Secret Service asked for higher river level while Vance family kayaked
The Army Corps of Engineers said in an emailed statement to The Hill that its Louisville district “received a request to temporarily increase outflows from Caesar Creek Lake to support safe navigation of U.S. Secret Service personnel.” The Little Miami is fed by the lake.
One person injured following shooting incident at Ohio bar
OHIO — A man was wounded in the arm and leg during a shooting late Thursday night in the parking lot of a bar on East Midlothian Boulevard. Police were called around 11:20 p.m. to the 1400 block of East Midlothian Boulevard after reports of gunfire. Authorities learned the victim was being driven by a […] The post...
Man charged in rape of 3-year-old in Grandview Heights
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus man has been arrested after allegations of a sexual assault involving a 3-year-old girl surfaced in Grandview Heights. According to the Grandview Division of Police, an investigation was launched in July for an alleged sexual assault that took place the previous month...
The rising cost of rent in Columbus
A recent report called “Out of Reach” by the National Low Income Housing Coalition showed that Columbus’ rent is too high. To afford a typical two-bedroom apartment, Columbus renters must earn nearly $28 an hour, while the average income is only $22 an hour. A separate study...
People in Ohio live shorter lives than those in most other states, study says....
Eating healthy and staying active are always great lifestyle choices. However, they are even more important when it comes to life expectancy because they can determine how long or short you live. And where you live does in fact matter. A new study by Nursa found which states have the...
Ohio State Highway Patrol sets up OVI checkpoint Saturday night
ASHLAND – The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Friday that an OVI checkpoint will be set up in Ashland County on Saturday night. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. “Based on provisional data, there were 10,744 OVI-related crashes in...
Ohio Gov. DeWine Says Mental Health Issues Increasing Due To Cannabis Use
DAYTON – With references to Ohio’s legalization of cannabis and the prevalence of social media in the lives of children, Gov. Mike DeWine Thursday toured the Dayton Children’s Hospital Mathile Center for Mental Health and Wellness. DeWine said the opening of the $110 million center shows that...
First Full Year Cannabis Sales In Ohio Top $702 Million
COLUMBUS – This week marks the first year of recreational cannabis sales in Ohio with more than $702 million sold since sales went legal on Aug. 6, 2024. Exact number published by the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control show the exact number is $702,587,948 with 109,706 pounds sold as of Aug. 5,...
Cheap apartments are getting harder to find in Ohio
It's getting harder to find an apartment priced under $1,000 a month in Ohio. By the numbers: Over the past decade, units renting for under $1,000 a month (adjusted for inflation) fell by around 30% across the country, per a report by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. Meanwhile, a...
Ohio ER docs warn of more ‘patient boarding.’ It’s already getting worse, study says
As they try to anticipate the loss of billions to the Ohio health care system, emergency doctors warned last month that it would make patient boarding a lot worse. That’s when people have to lie for hours in the emergency department, waiting for a bed to open up in the appropriate department of the hospital. […]
