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Welfare Recipients Asked To Repay Money To State
Thousands of Ohio welfare recipients who were paid too much more than 10 years ago are being informed that the state wants the money back. Most of the overpayments resulted… Read More
Executions Could Increase In Ohio
Ohio could execute at least seven killers next year now that an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment has ended in the state and numerous inmates exhaust decades-old appeals. The change… Read More
Executions Could Increase In Ohio
Ohio could execute at least seven killers next year now that an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment has ended in the state and numerous inmates exhaust decades-old appeals. The change… Read More
A Day Could Be Dedicated To John Glenn
Every Feb. 20 starting in 2012 would be "John Glenn Friendship 7 Day" under a bill passed by the Ohio Senate. The day would mark the 50th anniversary of Glenn's… Read More
Graduation Rate Up At Ohio State
Graduation rates are rising at Ohio State University amid efforts by the school to be pickier with admissions and attract better students. As of last year, 58.5 percent of Ohio… Read More
Gas Prices Up In Ohio
Ohio gas prices are up from last week, though the recent fluctuations have left prices essentially unchanged over the last month and higher than a year ago. Monday's survey from… Read More
Oil And Gas Producers Spend Millions In Ohio
A report from a national government watchdog group says oil and gas producers have spent nearly $3 million on lobbying and campaign contributions in Ohio over the last decade. Gov…. Read More
Teays Valley FD Withdrawing From Putnam Co. Fire Service Board
The Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department is withdrawing from the Putnam County Fire Service Board. On July 1, the department will become a private, nonprofit organization in which those who… Read More
Pelotonia Raises Record Amount
A final tally shows an Ohio bike ride for cancer research raised $13.1 million this year – more than was collected in the previous two years combined. The total from… Read More
Update: West Virginia Sheriff Arrested
Update: 10:15 a.m. Mason County Sheriff David Anthony has been charged with wanton endangerment after allegedly firing a weapon over a child's head last weekend. West Virginia State Police arrested… Read More
Issue 2 Fall-Out Continues
Democrats in the Ohio Senate are proposing a constitutional amendment that would put a two-year ban on re-enacting laws that have been rejected by a referendum of voters. Democrats announced… Read More
Ohio State loses five scholarships
Ohio State University says it's reducing its football scholarships by five over three years as part of a self-imposed punishment in response to allegations about a booster's misdeeds. The university… Read More
Lost Purple Heart Of D-Day Soldier Returned To Brother
The lost Purple Heart of a World War II soldier who died in the D-Day invasion has been given to his Ohio brother after being anonymously left at a veterans' shelter in Maryland…. Read More
Democrats Hope To Build On Issue 2 Relationships
Ohio Democrats say they hope to harness voters' overwhelming rejection of the state's Republican-backed union law for upcoming ballot fights and next year's races in the battleground state. Voters on… Read More
Ohio’s Top Judge Disappointed In Vote
Ohio's top judge is disappointed that the state's voters said no to raising the age limit for serving on the bench. An issue defeated Tuesday would have allowed people as… Read More
Voter Turnout Large In Ohio
The vote on an Ohio union law contributed to the state's highest voter turnout in 20 years for an off-year general election. Results posted early Wednesday by the Ohio Secretary… Read More
Union OKs Contract With Kroger Company
Union members have approved a new three-year contract with Kroger Co. covering 3,893 workers at 41 stores in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. Members of United Food and Commercial Workers approved… Read More
Regional School Levies Largely Fail
Update 10:56 p.m. Unofficial results are in on five of eight school levies before voters this election day, with four of those five failing to pass. The Rolling Hills Local… Read More
Voters Reject Issue 2
Update 10:28 p.m. State Representative Debbie Phillips (D-92nd District) calls the rejection of Issue 2 "a victory for the citizens of Ohio." Phillips was a strong opponent of Issue 2…. Read More
Accused Pill Mill Operator Asks To Withdraw Guilty Plea
A woman who pleaded guilty to participating in a southern Ohio pill mill linked to overdose deaths has asked a judge to withdraw the plea as she and her daughter… Read More
Ohio In National Spotlight Today
A nationally watched fight over the bargaining abilities of 350,000 unionized public workers tops a list of ballot questions that face Ohio voters in an unusually vigorous off-year election Tuesday…. Read More
Five Accused Of Stealing Lion Carcass
Update 10:10 a.m. Five people were charged Monday with trying to steal the carcass of a lion that was among dozens of exotic animals released from a private compound by their suicidal… Read More
Both Sides Of Issue 2 Make Final Push
Both sides are making their closing arguments on Ohio's collective bargaining law ahead of an election that will decide its fate. Gov. John Kasich plans to lead rallies in support… Read More
Reports Describe Scene at Muskingum Exotic Animal Farm
New reports detailing how authorities in Ohio responded when dozens of exotic animals escaped last month show that a lion and a bear charged at deputies before they were shot and killed…. Read More
Students Sickened At Bellaire School
Officials at a Catholic school in eastern Ohio say it's not clear why 13 students and the principal suddenly suffered nausea, headaches and eye irritation. The illnesses on Thursday prompted the… Read More
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