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Cuyahoga County Jail Official Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charges
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A troubled county jail system’s associate warden accused of ordering a corrections officer to turn off his body camera after an inmate’s fatal overdose and lying to… Read More

Householder Says Passing DeWine’s Gun Regulations Will Be “Difficult”
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The gun regulation portion of Gov. Mike DeWine’s plan to reduce gun violence will likely meet resistance in the Ohio House. Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) says his members of the… Read More

Kentucky Governor Looks for Boost From Trump
By: Bruce Schriener | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The reelection campaign of Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin recently raised the ante in the November election, placing nearly $4 million worth of advertising on television… Read More

ACLU Of Ohio Asks Court To Block Controversial Abortion Ban Permanently
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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The ACLU of Ohio is asking a federal court to permanently block a ban on abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Pro-choice advocates had secured an order to temporarily stop the… Read More

City Approves $130K Settlement in Excessive Force Lawsuit
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia city has approved payments totaling $130,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing three police officers of using excessive force against a teenager and his… Read More

Meth Confiscated, Dozens Arrested in Ky., Tenn., W.Va.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Federal authorities say a drug sweep in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia has netted more than 800 pounds of methamphetamine. The Drug Enforcement Administration says in… Read More

Darlingside II 2019 Gladden House Sessions
By: Liz Penry and Mikayla Schuyler
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Darlingside gave a lush and tranquil performance at the Gladden House Sessions on Sunday morning, displaying the rich and introspective song craft that has made them a fan-favorite. David Senft, Auvon… Read More

U.S. Tests Missile With A Range Prohibited By Now-Abandoned Treaty
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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The Pentagon says it tested a modified cruise missile that flew “more than 500 kilometers” — a distance prohibited under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty scrapped earlier this month.

Man Rescued After Clinging to Capsized Boat for 12 Hours
By: Associated Press
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PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says the crew on a Lake Erie fishing boat rescued a man who had been clinging to his capsized sailboat for… Read More

The Plan to Expand Ohio’s Sales Tax Holiday
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Some kids are going back to school this week in Ohio along with items bought during the state’s annual sales tax holiday two weekends ago. Ohio is one of 16… Read More

W.Va. Gov Lawyers Ordered to Explain Residency Case Motions
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Lawyers for the West Virginia governor have been ordered to explain motions filed in a lawsuit about the governor’s residency. The News and Sentinel reports Mike Carey and… Read More

Ex-Ohio Elections Chief Brunner Seeks Seat on High Court
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Democrat Jennifer Brunner (BROO’-ner) has announced plans to seek a seat next year on the Ohio Supreme Court as her party tries to wrest control of… Read More