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Kent State Shooting Survivors Appeal To Congress
Seven people wounded by Ohio National Guard gunfire at Kent State University 42 years ago Friday are appealing for answers to lingering questions about the shooting, such as whether an… Read More
Ohio Senate OKs Ban On Hidden Car Compartments
Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban hidden compartments in vehicles in an effort to crack down on drug trafficking. The Senate passed the measure on a 30-2… Read More
Texting Ban, Teen Restrictions Clears Ohio Senate
The Ohio Senate has passed a bill that aims to keep cellphones, iPads or other electronic devices out of the hands of teen drivers when they are behind the wheel…. Read More
Five Exotic Animals To Return To Ohio Farm
A person close to an Ohio woman whose suicidal husband released dozens of exotic creatures last fall says the five surviving animals will go back to the couple's farm. Cyndi… Read More
Blennerhassett Island Opening Delayed
Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park's opening is being pushed back while U.S. Coast Guard inspects repairs made to a sternwheeler. The Island Belle takes visitors to and from the Ohio… Read More
Ag Director Debates Fees For Exotic Animal Owners
Ohio's agriculture director says the current fee structure wouldn't cover the cost of a proposal to regulate dangerous exotic wildlife in the state. Animal owners had complained that some proposed… Read More
Prescription Drug ‘Take Back’ Day Collection Has Large Turnout
In the midst of an increasingly difficult fight against prescription drug abuse, Ohio and West Virginia residents returned more than 30,000 pounds of unwanted prescriptions during a bi-annual drug take-back… Read More
Hidden Car Compartment Ban Bill Heads To Senate
An Ohio Senate committee has approved a bill to ban hidden compartments in vehicles to help crack down on drug trafficking. The State Highway Patrol says current law makes it… Read More
Five Men Charged In Ohio Bridge Bomb Plot
Five men described by federal authorities as anarchists who were angry with corporate America and the government have been charged with plotting to bomb an Ohio bridge. The… Read More
Five Men Arrested For Conspiring To Blow Up Ohio Bridge
Federal authorities say five men have been arrested in an alleged plot to blow up a bridge near Cleveland. The FBI said Tuesday there was no danger to the public… Read More
Sheriff’s Sentencing Hinges On Apology
The sentencing of a former Mason County sheriff has been delayed because he hasn't written a mandated letter of apology. Circuit Court Judge David Nibert postponed David Anthony's sentencing Monday…. Read More
Mister Bee’s Chips To Hit Shelves Again
Fans of Mister Bee Potato Chip Co. don't have to wait much longer to enjoy the company's snacks again. The Parkersburg company resumed production Monday following a six-month shutdown. … Read More
State Ag Department To Consider Return Of Exotic Animals
Ohio officials are considering the request of an animal owner's widow for the return of five exotic animals that survived an October release. The state Agriculture Department meets Monday to… Read More
Wood Co. Deputy Cleared In Civil Rights Case
A federal jury says a former Wood County sheriff's deputy didn't violate a suspect's civil rights during a 2009 arrest. The verdict came this week in a lawsuit filed by… Read More
Federal Agents Obtain Old Video Of Zanesville Exotic Animal Farm
A video from 2008 provides glimpses into the lives of exotic animals once owned by an Ohio man who last year released them before committing suicide. The video was obtained… Read More
Two Southeast Ohio Rest Stops On ODOT List Of Potential Savings
A report by state's auditor has found that the Ohio Department of Transportation could save more than $6 million by selling underused heavy equipment and vehicles and closing two rest… Read More
No USDA Investigation Expected In Leopard’s Death
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it has no plans to further investigate the death of a spotted leopard held under a state-issued quarantine at an Ohio… Read More
MSHA Orders End To Use Of Defective Air Packs
Federal regulators are ordering mine operators nationwide to immediately begin phasing out use of an emergency breathing device that testing has proven unreliable. Some 70,000 air packs called self-contained self-rescuers… Read More
Wheeling School Among Two Honored For Green Practices
Two West Virginia schools are being singled out for their environmental friendly practices. The U.S. Department of Education has named Hilltop Elementary School in Wheeling and the Wyoming County Career… Read More
MSHA Reports Five Deadly Weekends In A Row At US Mines
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration says 10 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation's mines during the first quarter of 2012, and half of those occurred on… Read More
Ohio Senate Approves Exotic Animal Bill
UPDATE 2:34 p.m. The state Senate has passed a bill to ban Ohioans from acquiring new exotic animals and regulate the current owners of tigers, lions and other creatures. The measure… Read More
Movement Detected On Rockslide Hill
Officials monitoring the southeast Ohio hillside where a massive boulder crushed a car say a tree there has moved several inches but they don't believe there's an immediate threat of… Read More
WV Statewide Drug Turn-In Day Part Of National Effort
West Virginia residents can turn in expired or unused prescription drugs at 125 locations statewide during the state's fourth Drug Take-Back Day. The drugs will be collected from 10 a.m…. Read More
Copper Thieves Hit Churches
Copper pipe thefts at seven southeast Ohio churches over the past week have caused heating and water problems for many of the facilities. Chief Deputy Dave Valkinburg of the Hocking… Read More
Ohio Panel Accepts Changes To Exotic Animal Rules
An Ohio Senate committee has accepted a slew of changes to a measure aimed at regulating exotic animals in the state. The Senate's agriculture panel agreed to revisions Tuesday that… Read More
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