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Charles Lord (left), senior hydrologist, explains the mapping procedure used by the Corporation Commission to chart fault lines, earthquakes and disposal wells, as Jim Marlatt, oil and gas specialist, looks on from his desk in Oklahoma City on Nov. 30. State regulators have taken steps to try to curb the number of quakes.

New Year's Day Quake In Oklahoma City Amid Increasing Seismic Activity

The state of Oklahoma saw more than 800 earthquakes with magnitude of 3 or greater in 2015.

While enjoying an evening walk with my dog Bear this weekend, I passed a home where a young family was out celebrating July 4 with firecrackers and other…

Federal And Local Officers Make Over 160 Arrests In June

US Marshals partnered with state and local law enforcement agencies to make 169 arrests in Central Ohio during the month of June. US Marshals led the June…

Hamilton County Commission President Chris Monzel talked about public safety, economic development, and infrastructure in a state of the county address before the noon Rotary Club Thursday.

Commission President Says State Of County Is 'Strong'

Chris Monzel says the state of the county is strong. The Hamilton County commission president delivered the annual State of the County address Thursday.

Ten 20th-Century Composers to Check Out - David Lang

Being a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer puts you in a rarified place in the world of music. Samuel Barber and Gian-Carlo Menotti each won two, as did…

Voters Show Up To Cast Absentee Ballots

Many Ohioans are casting their votes for the March 4th primary almost a month in advance. Starting Friday, county elections boards are sending out…

Only kids 12 and older are eligible — so far — to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the U.S. But the shots could be available for younger children as soon as this fall, say researchers studying the vaccine in that age group.

Kids As Young As 5-Years-Old Will Be Eligible For Ohio's Vaccine Lottery

The scholarship giveaway will include people 5 to 25 years old, though the FDA hasn’t yet approved the COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 to 11.

The gavel for the map-making commission awaits its next hearing at the Ohio Statehouse.

Ohio counties ordered to add statehouse races to primary ballots without approved new maps

Secretary of State Frank LaRose has ordered boards of elections to add those offices to the May 3 primary.

Columbus Police vehicles outside the division headquarters.

Columbus Police make arrests, seize drugs, guns and cash in latest phase of 'Operation Unity'

In response to violent crime rising in the city, Columbus Police are continuing 'Operation Unity'. Police say the primary objective of Operation Unity is to remove violent offenders, recover illegal firearms, and confiscate illegal narcotics from the street.

Customers, some wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, dine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Friday, April 22, 2022. The city abandoned its indoor mask mandate Friday, just days after becoming the first U.S. metropolis to reimpose compulsory masking in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Columbus health officials not surprised by recent COVID surge

The more contagious omicron subvariant BA.2 is getting more and more people sick in Central Ohio, but Columbus Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts said those who have studied COVID over the last two years expected the uptick.

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