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CLEVELAND — Twin brothers from Ghana and an American woman have pleaded guilty to charges of being part of an international criminal network that devised romance fraud schemes to obtain money from victims who were mostly older Americans. Victims in northern Ohio resided in Edgarton in Williams County. Other...

Gunshots were reported outside Lincoln Tower this morning around 10 a.m., according to an Ohio State public safety notice distributed to university community members by email. The Ohio State University Police Division is investigating the incident as an aggravated assault after two vehicles pulled into the loading dock service drive on Cannon Drive, appearing to make deliveries. That’s when the drivers started arguing, according to the alert.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Five months after a man was shot dead while attempting to stop the theft of a vehicle in north Columbus, a suspect has been arrested after police used DNA and cellphone evidence to advance its case. According to court records, a man was arrested Monday, five months and six days after […]

The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) in London is giving a first look at how the state’s law enforcement officers train for life-or-death situations.

Nearly two decades into his tenure representing Ohio's 4th Congressional District, Republican Jim Jordan is facing two challengers this fall: Democrat Joshua Kolasinski, a Delaware County small-business owner, and independent Tracey Tackett, Springfield's assistant mayor. Voters across the district will decide the race on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. A...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Years after a Huron County woman was murdered, a proposed Ohio law aims to keep people who cover up violent crimes behind bars longer. Amanda Dean, a mother of four, was last seen in July 2017 just outside of Norwalk. She was reported missing, and police investigated her boyfriend, Frederick Reer, at the time. Charges were never filed.

Homeowners who are 65 or older in Franklin and Warren counties have until December 31 to file for Ohio’s homestead exemption if they want a smaller property tax bill. Both county auditors say the deadline is the last day of the year. The income test for the 2026 application round is $41,000, based on 2025... The post Franklin and Warren county homeowners aged 65 and older in Ohio must file homestead forms by December 31 to cut next year’s tax bill appeared first on The Financial Wire .

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOWO) — Ohio is ending its non-domiciled commercial driver’s license program, meaning all remaining holders of those credentials will have their commercial driving privileges downgraded to standard driver’s licenses. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Registrar Charlie Norman announced the decision following a review of approximately...

Humana’s individual Medicare Advantage plans stopped covering Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The James Cancer Hospital at in-network rates on October 1, according to Ohio State. Patients who stay in those plans still get in-network rates through December 31, 2026. After that, anyone who wants to keep seeing Ohio State doctors has to... The post Humana individual Medicare Advantage plans left Ohio State and The James in October; in-network rates end Dec. 31, switch deadline Dec.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bill would designate an official state firearm in Ohio. Introduced on Oct. 13, House Bill 1025 would designate the long rifle as Ohio’s official state firearm. The bill was penned by state Rep. Jonathan Newman (R-Troy), who said on social media that he got the idea from his constituents. “This […]