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LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — Ohio legislators have approved a measure that will provide a one-time property tax credit for homestead recipients, saving them potentially hundreds of dollars more per year. The tax credits come from a $350 million excess in state revenue, according to a press release from the...

Across Ohio, families are hauling the Arbors at the Ohio nursing home chain into court, accusing the company of preventable neglect that they say left vulnerable relatives with pressure ulcers, infections, and abrupt discharges. State and federal inspection files reviewed by reporters show repeat failures at multiple f

Shoplifting, W. Ridgewood Drive: On May 22, a Dick’s Sporting Goods loss prevention officer called police regarding a shoplifting incident at the W. Ridgewood Drive store. An arriving officer talked to the caller, who said three suspects fled the scene in a sedan at a high rate of speed.

CINCINNATI — Last year, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources reported Ohio has the most sightings of black bears ever documented. Those sightings have continued into 2026, with many being in northeast Ohio. But lately, people on social media have reported seeing a black bear roaming through parts of...

Step onto North High Street and you’ll hear laughter, clinking glasses, and servers hustling plates of pasta through a packed dining room. From the first bite of tender meatballs and twirls of saucy spaghetti, locals realized this wasn’t just another Italian spot near the convention center. Marcella’s feels...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Emergency crews responded to what began as a water rescue at an apartment complex in southeast Columbus Thursday morning after a car went into a pond just off South Hamilton Road. Police said crews swept the water for victims and could not find anyone. Crews...

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio-based pizzeria has ceased operations at its Westerville location, making way for the spinoff of a Columbus sandwich shop.  DiCarlo’s Pizza closed at 20 S. State St. on June 7. More recently, Fat Arnie’s Sandwich Shop in north Columbus announced on Facebook that it will open a new conc

OHIO — Parts of Ohio could see strong to severe thunderstorms on Thursday, though the overall threat for widespread severe weather remains uncertain, according to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center. Forecasters say Ohio is included in a broader area where thunderstorms are possible through Thursday

There’s a special kind of magic that happens when you find a restaurant that feels like eating at someone’s house, except the someone actually knows how to cook. Boyd & Wurthmann Restaurant in Berlin, Ohio is that rare find where the food tastes like love and the atmosphere feels like coming home, even if you’ve never

Every summer in Ohio, large wasps begin appearing across neighborhoods, parks, golf courses, and suburban lawns. Their size alone is enough to send many people running indoors. At first glance they seem capable of delivering an extremely painful sting, and many residents assume they are aggressive hornets invading thei