Ohio Father of Two Found Dead in CVS Compactor as Investigation Continues
You follow the shock and want facts: a 34-year-old Ohio father of two, Andrew Strand, was found dead inside a trash compactor behind a CVS after his wife tracked his cellphone to the store, and police are actively investigating the circumstances. Officials say the Cuyahoga County medical examiner is determining the...
Attorneys for Judge James Schuck provide text messages, polygraph results in assault probe
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Attorneys for a Delaware County judge facing allegations of sexual assault say they have provided investigators with evidence, including polygraph results and text messages, intended to exonerate him. Judge James Schuck remains under investigation following claims made in November by a female...
Value City Furniture Crash Leaves Columbus Shoppers and Workers in the Lurch
Value City Furniture, the Columbus-born discount furniture chain, is winding down for good after its parent, American Signature Inc., failed to land a buyer in a court-supervised sale and kicked off company-wide liquidation sales on January 10, 2026. The shutdown will close remaining local stores, including the Value...
Ohio lawmakers introduce a bill that may reintroduce elk to the state after 200...
For most Ohioans, elk are something you see on a hunting show filmed out West, or in an old painting, or in a story about the frontier that feels too distant to matter anymore, which is exactly why the sudden reappearance of the word “elk” in statehouse talk has been catching people off guard.
Child marriage survivor pushes for new marriage age limit law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new bipartisan bill in the Ohio Senate would prohibit marriage for anyone under the age of 18, with no exceptions. The last time the age limit was set was 2019, and that law still allowed 17-year-olds to get married with parental consent and court-mandated counseling. Now, Ohio Sens. Bill...
Geechi Gotti Arrested With 3,000 Stolen Pills in Ohio
Battle rapper Geechi Gotti got arrested in Ohio with nearly 3,000 stolen opioid pills after a failed escape attempt on Interstate 75. More details have emerged about Geechi Gotti and the circumstances surrounding his arrest in Ohio last week. West Chester police stopped Geechi Gotti on February 5 while he...
$300,000 lottery ticket winner sold in Ohio
OHIO — A Newton Falls woman is $300,000 richer after a birthday surprise from her husband led to a jackpot-winning Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket. According to the Ohio Lottery, the woman’s husband received several scratch-off tickets for his birthday and initially won $150. After cashing in those winnings, he...
Ohio asphalt companies to pay $30 million over false testing claims
Two Ohio asphalt companies have agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations they submitted fraudulent tests to the Ohio Department of Transportation over the past decade. Kokosing Materials, which has locations throughout Ohio, and Barrett Paving Materials, based in Hamilton, are accused of submitting the same...
Ohio: One-in-a-Million Yellow Cardinal Could Appear This Spring
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Columbus, Ohio – A rare genetic mutation could cause a bright yellow northern cardinal to appear in Ohio backyards this spring, an occurrence ornithologists estimate may happen in roughly one in a million...
Quirky road names in Ohio that’ll make you chuckle
A list of unusual, historical, and literal road names that'll make you think twice.
