NEW YORK — The NHL said Thursday it completed a review of Mike Babcock’s tenure in Columbus, cleared him to coach the Edmonton Oilers if they opt to hire him. The league launched an investigation at the request of the NHL Players’ Association in light of the Edmonton Oilers’ interest ...

McDONALD — Members of the village administration traveled recently to New Albany to meet with officials there regarding the data centers located in the community near Columbus. Mayor Ray Lewis, Village Councilman Brian Bosheff and Tom Colarich, a member of the board of zoning appeals, ...

NEW YORK — Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement. The amateur draft for players ...

WASHINGTON — A bill that top lawmakers and athletic leaders have described as the best chance to stabilize college sports cleared a key vote in the Senate on Thursday with bipartisan support after weeks of input from schools, conferences and athletes. The bipartisan Protect College Sports ...

WARREN TOWNSHIP — Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Warren Post are investigating a fatal, two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 422 westbound and state Route 5 around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by ...

Approximately 4,700 First Energy customers are without power in Howland and Bazetta townships as of 11:25 a.m. Thursday according to First Energy’s outage website. The company said repair crews are being sent to the area. No cause has been provided. Power is expected to be restored by 2:30 ...