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The fatal shooting of an Ohio officer during a training exercise at a state corrections department facility this month is being investigated as a possible reckless homicide

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the shooting death of Lt. Randy Osborne as a reckless homicide.

A 73-year-old man died in an apparent drowning at a home in Pickaway County Friday afternoon, the sheriff's office said.

Federal investigators said one of the interactions was a sexual encounter.

Circleville, Ohio (WCMH) – A 73-year-old man died of an apparent drowning in a Pickaway County pond on Friday afternoon. Around 3:18 p.m., the Pickaway County Communications Center received a 911 call from an Amazon driver who reported human remains in a pond on the 23000 block of Smith-Hulse Road. Law enforcement officials arrived at […]

Federal investigators said one of the interactions was a sexual encounter.

Watch a previous report on Dotson’s guilty plea in the video player above. CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Pickaway County man could spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to the killing of two people in October 2023. Marty Ray Dotson Jr., 44, of Orient, was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years […]

Eight people have received prison sentences after a lengthy drug investigation was conducted by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.

ORIENT, Ohio (WCMH) — A lieutenant was shot and killed on Tuesday during a “tragic accident” at the Corrections Training Academy in Pickaway County. Rodney Osborne was fatally shot just before 11 :30 a.m. at the academy’s tactical firing range, according to Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction director Annette Chambers-Smith. Osborne had served with […]

An Ohio lieutenant has died after he was shot Tuesday during a training exercise at the Corrections Training Academy in Pickaway County, near Columbus.