As the one-year mark of mourning is reached Tuesday, Ohio is looking ahead towards what it hopes will be a less deadly spring and summer.It was on this date one year ago that Ohio’s first cases of COVID-19 were identified in Cuyahoga County. Flags were at half-staff throughout the state […]
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Ohio State canceled in-person classes for Wednesday ahead of a snowstorm. Online and virtual classes will occur as scheduled. Credit: Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor Students will not have to make the treacherous journey to Ohio State’s campus Tuesday as snow and ice continue to blanket Central Ohio. Online and […]
Glow tubing begins around twilight (approximately 5 p.m.) from Thursday through Sunday, and tickets must be purchased in advance on Snow Trails’ website. Guests can purchase two-hour passes to go glow tubing. Two-hour tubing passes are $25 ($15 for ages 5 and under). Season passes are $150. The season will […]
Deputy Jason Meade, provided by Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Franklin County Sheriff’s SWAT deputy who shot and killed Casey Goodson Jr. on Dec. 4 is also a Baptist pastor and has used his faith to justify law enforcement’s use of force. Michael Jason Meade, a 17-year […]
Ed Balint | The Repository Brad Bowen is among the snowboarding enthusiasts counting down the days until Ohio’s ski resorts open. The 34-year-old Mayfield Heights man embraces the snow. When there’s enough of it to consistently cover slopes in the region, Bowen plays out his wintertime ritual, standing atop an ivory hill and peering through his […]
Cincinnati Something changed in Yana Duke this year. She came to the United States as a youth from Ukraine, and had never been involved in politics before. But during the 2020 campaign season, she felt she had to do something. “What I’m afraid is, coming to this country is what […]
A man in Ohio who was convicted of collecting boys’ urine from bathrooms is now facing child pornography charges, police say. Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip that Alan Patton, 68, had allegedly been using an online search engine to try to find child pornography, […]
Ohio governor forced to deny rumors of ‘coronavirus camps’ as unfounded conspiracy theories go viral
As Trump was comparing the coronavirus to the common flu, Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine was cancelling sporting events, ordering schools to close, and shuttering restaurants The governor of Ohio was forced to address unfounded conspiracy theories as fake rumours went viral across social media in recent days about so-called […]
A second major university is suspending classes right after the start of the new academic year due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The University of Notre Dame paused in-person instruction Tuesday, a day after a similar move by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Notre Dame is putting the classes online […]
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: — All Ohio high school sports can go forward this fall, with an option for sports like football or soccer to be delayed until the spring if schools wish, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday. The governor’s […]