CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — A drug raid in Circleville nets three arrests. According to the Circleville Police Department, officers and members of the Pickaway County Special Response Team executed a search warrant at 115 East Mill Street on Monday evening. Officials say that an investigation into illegal activity at the residence revealed large amounts of illegal […]
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31-year-old mystery of human remains found in Pickaway Co. solved
PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office announced that investigators have identified the human remains found in Pickaway County in the early 1990s as 21-year-old Robert A. Mullins. According to reports, at the time, hunters discovered the Mullins’ remains in November of 1991 in a drainage ditch along Route 56. In the preliminary […]
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Michigan woman busted with deadly fentanyl, PCP mixture sentenced to prison
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — A Michigan woman has been sentenced to more than two decades behind bars after being busted with fentanyl. According to the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office, Candance D. Guice, Detroit, was sentenced to 20 ½ to 26 years in prison. On January 12, troopers with the Ohio Highway Patrol stopped a rental […]
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Man attacks police after being woken up
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A Chillicothe man is in jail today after attacking a police officer who woke him up. It happened yesterday at the AT&T store at 950 N. Bridge Street shortly before 9 a.m. According to reports, employees of the business had arrived at the store and were attempting to open the door when […]
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One person injured in two-vehicle crash just north of Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Medics in Ross County responded to a two-vehicle accident. It happened around 2:30 p.m. in the area of Route 159 and the Route 23 exit. One person in the crash stated they were suffering from chest pain and a hand injury. Motorists are advised to avoid the area while crews work to […]
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The 180th Fighter Wing takes to the skies this week over southern Ohio
OHIO — The Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing will take to the skies this week. According to the military, fighter jets will be participating in both daytime and night flyovers. The exercises, officials say, will begin today and last through December 15, weather permitting. Residents in Ross and Highland Counties may see or […]
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Chillicothe woman pleads guilty in deadly shooting
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A Chillicothe woman has pled guilty to the death of 30-year-old Ethan Sams. Morgan Baxter was indicted in January, charged with murder, involuntary manslaughter, and failure to report a crime. It took nearly a year, for prosecutors to bring charges against Baxter. According to police, Ethan Sams was shot at a home […]
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Franklin Co. man sentenced to prison for making child porn
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Dublin man was sentenced in U.S. District Court here to 240 months in prison for sexually exploiting two minors and possessing child pornography of at least three more. Timothy W. Wright, 50, was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release following his term of incarceration. Wright installed a hidden camera […]
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One person is dead following a shooting in Gallia Co.
GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio — The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting. According to Sheriff Matt Champlin, dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call shortly before 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon regarding a shooting along Route 7 South. Deputies, reports say, arrived on the scene, and found the victim, later identified as 44-year-old Larry M. Coon, […]
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Five people injured in crash near Route 32
JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio — Five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Jackson County. It happened shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday. According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, “a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by Floyd E. Rister, age 81, of Jackson, was traveling southbound on Pattonsville Road and failed to yield at the […]