Couple arrested for having sex on amusement park ride

The couple originally denied having sex, saying they were picking up a dropped packet of cigarettes.

Armed man who tried to breach FBI Ohio office killed after six-hour standoff with police

An armed suspect who tried to breach a secure area at the FBI field office in Ohio, led police on a chase, and exchanged gunfire with officers was shot and killed by police after an hourslong standoff, Ohio Highway State Patrol said.  

Cincinnati mass shooting: 9 hurt outside bar in Over-the-Rhine district

The shooting took place shortly after 1:30 a.m. outside Mr. Pitiful's bar in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine district, a popular nightlife area.

Man opens up about leaving teaching for better-paying Walmart job

The 28-year-old man said the chance to move up without getting an advanced degree was one of the motivating factors for him to leave the education field.

Man pleads not guilty to rape of 10-year-old Ohio girl who traveled out of state for abortion

A man pleaded not guilty in Ohio to charges of raping a 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. Her case has become a flashpoint in the national debate over access to the procedure.

Man charged with raping 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for abortion

The rape charges came days after some conservatives, including Ohio's Republican governor and attorney general, had raised questions about whether the case was real.

Feces-filled letters sent to all of Ohio's Republican state senators

The U.S. Postal Service's law enforcement arm is investigating the matter as a federal crime. It wouldn't comment about the ongoing investigation, including whether the waste was human or animal.

Dramatic photos show tree burning from inside after lightning strike in Ohio

Photos of the tree in a rural Ohio town showed glowing, red-hot flames spiraling up the trunk, while the outer branches appeared green and seemingly unaffected.

Video: Boy’s father attacks murder suspect in Ohio courtroom

Authorities believe the suspect threw his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son over a bridge into the Ohio River in December 2020. The boy’s body still hasn’t been found.

Ohio GOP law hopes to arm school teachers with guns following mass shootings

The Republican-backed measure aims to undo the effect of a 2021 state Supreme Court ruling that said under current law armed school workers would need hundreds of hours of training.

Man blaming Trump's 'orders' for riot actions found guilty

An Ohio man who testified that he was “following presidential orders” from Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol was convicted Thursday of obstructing Congress.

Ohio law allowing cameras in nursing home rooms to prevent abuse goes into effect

A son’s decade-long advocacy for a law to allow cameras in Ohio nursing home rooms has finally come to fruition after his own elderly mother suffered abuse and neglect.

Mother in custody after abandoned, autistic 5-year-old son found

Heather Adkins, 32, is in custody in Georgetown, Kentucky, on a local warrant and a warrant issued by Colerain Township police in connection with her son's abandonment.

Ohio family sues doctors after DNA test reveals father, daughter unrelated

When a couple’s daughter did an Ancestry.com DNA test in 2020 ahead of her trip to Europe, she learned that the father she was raised by was not her biological father.

Ohio woman shows off tattoos in company headshot

Jessica Leonard went against the status quo when she displayed her tattoos in a now-viral company photo, saying the “art on my skin has been quite healing for me in many ways”

Body of missing 2-year-old girl found in Indiana river days after she vanished with father

A desperate search for missing 2-year-old Emma Sweet has ended after rescuers recovered her body in an Indiana river, miles downstream from where her father was pulled from his submerged truck.