NEW!, ’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m.Look for warmer temps today, with highs in the upper 80s and mostly sunny skies. Showers and thunderstorms are likely overnight. Saturday will be cloudy with chances of showers and thunderstorms and highs in the low 80s. Sunshine returns Sunday. Highs again will be in the low 80s.Coronavirus Q&A: Coronavirus cases reported by the state of Ohio are trending up after weeks of decline, but the same turn for the worse is not showing up for ICU hospitalizations and deaths. These trends have unfolded while testing...…NEW!, ’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m.Look for warmer temps today, with highs in the upper 80s and mostly sunny skies. Showers and thunderstorms are likely overnight. Saturday will be cloudy with chances of showers and thunderstorms and highs in the low 80s. Sunshine returns Sunday. Highs again will be in the low 80s.Coronavirus Q&A: Coronavirus cases reported by the state of Ohio are trending up after weeks of decline, but the same turn for the worse is not showing up for ICU hospitalizations and deaths. These trends have unfolded while testing...WW…

NEW!3,502sharesBETHEL, Ohio — A small town in southern Ohio is trying to recover after a Black Lives Matter protest was met with hundreds of counter-protesters, some armed with firearms and other weapons and shouting racial slurs, bringing an unwelcome spotlight to the town.A video from Sunday’s protest posted on social media that has since gone viral shows a lone man surrounded by counter-protesters. He is struck in the back of the head by one of the counter-protesters with a police officer nearby, but no arrest was made. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and questioned why police didn’t...…NEW!3,502sharesBETHEL, Ohio — A small town in southern Ohio is trying to recover after a Black Lives Matter protest was met with hundreds of counter-protesters, some armed with firearms and other weapons and shouting racial slurs, bringing an unwelcome spotlight to the town.A video from Sunday’s protest posted on social media that has since gone viral shows a lone man surrounded by counter-protesters. He is struck in the back of the head by one of the counter-protesters with a police officer nearby, but no arrest was made. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and questioned why police didn’t...WW…

NEW!1,387sharesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An unreleased report from the White House says infections of the COVID-19 coronavirus are spiking in cities and rural areas across the U.S. and lists Columbus area as a “location to watch.” a copy of the report from May 7. It shows surges in infections of more than 72 percent in the top 10 areas, which include Nashville, Tennessee; Des Moines, Iowa and Amarillo, Texas. Central City, Kentucky, tops the list with a 650 percent increase.Columbus saw a 61 percent increase in confirmed cases during the first week of May, . Franklin County, where Columbus is...…NEW!1,387sharesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An unreleased report from the White House says infections of the COVID-19 coronavirus are spiking in cities and rural areas across the U.S. and lists Columbus area as a “location to watch.” a copy of the report from May 7. It shows surges in infections of more than 72 percent in the top 10 areas, which include Nashville, Tennessee; Des Moines, Iowa and Amarillo, Texas. Central City, Kentucky, tops the list with a 650 percent increase.Columbus saw a 61 percent increase in confirmed cases during the first week of May, . Franklin County, where Columbus is...WW…

NEW!4,069sharesBOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio — Police are searching for a suspect they have dubbed the “moronic macer” after he pepper sprayed the manager of Costco store as he was being escorted out for refusing to wear a mask.The suspect, who was dressed in all black and wearing cargo-style tactical pants and boots, entered the Costco on Bass Pro Drive at about 11:15 a.m. Thursday, police say.He was confronted by a manager because he would not wear a mask, which is required in Ohio in public places because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.The female manager was escorting the male out of the...…NEW!4,069sharesBOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio — Police are searching for a suspect they have dubbed the “moronic macer” after he pepper sprayed the manager of Costco store as he was being escorted out for refusing to wear a mask.The suspect, who was dressed in all black and wearing cargo-style tactical pants and boots, entered the Costco on Bass Pro Drive at about 11:15 a.m. Thursday, police say.He was confronted by a manager because he would not wear a mask, which is required in Ohio in public places because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.The female manager was escorting the male out of the...WW…

NEW!1,010sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A to having her dogs attack a grocery store worker who was attempting to stop her from stealing has been sentenced to prison by a Summit County judge.Linda Snow, 65, of Norton, will spend four to six years in prison on a second-degree felony charge of felonious assault. Snow’s daughter, was given a suspended three-year prison sentence after she pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and endangering children. Clark still must serve 90 days in jail and is on probation for three years.According to prosecutors, Snow and Clark took a cart full of food from Acme...…NEW!1,010sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A to having her dogs attack a grocery store worker who was attempting to stop her from stealing has been sentenced to prison by a Summit County judge.Linda Snow, 65, of Norton, will spend four to six years in prison on a second-degree felony charge of felonious assault. Snow’s daughter, was given a suspended three-year prison sentence after she pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and endangering children. Clark still must serve 90 days in jail and is on probation for three years.According to prosecutors, Snow and Clark took a cart full of food from Acme...WW…

NEW!, ’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m.Temps will be in the upper 80s today with mostly sunny skies. Lows will stay in the upper 60s overnight with clear conditions. .Mask order: Gov. Mike DeWine said Sunday that he “would not rule out” mandating a statewide mask order during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” . About 60% of Ohio residents are under a mask mandate because of the spread of the virus. “This week you may see a lot more counties under that mask requirement,” DeWine said. “So we certainly would not rule out going statewide. We’re...…NEW!, ’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m.Temps will be in the upper 80s today with mostly sunny skies. Lows will stay in the upper 60s overnight with clear conditions. .Mask order: Gov. Mike DeWine said Sunday that he “would not rule out” mandating a statewide mask order during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” . About 60% of Ohio residents are under a mask mandate because of the spread of the virus. “This week you may see a lot more counties under that mask requirement,” DeWine said. “So we certainly would not rule out going statewide. We’re...WW…

NEW!12,107sharesCINCINNATI, Ohio — A 13-year-old girl has been charged with murder after police say she stabbed another 13-year-old to death during a fight. the teen suspect wept Wednesday during her first court appearance. She is accused of killing Nyaira Givens, 13, on Monday, and is facing two counts of murder and one count of felonious assault, .Police that officers were called to a residence in the Winton Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati just after 9 p.m. Monday. The stabbing occurred in a green space between two homes, the Enquirer reports.The two girls reportedly got into a fight and...…NEW!12,107sharesCINCINNATI, Ohio — A 13-year-old girl has been charged with murder after police say she stabbed another 13-year-old to death during a fight. the teen suspect wept Wednesday during her first court appearance. She is accused of killing Nyaira Givens, 13, on Monday, and is facing two counts of murder and one count of felonious assault, .Police that officers were called to a residence in the Winton Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati just after 9 p.m. Monday. The stabbing occurred in a green space between two homes, the Enquirer reports.The two girls reportedly got into a fight and...WW…

NEW!1,242sharesCINCINNATI, Ohio — A 13-year-old girl has been charged with murder after police say she stabbed another 13-year-old to death during a fight. the teen suspect wept Wednesday during her first court appearance. She is accused of killing Nyaira Givens, 13, on Monday, and is facing two counts of murder and one count of felonious assault, .Police that officers were called to a residence in the Winton Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati just after 9 p.m. Monday. The stabbing occurred in a green space between two homes, the Enquirer reports.The two girls reportedly got into a fight and...…NEW!1,242sharesCINCINNATI, Ohio — A 13-year-old girl has been charged with murder after police say she stabbed another 13-year-old to death during a fight. the teen suspect wept Wednesday during her first court appearance. She is accused of killing Nyaira Givens, 13, on Monday, and is facing two counts of murder and one count of felonious assault, .Police that officers were called to a residence in the Winton Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati just after 9 p.m. Monday. The stabbing occurred in a green space between two homes, the Enquirer reports.The two girls reportedly got into a fight and...WW…

NEW!3,101sharesWASHINGTON, D.C. — A former lawyer for Donald Trump who made several false claims of voter fraud in regard to the 2020 presidential election is now arguing that “no reasonable person” would have believed her conspiracy theories.Lawyers for Sidney Powell make the argument in hopes of getting a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit filed against her by Dominion Voting Systems dismissed, . Dominion filed the lawsuit in January.“Even [assuming] that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude that the statements...…NEW!3,101sharesWASHINGTON, D.C. — A former lawyer for Donald Trump who made several false claims of voter fraud in regard to the 2020 presidential election is now arguing that “no reasonable person” would have believed her conspiracy theories.Lawyers for Sidney Powell make the argument in hopes of getting a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit filed against her by Dominion Voting Systems dismissed, . Dominion filed the lawsuit in January.“Even [assuming] that each of the statements alleged in the Complaint could be proved true or false, no reasonable person would conclude that the statements...WW…

NEW!NEW YORK — A voting technology company targeted in conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election has filed a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, three of the network’s commentators and two lawyers who represented President Trump.Fox anchors Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro are all named in the suit filed by Smartmatic in the New York State Supreme Court, . Also named are Rudolph Giuliani and Sidney Powell, who often appeared on Fox News while promoting Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud.The company says in the lawsuit its reputation was...…NEW!NEW YORK — A voting technology company targeted in conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election has filed a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, three of the network’s commentators and two lawyers who represented President Trump.Fox anchors Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro are all named in the suit filed by Smartmatic in the New York State Supreme Court, . Also named are Rudolph Giuliani and Sidney Powell, who often appeared on Fox News while promoting Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud.The company says in the lawsuit its reputation was...WW…