The country’s drug abuse problem has plagued the American dream, but lives have been shattered at a local level and officials have seen enough. Lorain County recorded 67 deaths related to opiates last year. According to City Manager Eric Norenberg, four opiate-related overdoses in 2012 resulted in two deaths in Oberlin, where a forum was […]

No peeking. Off the top of your head, what's in your medicine cabinet? BandAids, antibiotic cream, perfume (you're supposed to keep good perfume out of the sunlight), tweezers, antacids, aspirin or one of the aspirin substitutes, cough syrup and, probably, leftover prescriptions. You know the prescriptions I mean. The pain killers you got when you […]

More arrests were made following a two-year federal investigation of a drug trafficking ring within the county. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Thursday that more than three dozen people are now facing charges as a result of a large-scale investigation focusing on the trafficking and possession of drugs in Marion.

A child welfare check yielded a drug-related arrest Friday afternoon. Bellefontaine police were contacted about 1 p.m. from a concerned nearby resident who reported children crying and lots of foot traffic in and out of a residence at 816 Heritage Court Apt. 4. Audric D. Clay, 27, of 793 Canonby Place, Apt. 2C, Columbus, was […]

A heroin trafficking investigation in Franklin County resulted in charges against 28 people. According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, over a two-day period, members of the sheriff's office's SWAT team have been searching for and arresting the suspects.