The busiest shopping time of the year is on our doorstep, and some businesses are still hiring employees for the rush.

New numbers out today by the federal government show significant job growth nationally. But here in Ohio its anything but good news.

UPDATE: Children’s Hospital said it thinks it is dealing with an isolated H1N1 case after an ER employee tested positive for the influenza earlier this week.

There are still murders, rapes, and assaults, but petty crimes are getting the attention of many residents on an everyday basis. 

Authorities arrest three men suspected of cultivating large crops of marijuana inside Central Ohio homes.

Officials confirm another local case of H1N1 influenza Thursday.

Officials confirm two more local cases of H1N1 influenza Wednesday.

A soldier from central Ohio has died from injuries suffered during a non-combat-related incident in Iraq.

UPDATE: Officials confirmed a seventh local case of H1N1 influenza in an adult male—an OSU student.

Officials confirm a sixth local case of H1N1 influenza in an adult male Wednesday.

BOTTOMLINE: Although GM was expected to pull its franchise from 1,200 U.S. dealers Friday, it said it would not release a list of cut dealerships.

Officials confirm a fifth local case of H1N1 influenza in a third OSU student Thursday morning.

CPH investigators spend countless hours trying to track down people who may be infected with the H1N1 virus. They say it’s just like crime-scene detective work.

UPDATE: Franklin County health officials confirmed a fourth case of H1N1 in an OSU student and deemed two more local cases as probable.

UPDATE: The CDC confirms a third Franklin County case of H1N1.