An Ohio police chief is facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars after being slapped with a 70-count indictment for alleged sex crimes involving a child. Bethel Police Chief Chad Essert, 44, was taken into custody without incident Tuesday night in Seminole, Florida, by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. A […]
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Sherrod Brown secures Ohio Dem nomination, faces GOP’s Husted in key battle for Senate majority
Former longtime Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio on Tuesday won his party’s 2026 Senate nomination, the Associated Press reports. Brown, who served three decades in Congress before being defeated for re-election in 2024 by now-GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, will face off in this year’s general election with Republican Sen. John Husted, Ohio’s former lieutenant […]
Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy wins Ohio GOP gubernatorial primary, will face Democrat Amy Acton
Vivek Ramaswamy has won the 2026 Republican gubernatorial nomination in his home state of Ohio, the Associated Press reports. Ramaswamy, who grabbed national attention when he ran for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination before dropping out and becoming a top surrogate for President Donald Trump, on Tuesday defeated longshot rival Casey Putsch, an automotive entrepreneur. […]
Exclusive: Ohio gubernatorial candidate blasts NFL fans over COVID rules in resurfaced posts
While it seems like a distant, all but forgotten memory, politicians and top public health officials were outrageously, prolifically ridiculous throughout the COVID lockdown era of 2020. They were relentless in lecturing the public, demanding compliance with absurd mandates, often while refusing to comply with those mandates themselves, and ignoring when science and data proved […]
Miami (Ohio) gets help from raucous crowd on way to first March Madness win in 27 years
The Miami (Ohio) RedHawks men’s basketball team showed Wednesday night that they belong in the big dance as they defeated SMU, 89-79, to win their First Four game and enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 11 seed. The RedHawks got some help from their fans during the game. Some of the student section that […]
Ex-husband charged in Ohio dentist double murder to appear in Illinois court for possible extradition
The ex-husband of an Ohio dentist’s wife killed in a double murder is expected in an Illinois courtroom Monday afternoon as extradition proceedings are expected to begin. Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested after allegedly killing a couple in Columbus, Ohio, police and court records show. Police responded to a home in Columbus’ Weinland Park […]
Gun jams as shoplifting suspect tries to shoot Ohio police officer at point-blank range in wild bodycam video
Heart-pounding video shows the moment a shoplifting suspect allegedly tried to shoot an Ohio police officer at point-blank range inside a Walmart — only to be stopped when his gun appeared to malfunction and a store security worker intervened. The dramatic incident unfolded Thursday in Canton after the suspect and a woman were detained for […]
Ohio native JD Vance, Texas’ Ted Cruz make wager for Buckeyes-Longhorns College Football Playoff semifinal
The stakes are high for the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes. The two college football powerhouses will battle it out in Friday night’s Cotton Bowl Classic for a trip to the national championship later this month. The contest will also call for tremendous bragging rights between two of the biggest names in politics: […]