kevin Miles presents an award during the Central Ohio Crime Stoppers annual breakfast last year. The president of Central Ohio Crime Stoppers resigned today, two days after the group's ...

A 35-year-old Clintonville man has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a Bexley elementary-school teacher last March. Franklin County prosecutors say Eric L. Bowles, of 510...

in other news around the country, a scary scene this morning at a construction site in cincinnati. workers were busy building the city's new casino when the second floor collapsed beneath them....

Free Kids Nook Book Downloads Here are a few Free Kids Nook Books that I found and downloaded to my iPad for my kids. I thought I would share so you can snag these freebies, too!...

LIBERTY TWP. — The largest retail development to hit Butler County received its first nod Friday when trustees promised public financing for infrastructure to accommodate the $300 million...

'); } CLEVELAND -- The older gentleman who stepped up to the microphone had heard enough of the serious baseball discussion for the time being. He greeted Indians general manager Chris...