Assistant Editor Gary Budzak covers the eastern half of Delaware County and surrounding areas. He can be reached at 740-413-0906 or on X @GaryBudzak.

Shrewsberry, Matt Allocco and Kebba Njie all made 3-pointers in the first 3:30 of the second half and Notre Dame upped its lead to 48-31. The Irish took their biggest lead at 63-36 on a Burton layup ...

Prosecutors in Ohio will soon have the authority to pursue criminal charges for sexual extortion and the grooming of children ...

No. 15 Purdue at No. 14 Oregon, 3 p.m., Saturday; TV: NBC SEATTLE – Braden Smith emerged from the Purdue basketball locker room at Washington’s Alaska Airlines Arena and walked directly into a ...

SEATTLE -- — Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 19 points to help No. 17 Purdue dig itself out of a hole and come away with a 69-58 win over Washington on Wednesday night. The Boilermakers (14-4, 6-1 Big ...

surrounded by Braden Markus’ family and friends. The Olentangy student died by suicide in October 2021, after falling victim to sextortion — short for sexual extortion — which occurs when ...

Brian Lorenz (R-Powell), was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine Wednesday. The bill, named after Braden Markus, an Olentangy High School student, will create the criminal offense of sextortion after ...

Braden Markus was contacted by someone on social media in 2021. The person sent him revealing photos posing as a 15-year-old girl, then convinced Markus to send the photos back. After Markus sent ...