Consumer prices in July were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The news makes it less likely the Fed will feel the need to raise interest rates in September.

Sixteen incarcerated people were hospitalized, including one who was transported by helicopter, after lightning struck at a prison complex southwest of Cleveland, according to the Ohio Department of Corrections.

A recent series of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems has exposed vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure during the Iran war.

At least 265 people died in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the country's west on Monday. The devastation has tested Colombia's new president, Abelardo de la Espriella.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District's new financial forecast suggests it faces more hard decisions ahead.

A federal judge expanded a block on a key part of President Trump's order to restrict mail-in voting for this fall's midterms, banning the Postal Service from carrying out directives in every state.

Government agencies are warning Ohioans to be cautious of “very dangerous” summer storms battering much of the state.

Among the major damage reported in the area, a tree crushed a camper off East Morrill Avenue on Columbus' south side.

The order ends in 120 days, but DeWine has asked a legislative committee, the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review, to codify it.