Ohio sheriff offers to help celebrities who want to leave US if Trump wins
Sheriff Richard "Rick" Jones of Butler County, Ohio says he's ready to offer a helping hand, and even some of his own money, to "celebrities... movie stars... and sports figures" who have said they will leave the United States if President Donald Trump wins re-election.
Woman attempts to light stranger’s porch on fire
An Ohio woman says a stranger tried to set fire to her home, and a surveillance camera captured the attempt.
Nearly 50,000 Ohio voters received incorrect ballots, officials say
Elections officials say the error happened Saturday afternoon when someone changed a setting on a machine that places absentee ballots into envelopes.
Social media and COVID shaming: Fighting a toxic combination
Shaming people who get sick or don’t follow the rules in a public health crisis has been a thing since well before coronavirus, researchers say.
Atlanta activist arrested for money laundering
The FBI has arrested a person familiar to Atlanta protests in Toledo, Ohio.
Argument over mask leads to woman’s arrest, use of stun gun at Ohio football game
Police used a stun gun and arrested an Ohio woman after she resisted arrest, officials said. The woman had refused to put on a mask at a middle school football game.
35 missing kids recovered in Ohio; 20% linked to human trafficking
It was "the first time we conducted an operation like this," and the success of "Operation Safety Net" has led to the creation of a permanent Missing Child Unit in Northern Ohio.
High school students awarded college scholarships for carrying flags onto football field on 9/11
Two Ohio high school students have been awarded scholarships after being briefly suspended from their football team for carrying flags onto the field during a game on September 11.
Ohio high school reinstates football players suspended for carrying 'thin blue line' flags on 9/11
An Ohio high school reversed the suspension of two football players who defied administrators by carrying flags that signal support for law enforcement at the start of a game.
Ohio high school football players suspended after carrying 'thin blue line' flag onto field on 9/11
Little Miami High School in Morrow, Ohio, suspended two football players after they carried "thin blue line" and "thin red line" flags across the field on Sept. 11 in defiance of school orders.
Remains of endangered primate found in shipment bound for New York
Agriculture specialists inspecting bags of dried chili peppers imported from Thailand also found dried frogs, dried insects, and turtle bones.
Cleveland police officer shot, killed; 3 suspects reportedly arrested
Three suspects were in custody in Cleveland on Friday morning after a veteran police officer was shot and killed Thursday night, according to reports.
'You shoot at the police, expect us to shoot back,' Ohio sheriff says
A sheriff in Ohio is warning people to not commit acts of violence against his deputies in a viral Facebook post.
Ohio school district bans ‘thin blue line’ flags after football player carried one to honor coach
An Ohio school district is banning “thin blue line” flags after a high school football player carried one onto the field to honor local first responders, including a coach who is also a police officer.
Cincinnati Bengals player leaves camp to search for missing father in Florida
A player for the Cincinnati Bengals left training camp to help search for his father who went missing during a berry-picking trip in Okeechobee County, Florida, reports say.
FBI seeking information as investigation over the murder of two brothers on the Navajo Nation continues
Months after two brothers from Ohio are found dead on the Navajo Nation, FBI officials are still investigating the case.
Ohio officer rescues puppy trapped in hot vehicle
A police officer in Miami Township, Ohio, smashed a car window to rescue an unresponsive puppy lying on the floor of the vehicle on August 16.
Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman apologizes, leaves broadcast after using anti-gay slur on air
Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman has been suspended from working Cincinnati's games after using an anti-gay slur on air Wednesday night, prompting the team to apologize for the "horrific, homophobic remark."
When are the 2020 presidential debates?
With many of the usual staples of presidential campaign politics scrapped because of the pandemic, this fall's debates between President Trump and Joe Biden likely will take on outsized importance.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests negative after positive COVID-19 test before Trump visit
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's office said he took the test as part of standard protocol before meeting Trump at an airport in Cleveland.