COLUMBUS, Ohio – A multi-agency law enforcement task force today announced the arrests of eight men and three women indicted by a federal grand jury here for distributing bulk amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine in central Ohio. The charges include dealing drugs within 1,000 feet of a school. Local, state, and federal law […]
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Fight breaks out in Chillicothe over spilled Kool-Aid
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Early Sunday morning, officers were dispatched to a residence on Moccasin Road due to a fight that broke out between two adult brothers over spilled Kool-Aid. According to one of the brothers and his wife, the fight began when the other sibling became intoxicated and spilled Kool-Aid. According to the presumably sober […]
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Ross Co. Treasurer dodges questions after property taxes arrive late to owners who face penalties
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ross County Treasurer refused to answer questions when pressed about real estate taxes arriving late to property owners — an issue that imposes late fees on anyone who does not have their bill paid on time. The issue started becoming apparent to the public last week when property owners received […]
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Armed robbery and illegal possession of firearm brings 102-month sentence for Columbus man
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Kamar L. Cox, 23, of Columbus was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 102 months in prison for armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm. A jury convicted Cox of the crimes of robbery and illegal possession of a firearm following a trial in March. According to court documents and […]
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Body found in parking lot at Chillicothe motel
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A body was found at a local motel on Sunday. It happened at America’s Best Value Inn on Main Street in Chillicothe at around 12:30 p.m. Law enforcement and medics were called to the motel’s parking lot after the owner went to check a room and found a person dead inside a […]
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Firefighters struggle to get ambulance crew for crash in Huntington Twp.
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The decisions of a political body are starting to show, but thankfully, the situation was not deadly… not this time, anyway. A two-vehicle crash came in at route 772 and Blain Highway in Huntington Township; less than a half-mile from the fire department on Saturday. A volunteer firefighter was able to […]
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Union Township responds to accident along Veterans Parkway
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — No one was seriously injured when a car overturned outside of Chillicothe. It happened at around 3 p.m. on Saturday in Union Township along Veterans Parkway near Anderson Station Road. The driver failed to navigate a curve in the roadway and went left of center, overturned, and came to a rest […]
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Trooper involved in crash near Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio —A trooper was involved in a crash in Ross County on Saturday. It happened just before noon along route 207 at River Road. According to Lieutenant Melanie Provenzano of the Chillicothe Post, one of her troopers was traveling on the highway and flipped on his lights to go after a vehicle. When he […]
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Arson investigators looking into vacant house fire in Ross County
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Fire Marshal is looking into a house fire that is being called “suspicious.” It happened on Fyffe Hallow Road on Tuesday, according to reports in Ross County. Firefighters arrived at a house engulfed in flames and put the flames out. Deputies said that no one was around the property […]
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Columbus woman sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to kidnap Hilliard couple
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Denia I. Avila, 41, of Columbus was sentenced to 96 months in prison for leading a failed conspiracy that attempted twice to kidnap her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend. Court documents say Avila recruited seven co-conspirators to plan and carry out her plan to kidnap the couple near their Hilliard residence. Two […]