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The owner of a downtown Columbus bridal shop is taking Ohio’s health director to court over the statewide stay-at-home order.Tanya Hartman owns Gilded…

State officials are warning residents that the process of loosening stay-at-home restrictions will be slow and gradual. And when businesses do start to…

The panel set up to settle disputes over what are essential businesses that can operate during the state’s stay at home order has delivered its first set…

As Ohio's stay-at-home order stretches on, so does hair. With barbershops and salons closed, Ohioans are missing out on cuts and coloring, and may be…

It appears area contractors are making an effort to protect construction workers at job sites but are those extra measures enough to prevent COVID-19?

Hobby Lobby reclosed all of its Ohio stores Wednesday night after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the Ohio Attorney General.Attorney General Dave…

Traffic over the last few weeks has been noticeably lighter as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s stay-at-home order has been in effect. But, with essential...

Earlier this year, as health officials began tallying coronavirus cases across the United States, Janitorial Services Inc. in Cleveland was stocking up on hospital-grade disinfectant. “I bought about a year’s worth in a month and a half,” owner Ronald Martinez told ideastream. “And believe it or not, we’re probably down to 20 percent of what I bought, because we’ve been putting it out in the buildings, even though it’s not part of their normal daily disinfecting.”

More than 187,000 Ohioans filed for unemployment last week, while many more are worried about their jobs and their businesses.The state has said that…

Governors and mayors in some parts of the country are requiring them to close like many other businesses. Other officials are letting gun sales continue. Gun rights groups are on the defensive.