You are viewing the "Associated Press" Archives
Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Bumps Up – Again
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Ohio's unemployment rate was higher the past two months. The state's Department of Job and Family Services reported Friday that the rate was 7.4 percent in September and inched up… Read More
Teen Held After Woman’s Body Found Near Reynoldsburg School
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Police say a teen is in custody after the discovery of an 18-year-old woman's body near a suburban Columbus high school. Reynoldsburg Police Chief Jim O'Neill said at a press… Read More
Grand Jury Weighs Other Charges In Steubenville Case
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
An eastern Ohio grand jury is continuing its investigation into whether other laws were broken in the rape of a 16-year-old girl last year. Among issues being investigated by the… Read More
Update: Power Being Restored To Ohio Residents
By: Associated Press, Tom Hodson
Posted on:
UPDATE 1:40 p.m.: At the peak of the storm Sunday at about 9 p.m., American Electric Power (AEP) reported to have 33,500 customers across Ohio without power, but by 10 a.m…. Read More
Storm Destroys Drive-In Screen, Gas Station
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Authorities are starting to assess the damage from storms that swept through Ohio. Strong winds near Toledo toppled a drive-in movie screen and crushed a gas station canopy Sunday night…. Read More
DeWine Talks About Ohio’s Heroin Problem
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Ohio's attorney general says heroin abuse has become a statewide epidemic. Attorney General Mike DeWine called a news conference Monday in Columbus with parents of a heroin overdose victim and… Read More
High Winds And Storms Expected Throughout Region Sunday
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind advisory for much of Ohio through Sunday evening. The advisory said a strong cold front will move across the region late… Read More
Petrochemical Company To Explore New Plant In Wood County
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says petrochemical giant Odebrecht has chosen a site in Wood County to explore the possible location of an ethane cracker plant and three polyethlene plants. Tomblin… Read More
Blennerhassett Island Deer Hunt Nets Impressive Harvest
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Hunters killed more than two dozen deer during a special hunt on Blennerhassett Island. Media outlets report that 52 hunters participated in Tuesday's hunt and killed 27 deer. The Division… Read More
VA Marks Women’s Clinic Expansion In Central Ohio
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
An official from the Department of Veterans Affairs has helped a VA health care center in central Ohio mark the recent expansion of its women's clinic. The associate director of… Read More
Elderly Athens County Woman Beats Intruder with Cane
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Authorities in southeastern Ohio say an 83-year-old woman drove an intruder out of her house by beating him repeatedly with her cane. Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly says it happened… Read More
Congressmen Want WV Law Firm Investigated
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Two congressional Democrats want the U.S. Labor Department to investigate how West Virginia law firm Jackson Kelly has handled black lung benefits cases for its coal industry clients. Reps. George… Read More
Judge Won’t Stop Condemned Ohio Killer’s Execution
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
A federal judge has declined to block a condemned Ohio child killer's upcoming execution at the request of lawyers suing over the state's updated process for carrying out capital punishment…. Read More
WV Growth Fund Aims To Help Small Businesses
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Successful West Virginia businesses can now lend money to newer, smaller enterprises that want to launch or expand, thanks to a statewide lending program called an angel investment fund. The… Read More
New Area Code For Southeastern Ohio To Be Introduced Early 2015
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
UPDATE 3:13 p.m. Dialing your neighbor in Southeast Ohio and parts of Central Ohio may soon require three additional digits. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio started the process Wednesday… Read More
Canton Man Gets Life In Slaying Of Burned Ohio Woman
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
A Canton man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the death of a severely burned 29-year-old woman who was found wailing along an eastern Ohio road…. Read More
Coolville Man Found Injured on Highway
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Athens area police agencies are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding a severely injured man found lying on a highway this weekend. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Jeffrey M…. Read More
UPDATE: Officers Respond to Possible Shooting Reported At LAX
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
For more this developing story click here for updated from NPR and here for coverage from PBS. UPDATE 5:30 a.m. A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that the… Read More
Sen. Sherrod Brown Hopeful For Farm Bill Passage
By: Associated Press, Atish Baidya
Posted on:
House and Senate negotiators are crafting a compromise farm bill, including cuts to the food stamp program. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown said he hopes lawmakers can reach an agreement. "It… Read More
Halloween Storm Knocks Out Power Across Region
By: Associated Press, Tom Hodson
Posted on:
UPDATE 2:20 p.m. At 2 p.m. Friday, AEP still has over 3,800 residences without power in Central and Southern Ohio. According to the AEP outage map there are still 1,909 locations without… Read More
Kasich Defends Alternative Medicaid Vote
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Gov. John Kasich is defending his decision to turn to a legislative spending panel to push through an expansion of Medicaid rather than relying on the full Ohio Legislature. Kasich… Read More
ODOT Plans On Fixing Hundreds Of Bridges Around The State
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Ohio transportation officials want to fix or replace about 200 county and city-owned bridges over the next three years. State Transportation Director Jerry Wray said Thursday about $120 million in… Read More
Hearing Scheduled In Lawsuit Seeking Recognition Of Gay Marriage On Death Certificates
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Attorneys for the state want a funeral director removed from a lawsuit that seeks to have gay marriages recognized on Ohio death certificates despite a statewide ban. They're expected to… Read More
Ohio House Panel Changes Proposed Requirements For Minor Political Parties
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
An Ohio House panel dialed back proposed requirements for minor political parties amid concerns that they would obstruct the parties' access to the ballot and create hurdles for candidates. The… Read More
Penn State Reaches Settlments With Sandusky Vicitms
By: Associated Press
Posted on:
Penn State's president says the school "cannot undo what has been done" — but that the settlements announced today with 26 young men are a step forward. The school says… Read More
- « Previous Page
- 1
- < <
- 349
- 350
- 351
- 352
- 353
- > >
- 439
- Next Page »