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OHIO — A postal worker is facing charges after deputies say she was found passed out while driving a mail truck in Braceville Township. According to a police report, neighbors on Anderson Anthony Road NW called authorities around 2:20 p.m. Saturday after noticing a mail truck stopped at the end of their driveway with...

OHIO — A worker at a Ford Motor Company transmission plant in Sharonville died Monday morning after being pinned by machinery during an industrial accident, according to police. Officers responded to the plant around 9:45 a.m. after receiving a report of a workplace incident. Investigators said a press machine that...

OHIO — A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for several parts of Ohio as snow and strong winds move into the region, creating hazardous travel conditions that could lead to school closures this week. According to the National Weather Service, lake-effect snow and scattered snow showers are expected to continue...

Ohio faces a surging bed bug crisis, with five major cities ranking high on national infestation lists from Terminix and Orkin surveys in 2025. Dense urban areas, travel hubs, and rentals fuel the spread. Cleveland-Akron (Canton) Ranking third nationally per Terminix, this metro sees rampant infestations in...

Staff Lt. Todd J. Roberts, office of planning, research and development, was promoted to the rank of captain Jan. 25 and was recognized recently by Col. Charles A. Jones, Ohio State Highway Patrol superintendent, during a ceremony at the patrol’s training academy. Roberts transferred from his previous assignment in...

An 81-year-old man was struck and killed by a Jeep Cherokee on Cleveland Avenue in north Columbus on Sunday night while crossing outside a marked crosswalk, authorities said. Emergency crews transported him to Riverside Methodist Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police said the driver stayed at the scene...

An investigation by Canary Media suggests that opposition to a solar project in Ohio may have been inflated with false identities and misinformation. There's no doubt that community advocacy gets results. But what happens when local opposition is inflated or overwhelmingly made up? A solar project in Ohio may fall...

CLEVELAND — A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Cuyahoga and Geauga counties. Behind Monday morning's cold front, temperatures fall and winds shift out of the NW, setting us up for another round of snow for the Northeast Ohio Snowbelt. Scattered snow showers pick up this afternoon, and...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle while they were pushing a shopping cart along a west Columbus road Sunday night. According to Columbus police, an adult pedestrian was pushing a shopping cart in a northbound lane of Georgesville Road, south of Hall Road, in the Riverbend...

CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman is facing a lawsuit from several Ohio sheriff's deputies after using footage from a 2022 raid on his home in a viral music video. The trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday. The lawsuit stems from the raid during which Adams County sheriff's...