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Today Is Last Chance For Early Voting In Ohio
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Ohioans have their last chance to go to their local elections office to cast an early vote for Tuesday's election. The state's top elections official has directed county elections boards… Read More
Exotic Animal Escape Cost Muskingum Co. Sheriff $8,500
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An Ohio sheriff says handling the escape of dozens of dangerous wild animals from a private compound last month cost his agency about $8,500. Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz told… Read More
USEC Waiting On Federal Government Before Issuing Layoffs
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The developer of a uranium enrichment project in southern Ohio is willing to wait before laying off about 450 workers in Ohio, Tennessee and Maryland. They had been notified they… Read More
Milk Labeling Requirement Dropped
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Ohio milk produced without the use of a synthetic growth hormone no longer needs to carry a disclaimeralong with the label advertising its absence. The Ohio Department of Agriculture on… Read More
Cold Case Task Force Formed
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Retired law enforcement officers in West Virginia and Ohio have formed a task force to help investigators solve cold cases in the Ohio Valley. The Ohio Valley Cold Case Initiative plans… Read More
Study Group Will Likely Recommend Ban On New Private Ownership Of Exotic Animals
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A member of Ohio's study committee on exotic animal regulations says the group will likely recommend a ban on new private ownership of bears, big cats and other dangerous animals… Read More
Parkersburg Police Officer Charged
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A Parkersburg police officer accused of hitting a suspect has been charged with battery. Wood County Prosecutor Jason Wharton says that a special grand jury indicted Sgt. Josh Vensel on… Read More
Kasich Wants Quick Action On Exotic Animal Laws
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Ohio's governor has prodded a study committee to complete its work on new, permanent measures for dealing with private ownership of exotic wild animals in the state. Gov. John Kasich… Read More
Prescription Drug Event Successful In West Virginia
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Officials say West Virginians turned in more than 3,600 pounds of unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs during a weekend drug take-back event. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin and U.S. Drug… Read More
Youngstown Earthquakes Linked To Fracking?
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Geologists are checking for possible links between a brine-water injection well and seven minor earthquakes since March in northeast Ohio. The quakes are the only ones recorded with epicenters in… Read More
Rockport, West Virginia Post Office Closing
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The Rockport, West Virginia Post Office will close next month. U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman Cathy Yarosky says that service at the Rockport location will discontinue Nov. 12. Traffic is expected… Read More
Ohio’s Gas Prices Going Up And Down
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Ohio gasoline prices continue to zigzag with oil prices, as markets remain uncertain about the economy. The state's gas prices have risen in the last week, continuing this month's ups… Read More
Zanesville Tattoo Artist Extends Exotic Animal Benefit
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The ink is still flowing in a tattoo fundraiser for the remaining exotic animals from an Ohio farm where the owner opened the cages and killed himself. Following last week's events… Read More
PETA Activists Urge Exotic Animal Ban
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Activists urging Ohio officials to prohibit ownership of exotic animals say they believe such a ban could have prevented the deaths of four dozen tigers, lions and other beasts that were freed at… Read More
Update: Crash On I-70 Near Near Licking-Muskingum County Line
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Update: 4:57 p.m. Interstate 70 is now open to traffic. Ohio troopers say a crash on Interstate 70 east of Columbus kept one side of the highway closed for hours. … Read More
Statewide SB 5 Debate Held Last Night
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A former Democratic congressman and a Republican state senator went before residents Tuesday night in the first statewide televised debate on a law that limits the collective bargaining abilities of… Read More
Ohio Attorney General Endorses Romney For President
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Ohio's attorney general is backing Republican Mitt Romney's presidential bid, saying he's best suited to beat President Barack Obama in next year's election. Mike DeWine said in a statement Tuesday… Read More
New Poll Shows Growing Opposition To SB 5
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A new poll ahead of next month's election finds growing opposition to an Ohio law limiting the bargaining rights of 350,000 public sector workers. A Quinnipiac University Poll taken Oct…. Read More
Hanna In Favor Of Strict Exotic Animal Legislation
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Jack Hanna has urged a state panel to draw up strict rules for owning exotic animals in Ohio, where a man set loose more than 50 beasts last week and… Read More
Ohio Nursing Association Opposes Health Care Amendment
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Ohio's largest nursing organization is urging voters not to opt the state out of the national health care overhaul and says the move would pose unintended risks to nurses and… Read More
Romney In Ohio
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Ohio Republican officials say presidential contender Mitt Romney will visit volunteers at a phone center seeking supporters for Ohio ballot issues on public employee bargaining and on President Barack Obama's… Read More
National Drug Take Back Day Coming Soon
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller is encouraging West Virginians to properly dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs during the third National Drug Take Back Day this coming weekend. Rockefeller says the… Read More
Farm Owner Estranged Sister Speaks Out
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The estranged sister of the Muskingum County exotic animal owner who freed the beasts, then killed himself, says her brother was likely overwhelmed financially when he committed suicide. Polly Thompson… Read More
Ohio Unemployment Rate Unchanged
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Unemployment is holding steady in Ohio following three straight months of rising joblessness. The state's Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that Ohio's unemployment rate stood at 9.1… Read More
Muskingum County Farm Owner Deep In Debt
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The owner of an animal preserve who killed himself after freeing dozens of lions, tigers and other exotic animals was deeply in debt. Court records show that Terry Thompson and… Read More
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