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Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is releasing more details behind the sweepstakes created to encourage Ohioans to get the COVID-19 vaccine. While legislators from both sides of the aisles are criticizing DeWine’s plan to use federal relief dollars for the million-dollar prizes.

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is banking on the million-dollar lottery to ramp up the number of people who get vaccinated in Ohio. But will a lottery incentivize people who are on the fence about the COVID-19 vaccine? Experts in the field of economics and psychology sound off on how lotteries impact social behavior.

Ohioans still won’t be allowed to legally shoot off fireworks this New Year’s Eve but thanks to a new law passed this year, they will be able to do that when the Fourth of July rolls around. And that's not all. There are many new laws on the books this year.

NPR has obtained the government's $5.3 billion contract for the first 10 million courses of Paxlovid, an antiviral pill for COVID-19. Here's what's in it.

Mizelle was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2020 at age 33. The American Bar Association said at the time she wasn't qualified because she hadn't been practicing law for long enough.

Early this year, Quinn Allen pitched his wife on a sure-fire no, risk investment: buy a bar at the corner of Lane and High Street in Columbus.“I said as…

Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are currently under testing to see if they prevent the disease. What determines if a vaccine works and why does it take 30,000 volunteers to figure that out?

Franklin County is among four counties that saw their public health emergency levels reduced this week due to dropping rates of new COVID-19 cases.Under…

For two of the biggest obstacles to curbing the pandemic, it won't just be federal officials who will lead the way, says Dr. Celine Gounder, a member of President Biden's COVID-19 advisory board.

The first COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Ohio as part of a national rollout, with front-line medical workers the first to receive doses; Summit County has extended its stay-at-home health advisory through the end of next month; Akron City Council has postponed a decision on whether to approve a developer's plan to build around 200 homes at the former Riverwood Golf Course site in Merriman Valley; and more stories.