Leila Goldstein

Spending in the region will go far beyond basketball tickets for the NCAA games.

Rescue in Ohio can look like handcuffs, spit hoods, jail time or court dates.

After 50 years, the Upper Valley Mall in Spring has closed, and the new owner intends to create a business park on the property.

The current rate is four times the rate needed to drop all public health orders, according to the governor.

Gov. Mike DeWine said a curfew may be reinstated in the future, in particular if cases climb due to more contagious variants of the virus.

Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday the state is watching hospital utilization and if the numbers decrease Ohio's 10 p.m. curfew could be shifted to 11 p.m. on Thursday.

Vaccines will be available to Ohioans 80 years and older beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Some experts say such a small increase will have close to no impact on low-wage workers.

The Ohio Department of Health reported 685 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest number of cases reported since Sept. 8. The state’s 21-day average continues to stay around 1,000 cases, with a slight downward trend.

Schools and parents will need to follow new requirements for reporting COVID-19 cases to their school communities and the state beginning September 8.