Single foster dad adopts five siblings so they can all stay together
Robert Carter grew up in foster care and was separated from his siblings for years. So when he learned the three brothers he was fostering had two sisters, he decided to adopt all five so they could stay together.
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.
Sunday will be a historic day for women on NFL sidelines
For the first time in NFL history, there will be two female coaches on the sideline and a female official on the field when the Browns host the Washington Football team.
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.
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.
Dad creates candy chute so kids can trick-or-treat while socially distancing this Halloween
A father in Ohio came up with a socially distanced way to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters this Halloween, and his "invention" is going viral.
Ohio high school football players suspended after carrying Blue Lives Matter, Thin Red Line flags before game
A high school has suspended two football players from the team after they defied administrators by carrying flags at the start of a game that signal support of law enforcement
'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.
‘These are not normal times’: Republican John Kasich backs Joe Biden in virtual DNC speech
Republican former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, an anti-abortion conservative who spent decades fighting to cut government spending, said it was time to “put our nation first,” voicing his support for Joe Biden during the 2020 DNC.
Rare blue lobster saved by Red Lobster employees and sent to zoo
A blue lobster was adopted by a zoo after a Red Lobster employee discovered it and recognized its rarity.
Ohio man in custody after kneeling on crying white child's neck, praising Black Lives Matter
An Ohio man who was out on parole has been thrown in jail and awaits new felony charges after a photo circulated on social media showing him posing with his knee to the neck of a crying, white 2-year-old boy alongside a message referencing Black Lives Matter.
Ohio House speaker, 4 others arrested in $60 million bribery case
U.S. Attorney David DeVillers described the federal case as "likely the largest bribery scheme ever perpetrated against the state of Ohio."
Three sisters give birth on same day at same hospital in Ohio
Three Ohio sisters have defied odds by giving birth on the same day in the same hospital with the same obstetrician overseeing their deliveries.
Ohio man dies of COVID-19 after sharing anti-mask posts on social media, slamming virus ‘hype’
An Ohio man who shared anti-mask posts on social media contracted the virus and reportedly died three days later.
‘STOP GETTING TESTED’ for COVID-19, Ohio lawmaker tells public
Republican State Rep. Nino Vitale made a statement on his Facebook page Tuesday, asking people to not get tested for the coronavirus.
World's longest-surviving conjoined twin brothers die at 68
The world's longest-surviving conjoined twins died July 4 at the age of 68.
Fallen Ohio police officer had final message for his family
The 26-year-old cop was responding to a call about an intoxicated man in the store's parking lot and when he "approached the male to check his safety,” that individual turned around and fired a single bullet from a handgun, police say, citing witnesses.
Little Caesars customers discover pizza with swastika made out of pepperoni; employees involved fired
A group of Little Caesars employees in Ohio have been fired after an offensive anti-Semitic image was allegedly discovered on a Hot N’ Ready pizza that a customer purchased.