‘We’re just in awe:’ Preschooler diagnosed with autism and leukemia within 3 months beats the odds
Simon McKenzie was a bubbly 2-year-old in June 2017, capable of counting to 20 and eager to sing nursery rhymes. By September, Simon’s parents noticed that their son wasn’t the same vibrant, extroverted child.
2 arrested after video shows girl, 5, dangled upside down by teacher, bullied by older kids
Columbus police arrested two Ohio educators on charges of endangering children after detectives viewed troubling surveillance video from the learning center where the educators were employed, according to the Columbus Division of Police.
Ohio mom, 20, acquitted of killing newborn, convicted of corpse abuse
A young Ohio mother was acquitted Thursday of charges that she killed her unwanted newborn.
Boy has ‘worst birthday ever’ after hot lunch is taken away because of outstanding balance
A 9-year-old boy said he had “the worst birthday ever” when his lunch was taken away because he had an outstanding balance at an Ohio school.
2 women die after being struck by lightning while jogging through cemetery
Two women died after being struck by lightning while jogging through a cemetery in Ohio last week, according to local news reports.
Ohio mom shoots daughter making surprise visit home from college, police say
A woman shot her 18-year-old daughter in the arm after the teen came home to make a surprise visit from college and startled her, police said.
Ohio TV station’s chief meteorologist charged with child pornography
A meteorologist for an Ohio television station has been arrested and charged with pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor.
Ohio grandfather with gun stops intruder: 'They picked the wrong house'
An Ohio grandfather with a loaded gun stopped a burglar who broke into his home on Tuesday, according to a local report.
Dog owner made up story of slit throat and duct-taped mouth to get free vet care, investigators say
An Ohio man who supposedly found an injured dog earlier this month with its throat slit and nose and mouth duct-taped was actually the pet's owner -- who made up a story to try getting the dog free veterinary care, investigators said.
Ohio woman with Down syndrome and passion for mail gets her dream job for a day
Grace Flannery got her dream job for a day when she joined the postal team at a post office in Ohio.
2 drug companies settle with counties in opioid-crisis suit
Two pharmaceutical companies have reached settlements totaling $15 million to avoid being defendants in the first federal trial on the drug industry's accountability for a nationwide opioid crisis.
Tick bites leave 5-year-old girl hospitalized, unable to swallow or move amid ‘tick paralysis’
A 5-year-old Ohio girl suffered from tick paralysis after her mother found two Dogwood ticks the size of a quarter on her head hiding behind her ear, a report said last week.
Coroner: Dayton shooter had drugs in his system
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Montgomery County coroner says the Dayton gunman had cocaine and other drugs in his system at the time of the mass shooting that killed nine people.
Prosecutors: Ohio shooter's friend bought him body armor, 100-round magazine
A friend of the Dayton gunman who killed nine people told federal agents he bought him body armor, a gun accessory and a 100-round magazine earlier this year, according to a court document unsealed Monday.
Grandson takes 89-year-old grandma to 29 national parks after she says she's never seen mountains
A loving grandson took his 89-year-old grandmother to 29 national parks to give her the “life of adventure she had never been able to fulfill,” he said.
Trump vows urgent action after shootings, offers few details
Speaking out against weekend mass shootings that rocked a nation, President Donald Trump on Monday called for bipartisan solutions to the bloodshed but offered few details and faced pointed questions from Democrats about whether he had the moral authority to rally America against the spasm of violence and racism.
Woman accused of sexually abusing children under 5 years old at day care sentenced to 30 days
An Ohio woman accused of sexually abusing multiple children under 5 years old at a day care was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Monday.
‘He was on fire': Man badly burned after vape battery explodes in his pocket at work, attorney says
A Cleveland man was badly burned after the battery for his vape device exploded in his pocket.