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It was just another Ohio State spring scrimmage inside Ohio Stadium on April 14, 2006. Tyson Gentry, who arrived in 2004 as a preferred walk-on punter, was getting ready to make plays in his changed role as a WR. Then came the tackle. Freshman DB Kurt Coleman brought him down in a routine play during the intra-squad sc

Every Sunday, a congregation gathers for worship at the Union Baptist Church in Blackfork, Ohio.

If someone told you they painted a picture of a covered bridge and you thought they were exaggerating, wait until you see the Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge. This stunning structure in Ashtabula County looks so perfectly composed, so ideally situated, that your brain might briefly wonder if someone built it specifically fo

Silverfish are some of the most misunderstood creatures found in Ohio homes. Most people notice them only when one suddenly darts across a bathroom floor or disappears beneath a cardboard box in a basement. Their unusual appearance often causes alarm, and many homeowners immediately assume they are dealing with a dange

OHIO — The Cleveland Division of Police is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 12-year-old girl who is considered endangered. According to police, Ja’Nyla Reeves was last seen Thursday in the 1000 block of East 171st Street in Cleveland. Authorities said Ja’Nyla is 12 years old with brown eyes and brown

CLEVELAND — Courtney Coccaro had one non-negotiable for her wedding day: her father had to be there. "He's always been my hero," Courtney said. John Weidow, 55, of Pennsylvania, has been his daughter's constant — her soccer coach, her role model, the man who taught her to hunt, to fish, and to see the good in people. F

If you get your Starbucks fix at some central Ohio Kroger locations, you will need to find a new spot. Four Starbucks locations in Dublin and Columbus recently shuttered in their respective Kroger stores after the popular coffee chain closed hundreds of United States locations in 2025. A Kroger spokesperson told The Di

OHIO — Thousands of Ohio residents are currently without electricity Saturday morning, according to the latest data from PowerOutage.us. As of the most recent update, 6,845 customers across the state are without power out of more than 5.47 million tracked customers. The outages currently affect about 0.12% of Ohio cust

Gov. Mike DeWine’s suspension of the sales tax exemption for data center development Wednesday was a major policy mistake that should be reversed as soon as possible. The governor announced the moratorium following the first meeting of the newly created Joint Data Center Committee, which is the combination of Ohio Hous

OHIO — A Toledo man died after a single-vehicle crash Friday morning in Sandusky County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on State Route 590 near milepost 6 in Jackson Township. James Stevenson, 69, of Toledo, was driving a pickup truck north on State Rou