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Springfield, Ohio, High School sophomore Emerson Babian created a PSA urging teens to trade social media time for daily movement to improve sleep, mood, and brain power.

Barbara Taylor Bradford was in her mid-40s when she published her first novel. It sold more than 30 million copies. Over her long career, she sold more than 90 million.

A state appeals court ruled in July that Athens’ ban on plastic bags violates the Ohio constitution. The case raises questions about the tension between state law and home rule.

A pair of Republican representatives want Ohio's employment agency to make it easier for businesses to report job seekers who ghost them in scheduled interviews.

An Akron police officer fatally shot Michael Jones, a 54 year old Black man, last summer. Officers were investigating a stolen U-Haul that Jones was driving.

The new citywide curfew is 11 p.m. for anyone under age 18 that is not accompanied by an adult. Within a "special extended curfew district" the curfew begins at 9 p.m.

All branches of the Dayton Metro Library system will adjust their hours to match their busiest hours of utilization in order to meet patron needs and continue to offer resources.

REN1 as well as Colin Richards and Spare Change stopped by the WYSO studios with The Collaboratory's Peter Benkendorf to jam and speak with Kaleidoscope host Juliet Fromholt about this year's edition of Dayton Porch Fest.

Debate over the contract for school resource officers comes after a student was forcibly arrested by two Akron Police Officers and punched in the head in fall 2024.

Largely found at gas stations and smoke stores, the items might be sold under dozens of different brand labels.