Central Ohio

A fundraiser for a local, independent community school has drawn the attention of a group known for hateful rhetoric against the LGBTQ community, but the school’s leadership say they won’t be bullied into canceling Saturday’s family-friendly story hour featuring performances from drag queens.

Curtis Rowe, 64, and five others died Saturday when a historic B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane collided during an aerial demonstration.

Central Ohio is expected to keep growing at an even-faster pace as big projects like Intel’s semiconductor plants in Licking County come online.

Franklin County commissioners recently approved spending $80,000 to help stamp out the upper respiratory infections at the Franklin County dog shelter.

The company says its long-term agreement with NRG Energy will provide enough renewable electricity to power the company’s central Ohio Market District, Giant Eagle, and GetGo locations.

A team of reviewers is expected in Ohio this month to review the United States' proposal to bestow World Heritage status to Ohio's Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. The bid is moving forward despite disruptions to the process that led to no sites being added to the World Heritage List this summer.

A group of local gun shop owners is partnering with the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation to launch a unique suicide prevention program in the state.

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, Oct. 1:Heat closes Ohio schools;Ryan says he's staying in presidential race;Cuyahoga Co. explores reducing…