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Explainer: Ohio’s Uneven Response To Moratorium Challenges
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The… Read More
Columbus, Dayton Sue To Force Fix Of Gun Background Checks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Incomplete reporting by counties of people with criminal backgrounds who are prohibited from owning guns is putting public safety at risk, according to a lawsuit filed… Read More
Ohio Lawmakers Studying Error That Could Ban Some Guns
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A mistake in writing up an Ohio bill could inadvertently ban several types of already legal guns and must be fixed quickly, gun rights advocates say…. Read More
VIDEO: Reform in Lucasville After Inmates Attacked
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newly released video shows the brutality of an Ohio inmate’s knife attack on four other prisoners who were handcuffed to a table and unable to… Read More
Lawyers: Firing Squad Must Be Option for Condemned Killer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Attorneys for a condemned killer whose execution was stopped last year after 25 minutes of unsuccessful needle sticks are once again recommending the firing squad as… Read More
Court To Review Lethal Drug Records Ohio Wants To Shield
Ohio’s prison system must produce records about lethal drugs it wants shielded from public view for justices on the state Supreme Court to review privately as part of an open… Read More
Overdoses On The Road On The Rise
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An SUV crashed after all four occupants overdosed on heroin in North Carolina. The same day, a man in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, grabbed the steering wheel after… Read More
Rhoden Family Pleads For Tips To Solve Murders
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tearful family members are pleading for information that could help solve the massacre of eight people in Ohio a year ago, in a video released Friday…. Read More
Ohio Drug Deaths at a Record High
The Ohio Department of Health says a record number of Ohioans died from drug overdoses last year — and once again, painkiller abuse is worsening the problem. According to ODH, 2,482 people died from… Read More