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Gov. Mike DeWine and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther will hold a briefing at 10 a.m. to discuss the presidential inauguration protests that are expected to take place in Ohio.

“Ohioans always answer the call when our veterans need help and thought they were doing so here. But this wasn’t a charity. It was a disgraceful sham, and we shut it down,” Attorney General Dave Yost said.

“This legislation is a tool to help keep people in their homes during this pandemic, when people are struggling to pay their bills through no fault of their own,” state Rep. Jeffrey Crossman of Parma said.

A report released Wednesday by the CDC adds to the evidence suggesting that children aren't the main drivers of community transmission. It found that increases in reported cases among adults were not preceded by increases among children and teens

Statewide, there have been 9,881 confirmed and probable deaths, including 326 in Mahoning County; 295 in Trumbull; and 123 in Columbiana.

“This is a matter of protecting the force. Protect yourself, protect your family, but, most importantly, live your Air Force and Army values and be ready. It’s our responsibility,” Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. said.

Madison Local Schools permitted the arming of its employees after a 2016 shooting in which two students were shot and wounded by a 14-year-old boy.

Although the CDC on Tuesday issued guidance expanding vaccine eligibility to everyone age 65 and older, Ohio is sticking with its plan of limited and gradual access. 

NBC News reported Jan. 8 that part of the Republican Attorneys General Association sent robocalls encouraging people to march to the Capitol the day before it was stormed by a mob.

Up to 15,000 National Guard members from various states could be deployed to Washington, D.C. during the inauguration