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The metal roof of the Barack Community Center lays on the ground on August 12, 2026, wrapped around trees and crumbled like a plastic tarp following severe storms in central Ohio.

National Weather Service confirms tornado hit Columbus' south side during Tuesday's derecho

A preliminary finding by the National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado hit the south side of Columbus on Tuesday. There was no watch or warning issued.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther addresses reporters alongside Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and State Senator Hearcel Craig at Columbus Public Health a day after severe storms battered the state on August 12, 2026.

Columbus mayor declares emergency as Ohio's governor assesses severe storm's impact

Mayor Andrew Ginther declared an emergency Wednesday after severe storms damaged several Columbus neighborhoods Tuesday.

One man is seated on a miniature steam engine while another man walks beside a second steam engine along a set of tracks

Lake Shore Live Steamers are a family of train lovers in Kirtland

For more than 60 years, train enthusiasts have shared passion for railroading with mini locomotives in Lake County.

Cincinnati code inspectors Obadare Ajao and Gino Battistella look over construction progress at a townhouse development. Both graduated from the Cincinnati Code Inspector Training Academy last year.

Cities are facing a code inspector shortage. An Ohio-grown solution hopes to change that

A generation of building inspectors is about to retire and cities across the country are struggling to replace them. Cincinnati’s code inspector academy hopes to fill the gap.

The Brew Kettle's brew crew - Kevin Bowen, Cara Baker, Sarah Jackson and Joe Berry - on July 22, 2026.

Northeast Ohio brewers bring home the gold, silver and bronze from global competition

About a dozen brewers from across Northeast Ohio won medals in the 2026 U.S. Open Beer Championship.

Vinton County seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their family

The discovery of 16 siblings who authorities say were held at a rural Ohio home for years in squalid conditions is straining the county’s resources.

Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens holding two of the four English oak tree saplings he received along with his four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. He planted one a sapling at his mother's home, at Ohio State University and and James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland.

Rare genetic copies of Jesse Owens' English oak tree are meant to preserve Olympian's legacy

Nearly two dozen English oak tree saplings are up for auction to honor Jesse Owens’ Olympic victory in 1936 and the legacy he left behind in Cleveland.

After losing her husband, Cincinnati area resident Jean Schoeny fell victim to a romance scam.

How a new hotline could help Ohioans avoid heartbreak

The Ohio Attorney’s General Office has launched a hotline that aims to prevent online romance scams, which have targeted elderly people across the state.

A man holding a large pair of ceremonial scissors cuts a ribbon held by multiple people to open a new building.

As new behavioral health crisis centers open across Ohio, some face challenges in welcoming patients

Thanks in part to a $90 million investment of COVID-relief funds, new behavioral health facilities are popping up across Ohio. Now, they need workers.

The steel mill at Cleveland-Cliffs runs hot with steam erupting from the production line in Middletown.

Cleveland-Cliffs announces $1B project in Middletown, dropping original hydrogen-based plan

Vice President JD Vance was joined by U.S. Department of Energy officials in Middletown to announce his hometown steel mill was getting a $500 million grant toward a $1 billion project.

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