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  • Around 60 Central Ohio students will come to Columbus State Community College for "capture the flag" on Friday. But it's not like the schoolyard game many…
  • It can be difficult to put feelings to words, but greeting card writers take on the challenge of writing on behalf of everyone. For Valentine’s Day it’s all about love, and writers at American Greetings headquarters in Westlake craft messages for a wide variety of relationships. “Everyone has their own definition of what love is,” said writer Anne McEvoy. “It is a very individual thing and love comes in all different stages.”
  • While some smaller Ohio school districts are reportedly worried about overcrowding, Northeast Ohio’s largest districts say they’re prepared to take in ECOT students should the online charter close. The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow’s charter sponsor pulled its support Thursday, which could leave as many as 12,000 students looking for a new school as soon as next week.
  • From coast to coast, a total solar eclipse crossed the United States on Monday. Fourteen states were in the path of total darkness, while a partial eclipse was visible in other parts of the country.
  • The mayor of Akron says he asked for the police chief’s resignation this past weekend after learning of “conduct unbecoming of an officer.” Mayor Dan Horrigan his deputy mayor for public safety learned from senior police command about evidence of “serious misconduct” by Chief James Nice. “Including making derogatory statements about fellow officers, inappropriate contact with a city employee, and allegations of potential criminal conduct related to the ongoing criminal case involving his nephew,” Horrigan said.
  • The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says major cleanup work is done at the Arco Recycling dump site in East Cleveland. Work crews have cleared more than 300,000 cubic yards of debris from the property on Noble Road, according to a news release from the Ohio EPA. While the piles of material are gone, contractors are still working, agency spokeswoman Heidi Griesmer said. “They’re going and getting all of the small pieces of waste that weren’t part of the big pile,” she said. “Then once that’s done they’re going to bring in a street sweeper.”
  • Many Central Ohio 3rd Graders are at risk of repeating, if they cannot pass the state’s new reading test. About a third of Columbus City School students…
  • That $1.8 billion figure represents the after-tax loss claimed by Volkswagen in its new quarterly statement. The carmaker's loss before taxes was far higher, at $3.8 billion.
  • Turkey with all the trimmings is on the Thanksgiving menu at local churches and community groups serving those less fortunate for the holiday. Several…
  • Columbus residents who pay for curbside recycling services soon could enjoy the service for free. Mayor Michael Coleman announced plans Thursday to move…
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