| Ad Campaign Targets Ohio Painkiller Abuse COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new public service ad campaign is targeting prescription painkiller abuse in Ohio using stories of people affected by addiction. The initiative features ads on websites and... | |
| Cleveland Clinic, School To Study Brain Injuries CLEVELAND -- Two competitive Ohio medical research institutions are teaming up at a new lab to study head and spinal injuries that occur in sports and combat. The Cleveland Clinic and Case Western... |
| AAA: Ohio Gas Prices Climb For 2nd Straight Week COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio motorists are paying slightly more for gas for the second week in a row. Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express puts the... |
| Columbus Spends Taxpayer Money On Barely-Used App The city of Columbus invests $170,000 into its app, which isn?t that different from an app another local city got for free. Why spend taxpayer money when you don?t have to? NBC4 gets... |
| Congressional race divides Democrats’ support Joyce Beatty today became the first candidate in the hotly contested Democratic primary field for the new 3rd Congressional District seat to go on Columbus television and radio with campaign... |
| Drive for 3-trailer trucks hits brakes Lawmakers writing a new federal highway bill want to study lifting a 20-year moratorium on bigger, longer trucks. If changes come, three-trailer big rigs now confined to the Ohio Turnpike would be... |
| Rubbermaid jobs coming to Ohio Follow this company is relocating production jobs from a plant in Texas to a Mogadore facility where the company said it will invest more than $25 million and create about 140 full-time... |
| Ohio barn storing arson site items catches fire MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- There's more bad news for members of a central Ohio church where authorities believe a man drove a stolen car into the building, set a fire and watched from a nearby... |
| Dredged sludge site becomes Ohio nature preserve http://bit.ly/wDsBl8 ) reports the 88-acre Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve sits on a bank of earth that juts into Lake Erie. It was officially opening Monday, offering visitors a walking trail... |
| Proposed Ohio stream protections to be reviewed COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Proposed rules meant to better protect Ohio's streams are being tabled after facing opposition from business and homebuilder groups that said the changes would hinder... |
| Police: 6 people shot in dispute outside Ohio bar It wasn't clear how seriously they were hurt in the shooting Monday shortly after midnight in Toledo. Police said three men and three women were... |
| AAA: Ohio gas prices climb for 2nd straight week COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio motorists are paying slightly more for gas for the second week in a row. Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express puts the... |
| Renovation plans for Cleveland building halted Plans to transform a run down Cleveland building into a business incubator have been scrapped by the developer who originally signed on to buy it, paving the way for the possible demolition of the... |
| Natural gas prices could hit record low reports. The confluence of high production, abundant supply, a warm winter and a slow economy has sent prices plummeting, and they could reach a record low of $1.05 per million cubic feet set in the... |
| Kasich to talk jobs in State of the State in Steubenville John Kasich will take his annual State of the State speech on the road for the first time on Tuesday as he steps to the podium in Steubenville, about 150 miles northeast of Columbus,... |
| Sale of Tony Packo's completed Follow this company , one of Tony Packo's creditors, tried to alter the deal. Bennett said he has asked 95 percent of Tony Packo's employees to apply for jobs with TP Foods. He... |
| Weekly diabetes drug to be made in West Chester A pharmaceutical manufacturer plans to make the first weekly drug to treat Type 2 diabetes in the U.S. at a western Ohio manufacturing facility,... |
| Rubbermaid bringing some Texas jobs to Ohio Follow this company is relocating production jobs from a plant in Texas to a Mogadore facility where the company said it will invest more than $25 million and create about 140 full-time... |
| Facebook struggles with mobile Although more than half of its 845 million members log into Facebook on a mobile device, the soon-to-be public company has not yet found a way to make real money from that use, the New York Times... |
| Gingrich headed to Cincinnati Newt Gingrich will make a campaign stop in Cincinnati Tuesday as he attempts to build support for his increasingly difficult push for the Republican presidential nomination. Details of the trip... |
| Mild Start To Work Week It is dry and chilly this morning, but it will be mild by the afternoon. Expect another day filled with sunshine and highs in the 40s statewide. We will approach 50 in southern Ohio. Some cloud... |
| Voter Registration Deadline Approaches It's a presidential election year, and Ohio residents are running out of time to register to vote in the March 6 primary. Monday is the deadline for registration forms to be turned in or... |
| Gas Prices Climb For 2nd Week Ohio motorists are paying slightly more for gas for the second week in a row. Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express puts the average price... |
| NY Giants Win Superbowl Another nail-biter, another Eli Manning-engineered comeback, another New York Giants Super Bowl title. The Giants, executing another flawless fourth quarter rally, climaxed their comeback season... |
| Man’s death in Hilltop remains mystery Police haven't determined what caused the death of a man who was found by a woman in her Hilltop home Saturday morning, but the investigation will continue. Sgt. Christ Holzhauser, a Columbus... |
| Family, church keep alive dreams of girl who drowned on mission trip Caity Jones' mom, younger brother, best friend and youth pastor all came together yesterday to celebrate her 18th birthday. Although Caity was absent in body, her friends and family were sure... |
| Habitat will tell renters how to qualify for a home Renters interested in learning how they may qualify to buy a home through the Habitat for Humanity program are invited to an orientation session to be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Habitat's new... |
| County landfill is area’s biggest source of climate-change gases Methane gas is burned off in a flare at the Franklin County landfill in the southern part of the county. There are 137 wells bringing gas to the flares now; 20 more are... |
| Ohio EPA pulls proposed rules for streams Deep Pockets Drillers are eager to tap a vast reservoir of natural gas and oil within shale beneath Ohio, which could employ thousands, but critics say it will also cause pollution. This report... |
| Today’s last day to register to vote Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors for meeting in an illegal executive session for discuss and deliberate on a license application. Common Pleas Court Judge Mark Serrott issued his... |
| Two companies form floor-maintenance firm Two Columbus-based companies -- Aetna Building Maintenance and Continental Office Environments -- have joined forces to create Floor Maintenance Group. The new company offers a variety of... |
| FacilitySource says new investor will help it grow Advertised prices for flights must include all taxes and fees under new rules taking effect this week for airlines to eliminate some of the unwanted cost surprises for air travelers. The change... |
| Scotts offers grants to help build community gardens Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has announced it is accepting applications for its GRO1000 Grassroots Grant program, aimed at building 1,000 community gardens and green spaces by 2018. Grants, which range... |
| Cemeteries may soon allow both human, pet burials You can bury your husband. You can bury your dog. You just can't bury them together. But that soon might change. Standing Rock Cemetery in Kent, Ohio, is planning to allow pet burials on the... |
| Ohio robbery suspect arrested in traffic stop NORTH HARMONY--An Ohio man wanted in connection with a strong-armed robbery in Warren, Pa., was arrested in North Harmony, state police said Sunday. Thomas Christeson, 26, of Bradenton, Ohio, was... |
| Ohioans hit deadline to register for March primary Monday is the deadline for registration forms to be turned in or postmarked, and for voters to submit any name or address changes that have taken place since they last... |
| Ohio prison wardens get raises amid reorganization COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The state prisons director says most Ohio wardens received raises this year as they take on more responsibility under a reorganization plan for the overcrowded system. That's... |
| Cleveland: Teen dies after dragging CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland teenager died Sunday night after she was allegedly dragged by man's SUV on W. 81st Street. Police responded to a call for a woman dragged by a vehicle near 2053 W. 81st... |
| NASCAR auction benefits slain Ohio deputy's family SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- A western Ohio sheriff has put his skills as an auctioneer to good use at an event benefiting the children of a deputy who was fatally shot on New Year's Day 2011. Clark... |
| Home no safe haven for some tenants . City inspectors said they had to post that order to vacate because Grim's uninspected work posed a threat to tenants. But Grim never told the Ohio State University students who lived in the... |
| Hocking County voters hungry for change LOGAN, Ohio -- Shaun North often reaches for the clicker when politics play on television in front of the treadmills and elliptical machines at his North Fitness Center. "People ask me to... |
| Stroke sufferer dials wrong number but still connects to help CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (AP) -- A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away. Loretta Smith, of Cuyahoga Falls near Akron, felt her... |
| Burglars hit store 3 times in 7 months Repeated burglaries at a Madison County convenience store last year are the crimes of the week in the Crime Stoppers program. The burglaries at Fitzy's One Stop Convenience Store on Rt. 38... |
| Columbus Mileposts | Feb. 6, 1851: Red carpet rolled out for Hungarian hero During this bicentennial year, will offer daily "Columbus Mileposts" to reflect on highlights of the past 200 years, Joe Blundo's Bicentennial Challenge, a weekly series of quizzes... |
| Gays sue Cleveland for ‘bashing’ after pair say they were jailed without pants CLEVELAND -- Two gay men who say they were punched and pinned to the ground by an off-duty police officer before being called offensive names and jailed without their trousers have sued the city ... |
| Age of pitch and catch INDIANAPOLIS _ Sunday's Super Bowl between two northeast city slickers in America's heartland turned out to be an NFL Expo '12. The Giants and Patriots showed at Lucas Oil Stadium what... |
