Editor's note: This is the second in a series of stories we’re calling Going Home, in which journalists from the USA TODAY Ohio network return to the communities where they grew up to share firsthand how the contentious 2020 election is playing in various corners of this battleground state.CONNEAUT — The last time I called this place home was some 30 years ago.But this is the place I grew up. The place where I became me.Conneaut, Ohio ..read more

The swine flu pandemic of 2009 is a starting point for how to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine fast, experts said. The federal government expects a vaccine to be ready around the end of the year ..read more

The claim: Four screenshots posted together on Instagram claim that: Arkansas allows rapists to sue their victims over abortion; an Oklahoma lawmaker believes that God ordains rape; a judge gave joint custody to a rapist; and North Carolina doesn't allow people to withdraw consent for sex.An Instagram post made by Todd Chrisley, a Georgia-based Realtor with ..read more

Dr. Ray Tesner is a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center; His brother Tim is a surgical technician, who is deaf. The duo have both been working together at OhioHealth for 35 years, starting only months apart ..read more

If the date failed to serve as a reminder, the recent snap in the air was hard to miss. The sun has set on another summer.Every autumn seems to come earlier, this year maybe more so after spending so much of 2020 cooped up.Now the tomato plants are fading, and my neighbor is airing out his hunting blinds for the coming deer season. As of this morning, fall is officially here.At every summer’s close, I make a mental list of missed opportunities, pledging ..read more

The main building, with about 429,000 square feet of space and nearly 870 inmate beds, is now expected to be substantially complete by early April, though it will take months to add furnishings and equipment, complete deputy and staff and training, and otherwise prepare the facility for inmates, said Deputy County Administrator Kris Long. That puts actual inmate occupancy about a year from now ..read more

These expanded services help fill a void as federally qualified health centers have closed locations, decreased walk-in availability and limited operating hours, said Keith McCormish, director of the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless ..read more

Columbus police have made about half the number of traffic stops this year compared to 2019, citing the coronavirus pandemic and other assignments such as protest response as the main reasons.Data provided by police in response to a request by The Dispatch shows a dramatic decrease in the number of traffic stops starting in April.Deputy Chief Michael Woods, who oversees the division’s patrol operations, said the "COVID effect" has led to fewer traffic stops ..read more

A study of young adults in Portugal has found that the sense of anxiety and fear some experience when they cannot access their smartphone could be linked to general feelings of isolation and inadequacy.Ana-Paula Correia, an associate professor at Ohio State University and co-author of the study, said she began researching the topic in 2014 as a professor at Iowa State University. She said that she and her students noticed the number of young adults using their smartphone beyond ..read more

VANDALIA, Ohio – About 2,000 jammed into a hangar at the Dayton airport didn’t hear much new Monday from President Donald Trump, but they still went wild for the familiar lines on Hunter Biden, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders – and, of course, "Sleepy" Joe Biden.But the almost-entirely maskless crowd booed loudly well before the president took the stage at Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s mention of wearing masks, even though he had one with a Trump ..read more