A Texas jury has convicted a man for the 2007 beating death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter whose battered body was found in a container floating in Galveston Bay.

An Ohio man who threatened to blow up several Cincinnati-area landmarks has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison.

Oprah Winfrey is only the beginning for Sarah Palin’s book tour.

Some states are doing better than others of schools identifying students who are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches.

Rachael Ray plans to serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to an Ohio community slammed by job losses.

Around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday night, Columbus Police and Division of Fire were called to 631 Kingsford Road on a report of a shooting.

One person is dead after a reported home invasion that occurred on Northglen Drive in Mifflin Township Thursday evening.

The state says it expects thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine any day for prison medical workers and certain inmates.

A woman and SWAT officer were injured in a head-on collision on I-70 overnight.

Sinclair Road has reopened between Freeway Drive North and Freeway Drive South after being closed due to a broken water main.

A Columbus police officer was injured in a crash Monday night.

Authorities have accused an Ohio family physician involved in a child custody dispute of paying a man to kill his ex-wife.

A fourth Ohio inmate has gotten a temporary stay of execution as state officials and defense lawyers continue to examine the state’s lethal injection method.

Officials are promising that next year, Cleveland will finally join the many other Ohio cities with local court records accessible online.

Citing a nearly 20 percent drop in donations, Mothers Against Drunk Driving is cutting staff at its national office and in 11 states, including Ohio.