Third Ohioan Dies From West Nile Complications
An 80-year-old man in southwest Ohio has died from complications of the West Nile virus, the third such death in the state this year. Hamilton County Public Health spokeswoman Christy Cauley said the...
View ArticleOhio’s Execution Drug Supply Expires In One Year
Records show that Ohio has enough of its execution drug to complete seven of its 10 scheduled lethal injections. The expiration of the supply of pentobarbital in September 2013 will force the state to...
View ArticleEmergency Food Distribution Keeps Growing In Central Ohio
To say the Mid Ohio Food Bank has grown in recent years is an understatement. Food distribution has grown by about a third over the last five years. The food bank now distributes 45 million pounds...
View ArticleToo Fat To Be Executed?
An Ohio death row inmate says his scheduled lethal injection in January should be cancelled because he’s so obese, the execution process would not work and would amount to torture. Click the play...
View ArticleFive Injured In Perry County Coal Mine Accident
Authorities say five people were hurt when two rail cars that transport miners collided in a southeast Ohio mine. Perry County dispatcher Jeff Wilson says five miners were taken to the hospital after...
View ArticleSheriff In Washington To Support Exotic Animal Bill
The Muskingum county sheriff who oversaw the response to a massive exotic animal release is visiting Washington to support a federal bill that would restrict the private ownership and breeding of...
View ArticleOhio Executes Eastern Ohio Killer
An Ohio death-row inmate has been executed for killing two men he didn’t know along a country road in 1989. The state executed 47-year-old Donald Palmer of Columbus by lethal injection on Thursday at a...
View ArticleChillicothe Teen Dies After “Car Surfing” Accident
Teachers and fellow students at a southern Ohio high school are mourning the loss of a sophomore who police say was killed while “car surfing.” Police in Chillicothe say 16-year-old Jacob Wolfe was...
View ArticleColumbus Hearing Specialists Worry About Damage Caused By Earbuds
Whether they are running, riding a bike or walking Central Ohioans love their IPods and smartphones. Wires attached to earbuds or head phones hang off the ears of people everywhere as they go about...
View ArticleShigella Infects Hundreds At Columbus Daycare Centers
A bacterial illness is plaguing day-care centers in central Ohio, and health officials warn it could spread if parents aren’t vigilant. The number of reported cases of shigella more than doubled in...
View Article
