Samantha Stewart and her family pile their hands together for a family picture. She and her husband have fostered seven children, including a daughter with autism. Samantha Stewart always wanted a big ...

Ohio’s contested ban on giving transgender treatments to kids and trans athletes in youth sports can take effect after a judge ruled after striking down a challenge by the American Civil Liberties ...

More than 30 counties in Ohio don't have enough dentists to meet community needs. The MORE Care Ohio pilot program trained pediatricians to offer preventive dental care and referrals. Ohio kids on ...

Ohio’s kids are facing challenges many adults cannot fathom in an age of social media and other online threats; incidents of bullying — not just in person, but via text; families struggling with ...

Guest columnist Heather Smith is Policy Matters Ohio’s work and wage researcher. Some of Ohio’s leaders want to make it easier to exploit teenagers by rolling back child labor laws. Senate Bill 50 ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Applications for Ohio’s Hospice Pathways of Hope Grief Counseling Center’s Camp Pathways are now being accepted. The free camp is a one-day experience for children and teens ages ...

The majority-Republican Ohio legislature is poised to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of a bill that would ban transgender procedures for minors. DeWine disappointed Republicans and conservative ...

Ohio lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to prohibit doctors from facilitating sex changes for children on Wednesday, Jan. 24, in a successful override of Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of the legislation. The ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a news conference, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) COLUMBUS, Ohio (CN) — An Ohio District Court judge struck down a law on ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — NBC4’s annual Firefighters 4 Kids Toy Drive is happening Saturday and this year, it’ll benefit the Salvation Army in Central Ohio for the first time. The goal is to make sure ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The hum of a kindergarten classroom has its own kind of magic. Tiny voices sound out new letters. Crayons roll across tables. The future feels wide open. When I visit my daughter’s ...