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2+ week, 2+ day ago  (320+ words) ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - As most of South Georgia remains under severe drought conditions, the Georgia Forestry Commission wants to remind landowners about the importance of obtaining burn permits prior to setting controlled burns. "As most everybody's aware of it, we…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (221+ words) Largely due to lack of awareness or completion barriers, only about 52% of Ohio high school seniors completed the Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in 2024, resulting in millions of dollars of federal financial aid unclaimed. To address this issue, WSCO offers workshops,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (227+ words) It's been a big week for meteors across the country, including in Ohio. Dozens of residents reported yet another meteor sighting over Ohio on Monday night into Tuesday. According to the American Meteor Society, there were 111 reports about a fireball…...

1+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (380+ words) (WJW) " NASA has confirmed that a loud "boom" reported across Northeast Ohio on Tuesday morning was a meteor. People around northeast Ohio flooded Nexstar's WJW newsroom with reports of what sounded like a "large explosion" that lasted several seconds just…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (681+ words) April 3, 2026 / 7: 17 AM EDT / AP The Georgia General Assembly ended its annual session early Friday without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state's voting system by a July deadline, plunging into doubt the future of elections in the political…...

51+ min ago  (84+ words) MIDDLETOWN, Ohio " The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations is at a scene with heavy police activity in Middletown Saturday. Middletown Dispatch confirmed there was an active scene near Charles Street and Reinartz Boulevard just before 11 p. m. Friday night. Shortly after midnight…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (398+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio " Early voting kicks off Tuesday at all 88 county board of elections offices across Ohio ahead of the May 5 primary." Voters are selecting their party's candidates for governor, secretary of state, Ohio Supreme Court, county commissioner and other offices…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (983+ words) The Philadelphia Flyers lost in regulation to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Tuesday evening. A five-minute lapse in the second period proved fatal. The Flyers opened the game with a very strong first period. Late in…...

14+ min ago  (310+ words) The Columbus Aviators (1-3) earned their first franchise win by beating the Dallas Renegades 28-14 in front of an electric home crowd at Historic Crew Stadium April 17. The Aviators' previous game was a 28-23 road loss, also against the Renegades (3-1). Columbus played that…...

12+ hour, 32+ min ago  (502+ words) One final practice was all it took to cast a shadow over Ohio State's spring. Ryan Day is staring at a roster that looks talented, but Friday's final spring practice suggests otherwise. The defense walked out of there feeling great....