Hocking Hills among top destinations for fall foliage
One of the best destinations for autumn leaf-peeping is only 40 miles south of Columbus down U.S. Route 33.
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Ohio HS football coach resigns after team used antisemitic language during a game
A high school football coach in a Cleveland suburb has resigned after his team used antisemitic language to call out plays during a game.
Police search for man who shot estranged wife to death
Police are looking for a man they say lured his estranged wife to the Galloway home they once shared and ambushed her, shooting her to death in the driveway.
Connected vehicle study coming to Dublin
Drivers in Dublin have a chance to try out new “connected vehicle technology” that can alert them to potential hazards and share safety and mobility information that will help traffic managers know when there are slowdowns or backups on the roadways.
“Operation Unity” crackdown targets East and Northeast side
Law enforcement agencies made more than two dozen felony arrests and confiscated guns and drugs during the latest “Operation Unity” sweep, carried out last Thursday in several neighborhoods.
Police: Newark man uses hatchet to break 37 windows in downtown businesses
Newark police say a 38-year-old man was arrested armed with a hatchet and is accused of breaking more than three dozen windows in dozen downtown businesses during an overnight vandalism spree.
Whew!
The Buckeyes moved up to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 college football poll and to No. 3 in the “USA Today” coaches poll after a white-knuckle finish in South Bend.
Man charged in NE Side homicide
Police have charged a 19-year-old man with the murder of his ex-girlfriend on the Northeast Side Sunday night.
Police suggested charging a child for her explicit photos. Experts say the practice is common
When a father in Columbus learned that his 11-year-old daughter had been manipulated into sending explicit photos to an adult, he turned to the police for help. But instead of treating the girl as a crime victim, an officer seemingly threatened to charge her under a law most people view as designed to protect child victims.
Suspect shoots man, self
Police say a man apparently shot another man in an East Side apartment and then apparently turned the gun on himself Saturday morning.