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Explainer: Ohio’s Uneven Response To Moratorium Challenges
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The… Read More

Columbus, Dayton Sue To Force Fix Of Gun Background Checks
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Incomplete reporting by counties of people with criminal backgrounds who are prohibited from owning guns is putting public safety at risk, according to a lawsuit filed… Read More

Ohio Lawmakers Studying Error That Could Ban Some Guns
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A mistake in writing up an Ohio bill could inadvertently ban several types of already legal guns and must be fixed quickly, gun rights advocates say…. Read More

VIDEO: Reform in Lucasville After Inmates Attacked
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newly released video shows the brutality of an Ohio inmate’s knife attack on four other prisoners who were handcuffed to a table and unable to… Read More

Lawyers: Firing Squad Must Be Option for Condemned Killer
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Attorneys for a condemned killer whose execution was stopped last year after 25 minutes of unsuccessful needle sticks are once again recommending the firing squad as… Read More

Court To Review Lethal Drug Records Ohio Wants To Shield
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Ohio’s prison system must produce records about lethal drugs it wants shielded from public view for justices on the state Supreme Court to review privately as part of an open… Read More

Overdoses On The Road On The Rise
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An SUV crashed after all four occupants overdosed on heroin in North Carolina. The same day, a man in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, grabbed the steering wheel after… Read More

Rhoden Family Pleads For Tips To Solve Murders
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tearful family members are pleading for information that could help solve the massacre of eight people in Ohio a year ago, in a video released Friday…. Read More

Ohio Drug Deaths at a Record High
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The Ohio Department of Health says a record number of Ohioans died from drug overdoses last year — and once again, painkiller abuse is worsening the problem. According to ODH, 2,482 people died from… Read More