Newly disclosed White House reports detail how COVID-19 is ripping through Ohio

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting not just Ohio’s major metropolitan areas but is ballooning throughout the state’s rural counties, weekly White House reports provided to state health officials show.Maps in those reports show that during the past month, the positivity rate in testing has crept upward in many counties that previously didn’t have enough positive…

Teachers protest reopening schools in central Ohio

As parents prepare to protest outside at least eight area high schools Tuesday night against starting the school year online, a group of teachers paraded their cars through Downtown on Monday to urge all Ohio school districts to reverse any plans to reopen schools to students. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution…

Police union, Reynoldsburg reach deal on civilian review board

The local FOP Capital City Lodge No. 9, which represents Reynoldsburg police among more than 4,000 law enforcement officers at agencies throughout Franklin County, met with Reynoldsburg city officials and worked out the details in an amicable discussion, according to the union. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Columbus firefighter honored 150 years after his death

When Columbus firefighter Chris Klein found out that Mark Newman was buried in an unmarked grave, he set out in 2013 to change that. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Columbus firefighter honored 150 years after his death

When Columbus firefighter Chris Klein found out that Mark Newman was buried in an unmarked grave, he set out in 2013 to change that. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Columbus firefighter honored 150 years after his death

When Columbus firefighter Chris Klein found out that Mark Newman was buried in an unmarked grave, he set out in 2013 to change that. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Shareholders allege securities fraud in class-action cases against FirstEnergy

The suits are the latest civil cases against Akron-based FirstEnergy and its top executives amid an ongoing political corruption scandal. The scandal ensnared ousted Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and others involved in passing HB 6, a bailout of nuclear plants in northern Ohio. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Columbus firefighter honored 150 years after his death

When Columbus firefighter Chris Klein found out that Mark Newman was buried in an unmarked grave, he set out in 2013 to change that. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Shareholders allege securities fraud in class-action cases against FirstEnergy

The suits are the latest civil cases against Akron-based FirstEnergy and its top executives amid an ongoing political corruption scandal. The scandal ensnared ousted Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and others involved in passing HB 6, a bailout of nuclear plants in northern Ohio. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sand

The men had been missing in the Micronesia archipelago for nearly three days when their distress signal was spotted Sunday on uninhabited Pikelot Island by searchers on Australian and U.S. aircraft, the Australian defense department said Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

EU regulators investigating Google’s plan to buy Fitbit

The EU’s executive commission said it was concerned the deal would entrench Google’s position in the online ad market by “increasing the already vast amount of data” the company uses to personalize ads. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

13-year-old wounded in another night of shootings in Columbus

A 13-year-old male is in stable condition after he was shot in the arm Monday night on the Northeast Side, Columbus police said.Officers reported the teen was inside a home in the 2400 block of Taylor Avenue when they were called to the scene shortly before midnight.The teen was transported to a hospital in stable…

Dozens of concealed-carry license holders in Ohio should not have one

In a review of the system, Attorney General Dave Yost discovered 41 people who are mentally incompetent and shouldn’t have a concealed-carry license. That is out of the roughly 700,000 active license holders. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Legendary Ohio TV weather man Dick Goddard passes away

When Goddard said his last farewell to viewers on Nov. 22, 2016, at WJW TV-8 in Cleveland, he set a Guinness World Record for having the longest career as a weather forecaster at 51 years and 6 days. His daughter said he had the coronavirus. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Dozens of concealed-carry license holders in Ohio should not have one

In a review of the system, Attorney General Dave Yost discovered 41 people who are mentally incompetent and shouldn’t have a concealed-carry license. That is out of the roughly 700,000 active license holders. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Bars and restaurants file lawsuit over Ohio ban on alcohol sales after 10 pm

The complaint, filed Tuesday afternoon in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, requests a temporary restraining order to stop the rule’s enforcement while the case plays out. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Coronavirus: Ohio K-12 students to wear face masks this fall; some school sports still in limbo

All K-12 students will be required to wear face coverings this fall to combat the coronavirus. The state is still working on guidelines for school sports in the COVID-19 era. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Secretary of State, Ohio lawmakers demand transparency to expose corrupt ’dark money’

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and a pair of House members have a game plan to diminish the “corrupt and damaging” influence of “dark money” of the type that bankrolled the House Bill 6 pay-to-play scandal.The Republican and Ohio’s chief elections officer is joining a bipartisan pair of House members in supporting new legislation…

What is UV light and can it kill the coronavirus on surfaces? Here’s everything you need to know

Ultraviolet light technology is becoming more popular among companies who are implementing a multi-tactic approach to combat the coronavirus.On July 29, JetBlue Airways revealed the Honeywell UV Cabin System, a robot the size of a beverage cart with arms that extend over the top of seats to sweep the cabin and treat aircraft surfaces. It…

Here’s which Columbus-area districts are doing online classes, reopening schools this fall

Following urging from public health officials and teachers unions, many central Ohio school districts have abandoned previous back-to-school plans and have announced classes will take place entirely online to start the 2020-21 school year. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

LIVE VIDEO: SpaceX/NASA astronauts return to earth

The first astronauts to ride a SpaceX capsule into orbit headed toward a retro-style splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon to close out a two-month test flight. Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

Human waste offers genetic clues to COVID-19 spread

Health and science experts have begun to test raw sewage in hopes of predicting where future COVID-19 hotspots are likely to erupt Top Featured Tags: – Ohio News Press Release Distribution Service

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