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A small committee of legislators could overrule Governor, DeWine’s health orders…under a bill the state Senate passes…that marks the latest response by GOP lawmakers. The bill would create a committee…with the power to rescind executive actions taken by the state government or state health department. The latest draft of the …

Nearly one of every 10 bills, introduced by Ohio lawmakers during the last two-year legislative session…were criminal-justice related…and at odds with efforts to reduce the state’s prison population. That’s according to a report released on Wednesday. It found that 9.4% of all introduced bills either created new crimes, enhanced existing …

Heavy snow and a coating of sleet and ice shuts down several COVID-19 vaccination sites in Ohio on Tuesday…along with schools and some universities. State lawmakers stayed home too. The huge winter storm that walloped the South and reached all the way into New England, dumped more than a foot …

One person dies in a solo crash, northeast of Evansport, on County Road 24. Officials tell reporters the vehicle slid off the left side of the roadway, near U.S. 6 and got stuck in the ditch. A fire starts…as the driver tries to get the SUV out of the ditch. …

The rollout of an online vaccine appointment scheduling tool is still two to three weeks away…as the state recruits providers, such as pharmacies, hospitals, health clinics and others to participate. Once the tool is live, Ohioans can enter their zip code and find appointments within 20 miles. The state is …

Gov., DeWine publicly rebukes school officials in Akron and Cincinnati…for backtracking on commitments they’d made…to offer in-person learning by March, 1st. He calls it unacceptable…after employees in those districts were among those prioritized for coronavirus vaccines because of their reopening promises. The governor says he isn’t telling schools or parents …

The Ohio Department of Health says as many as 4,000 COVID-19 deaths may have been underreported through the state’s reporting system, and those deaths will now be added to the state’s tally in the coming week. The department says it will continue working with the auditor of state’s office. Officials …

Gov., DeWine’s push to crack down on distracted driving is already facing bumps in the road. Senate President, Matt Huffman voiced concerns that the proposal…which would allow police to ticket adults for holding electronic devices at the wheel…could impinge on individual freedoms. Huffman is also worried about cities using the …

An inmate at CCNO dies. Williams County first responders are dispatched to the facility for inmate, Chavis Martinez…it’s a medical emergency. He is then taken to an area hospital, were he succumbs. An investigation is on at this hour.

Hope Williams…the Bryan woman accused of using a Molotov cocktail…trying to burn down a mobile home with a person inside…pleads guilty to two of the seven counts against her in an area courtroom. As part of a plea deal, charges of attempted murder, felonious assault, criminal use of an explosive …