CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A manhunt is currently underway just north of the city of Chillicothe along Route 104. According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, troopers along with corrections officers from the Chillicothe Correctional Institution are searching for an individual who was last seen near the prison’s property. Authorities say that corrections officers were […]
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Hit-and-run turns into shots fired call
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio — Troopers along with the Vinton County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting following a hit-and-run. The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. According to the Jackson Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, the hit-and-run occurred in the area of Route 93 and Route 324. Dispatchers told responding troopers that a pickup truck […]
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Arrest made in Chillicothe Municipal Court bomb threat
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Chillicothe Police Department reported the arrest of a suspect alleged to have called in a bomb threat to the Chillicothe Municipal Court. According to the police department, on Monday shortly before 1 p.m. a man, later identified as 53-year-old Danny Hughes allegedly called the courthouse saying that two bombs were inside […]
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Local business robbed in Chillicothe, suspect on the run
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —- Law enforcement in Ross County is searching for the suspect in the robbery of a local business. Officers and detectives with the Chillicothe Police Department responded to the AT&T and GameStop Plaza located on North Bridge Street. According to initial reports, the suspect stole merchandise from GameStop and then fled the scene […]
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Medics responded to a single-vehicle crash along route 50 in Ross Co.
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Medics with deputies from the Ross County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle accident this afternoon. The call came shortly after 1 p.m. about a crash in the 6000 block of Route 50 near Bainbridge. According to initial reports, the driver of a pickup truck reportedly blacked out while driving, losing […]
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Cincinnati business ordered to pay a $550,000 fine for illegal dumping
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Cincinnati business owner who used his four companies to illegally discard waste at three sites – and whose dumping may have polluted the Little Miami River – has been ordered to pay a civil penalty of $550,000 and clean up his mess, Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. One-fourth of the penalty – […]
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Circleville man pleads guilty to assaulting an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A Circleville man has pled guilty to the felonious assault of an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper. 49-year-old Dennis Pryor was arrested on March 13 after a DUI traffic stop along Route 23. According to reports at the time, troopers approached his Ford Mustang and noticed a distinct alcohol odor. […]
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Ohio reports first monkeypox-related death
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Health reported the state’s first monkeypox-related death on Thursday. According to state health officials, the individual was an adult male. Their name and location were not provided to media outlets. Currently, 276 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Ohio, with 28 requiring hospitalizations. Cuyahoga and Franklin […]
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Highland Co. teen killed in early morning crash
HIGHLAND COUNTY, Ohio — A Hillsboro teen lost his life in an early morning crash. According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, 16-year-old Kolton Hamilton of Hillsboro was traveling along Route 321 shortly after 7:00 a.m. today. Reports say that Hamilton lost control of his 2008 Honda Civic and veered off the left side of the […]
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Man killed by falling tree in Pike Co.
PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — Emergency personnel from Pike and Ross Counties responded to the 400 block of Whiskey Hollow Road on reports of a tree that had fallen on top of a man. According to initial reports, a man was in the woods cutting down timber when a tree fell, crushing the individual. The 9-1-1 […]