LAKEWOOD, Ohio — The City of Lakewood started a new program that recycles lithium batteries. Chris Gordon, the public works director for the city, explained the importance of recycling. “Recycling in ...

NEWARK, Ohio — Nine months after pleading not guilty to dozens of criminal charges, Jacob McDonald is now standing before a judge. The truck driver is accused of causing a crash on I-70 that killed ...

There's always plenty to do in Ohio over the weekend, but Spectrum News 1 gathered some of the highlights around each major metropolitan area across the state.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A petition title and summary for a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate property taxes in Ohio has been accepted by the Attorney General’s office. Pending Ohio ...

MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee community health care worker is being honored for her dedication to her community. For the past eight years, Maria Chay has been a community health care worker at the Milwaukee ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dozens of Ohio’s drug task forces will receive a share of more than $2.2 million in grants in order to assist “their work to disrupt the drug trade and promote substance use awareness ...

CINCINNATI — More police departments are cracking down on gun crimes using AI technology to go up against the growing trend. Ohio has the 16th highest rate of gun homicides and gun assaults in the ...

Joling was one of 12 people selected to visit the world’s oldest knife-making factory, Kikuichi Cutlery, in Nara, Japan While in Japan, Joling learned new techniques to sharpen knives and was able to ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary born in Chicago who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first ...

MILWAUKEE — New data suggests that gun violence in Milwaukee is declining. Both homicides and non-fatal shootings have steadily decreased in the city over the past few years, according to Milwaukee ...

OHIO — Strong storms swept the Buckeye State Tuesday, leaving many Ohioans without power. As of Wednesday morning, more than 45,000 Ohioans were without power, according to Poweroutage.us. The storms ...

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval faces two challengers Tuesday in the city's nonpartisan primary, including Vice President JD Vance's half brother. The top two vote-getters in the contest to lead Ohio's ...