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Rep. Brad Wenstrup announces he won’t seek reelection
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup, who leads the House GOP’s investigation of the origins of COVID-19, says he won’t seek reelection next year. Wenstrup represents Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District and was… Read More
U.S. Postal Service touts a crackdown on postal crime with hundreds of arrests
WASHINGTON (AP) — With mail theft and postal carrier robberies up, law enforcement officials have made more than 600 arrests since May in a crackdown launched to address crime that… Read More
Towboat owner pleads guilty to a pollution charge in the oil spill along West Virginia-Kentucky border
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a towboat that sank and resulted in pollution of a river along the West Virginia-Kentucky border pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal pollution… Read More
ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to a 30-year low
WASHINGTON (AP) — High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for… Read More
Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot up to $1.73 billion as lottery losing streak continues
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.73 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Monday and won the giant prize. The winning… Read More
The Supreme Court rejects an appeal from former coal company CEO Don Blankenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Tuesday from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that major news outlets defamed him by calling him a “felon.” The justices left… Read More
Earth is on track for its hottest year yet, according to a European climate agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the… Read More
Remains of an Ohio WWII seaman killed during Pearl Harbor attack have been identified and will be buried in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense department authorities say the remains of an Ohio sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, have been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said… Read More
A white supremacist admits to threatening jury and witnesses in Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s trial
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A self-proclaimed white supremacist pleaded guilty Tuesday to making online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a… Read More
Analysis shows Ohio’s new universal voucher program already exceeds cost estimates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The cost of Ohio’s new universal school voucher program already appears to be more expensive than initially estimated, according to a published report, and that cost… Read More
A West Virginia trooper charged with domestic violence will be fired
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia state police officer charged with domestic violence is losing his job, officials said. State Police served Cpl. Joseph Comer with a notice of intent to… Read More
After nearly a month, a West Virginia community can use water again
PADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) — Residents of a northern West Virginia community can use their tap water again after nearly a month, officials said. The West Virginia Department of Health… Read More
Multistate search for a murder suspect ends with a hostage situation and fatal standoff at a gas station
CEREDO, W.Va. (AP) — A man suspected of murder in Ohio and multiple carjackings in Kentucky was killed by West Virginia police in a standoff outside a gas station where… Read More
Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling… Read More
Joe Burrow is back at practice for the Bengals for the first time since July 27
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow was back at practice on Wednesday, more than a month after he was sidelined by a strained right calf muscle. The Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl… Read More
Officials say study of Ohio’s largest rivers shows great improvement since 1980s
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials say a first-ever comprehensive study of the state’s largest rivers indicates great improvement in water quality over the past few decades. Gov. Mike DeWine… Read More
Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose character Pee-wee Herman became a cultural phenomenon through films and TV shows, has died. Reubens died Sunday night after… Read More
Pilot killed in helicopter crash near I-70 in Ohio
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A helicopter hit power lines and crashed near an interstate in Ohio over the weekend, killing the pilot and causing a series of crashes, authorities said…. Read More
Bengals QB Joe Burrow was carted off the practice field Thursday after a calf injury
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was carted off the practice field after he came up hobbling from a scramble on Thursday. The 26-year-old franchise quarterback hobbled on… Read More
An Ohio officer is put on paid leave amid a probe into a police dog attack on surrendering truck driver
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio officer was put on leave while he’s investigated for releasing his police dog on a surrendering truck driver even after state troopers told the officer to… Read More
Ohio investigates why a police dog was deployed on a surrendering truck driver
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Several Ohio agencies are investigating why an officer allowed his police dog to attack a truck driver who was surrendering with his hands raised, despite State… Read More
A judge rules West Virginia can’t require an incarcerated atheist to participate in religious programming
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the state corrections agency can’t force an incarcerated atheist and secular humanist to participate in religiously-affiliated programming… Read More
The Supreme Court lets lawsuits over a team doctor’s sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a… Read More
3M reaches a $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems with PFAS
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. will pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially harmful… Read More
4 children lost for 40 days after a plane crash are found alive in Colombian jungle
BOGOTA, Colombia — Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small plane crash in the Amazon jungle were found alive, Colombian authorities announced Friday, ending an… Read More
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