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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is using a new color-coded, county-by-county coronavirus alert and advisory system to assess which areas may be seeing flare-ups of cases and should take additional precautions, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday. The system takes into account seven indicators for each county, such as sustained increases in cases and in coronavirus-related […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio Roman Catholic priest has been accused in a federal indictment of posing online as a female to persuade boys to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves and threatening to tell their parents if they did not send more images, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cleveland alleged Thursday. […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Most teachers will be required to wear masks or face shields at Ohio schools that resume in-person classes this fall, and face coverings are strongly recommended for students in third grade and above, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday as he shared long-awaited guidance for districts considering whether and how to reopen […]

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A private attorney accused along with four Toledo City Council members of taking part in a bribery and extortion scheme will be allowed to remain free while the case proceeds, a judge has ruled. Federal prosecutors had sought to have Keith Mitchell detained until his trial, arguing that he eluded authorities […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was expected Thursday to announce state guidelines for how schools should reopen this fall amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The long-awaited guidelines are coming as many districts have already moved ahead with their own proposals. Columbus, the state’s largest district, this week announced plans for all-online classes for […]

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A father accused of abusing his 10-year-old son, who died last year, is now facing murder charges in a new indictment that also brings more counts against his girlfriend. Al-Mutahan McLean, 31, faces four counts of murder, two counts of child endangerment and single counts of involuntary manslaughter and kidnapping in […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The daily number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases reported to the Ohio Health Department topped 1,000 on Wednesday for the first time in two months, while both the city of Dayton and Ohio State University announced plans to make mask wearing mandatory. Ohio now has nearly 53,000 confirmed and probable […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The daily number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases reported to the Ohio Health Department topped 1,000 on Wednesday for the first time in two months, while both the city of Dayton and Ohio State University announced plans to make mask wearing mandatory. Ohio now has nearly 53,000 confirmed and probable […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Overdose deaths in the county that includes Ohio’s capital city jumped significantly the first three months of the year compared to last year, a coroner reported Wednesday. Overdoses driven by the synthetic painkiller fentanyl jumped 55% for the first three months of the year compared to last year, according to the […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases reported to the Ohio Health Department topped 1,000 on Wednesday for the first time in two months. Ohio now has nearly 53,000 confirmed and probable cases, with a one-day reported increase of 1,076 compared to 743 on Tuesday. Results typically reflect tests conducted […]