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Ohio Department of Health makes officials vaccination and masks recommendations for staff and students preparing to return to schools, but fall short of making a mandate; CDC to begin recommending masks indoors – even for vaccinated Americans

Ohio Department of Health will recommend, but not mandate, mask wearing for unvaccinated staff and students in classrooms, this fall; man accused of attempted hate crime against women at Ohio State will be held without bond; Columbus

Admission of guilt, $230M settlement with FirstEnergy Corporation in connection with state’s largest-ever bribery scheme sheds new light on Gov. Mike Dewine’s possible involvement in the scandal; Dewine agrees to donate to Boys and Girls Club the

Federal authorities bring hate crimes charges against a Hillsboro man accused of plotting to target women at Ohio State University in a deadly attack; Pres. Joe Biden visits Cincinnati to push infrastructure plans, COVID-19 vaccinations; charges filed

Columbus Police say a one-year-old girl was fatally shot by her father on Tuesday night, also injuring the girl’s mother; the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections is accepting responsibility for the death of 55-year-old Michael McDaniel

Like the rest of the nation, Ohio has not reached the necessary vaccination threshold for herd immunity, setting the state up for a resurgence in cases; group of pediatricians recommend school kids, staff wear masks when they

High-speed chase in Michigan ends with suspect being fatally shot by police in Toledo; Columbus city employee who was part of a second-chance program 10 years ago was shot and killed over the weekend; Ohio State Fair

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty among those detained during a protest for voting rights equality near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday; unemployment rate up slightly in June, compared to May, at 5.3 percent; emotional memorial held for Columbus Blue

Recreational marijuana bill proposed in Ohio House for the first time, though it faces an uphill battle; Ohio’s Democratic U.S. senator says new child tax credit will positively impact the lives of many Ohio families; Cleveland State

Gov. Mike Dewine signs bill preventing schools, universities requiring the COVID-19 vaccine until it receives full FDA approval; Ohio’s chief medical officer sounds alarm about sharp increase in Delta Variant infections; winningnest coach in MAC history, Frank

University Hospitals in Cleveland says two employees have been placed on leave after the wrong patient received a kidney transplant; three people were killed in a mobile home fire in West Chester this morning; new COVID-19 cases

Ohio Gun Violence Caucus meets to discuss next steps on gun control measures, as gun-related crime skyrockets in Ohio’s largest cites; Gov. Mike Dewine vetoes relaxed fireworks law, but faces pushback from legislature; southwest Ohio school district

Mount Carmel Health System says they have gotten mostly positive feedback on decision to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees; state working to recover more than $444 million in fraudulent unemployment claims by cyber criminals; restaurant industry

Mt. Carmel Health System in Columbus becomes first hospital in area to require employees be vaccinated; charges filed against man in connection with body found in plastic bin at Alum Creek Lake, north of Columbus; mourning mothers

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recommends Franklin County Prosecutor’s consider charges in two officer-involved shootings; authorities release new details connected to the fireworks-related death of Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks; OSU Buckeyes to open up football games