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New legislation in Ohio targets wrong-way drivers

TOLEDO (AP) — Several wrong-way auto accidents in Ohio, including a crash that killed three sorority sisters, have pushed lawmakers to introduce legislation that would bring bigger fines and longer…

Federal funds provide support for displaced TODCO workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced Wednesday that approximately 15 workers at TODCO in Upper Sandusky are eligible to apply for worker adjustment assistance. Certification was approved…

Storm threatens Ohio with snow, cold, winds

CLEVELAND (AP) — A spring storm expected to hit hardest today could drop up to eight inches of snow on portions of northeast Ohio while producing high winds across most…

GE inventor in Ohio awarded more than 100 lighting patents

CLEVELAND (AP) — Fountains soar and lawns stretch bright and green at Nela Park, the historic research campus in East Cleveland, where General Electric engineers design the lighting systems of…

Ohioan pleads not guilty after KKK confrontation

KENTON (AP) — An Ohio man suspected of holding a gun and making a threat during a confrontation between a Ku Klux Klan group and a black man has pleaded…

14 injured in school bus crash in northwest Ohio

VAN WERT(AP) — Authorities say 14 people were injured when a van and a school bus carrying a baseball team collided in northwest Ohio. The crash occurred at about 4:30…

Police: 3 killed at restaurant in northeast Ohio

BROOKLYN (AP) — Police say three people have been killed at a restaurant in northeast Ohio, including a suspect shot by police officers. The shooting happened Thursday night at a…

Democratic chairman beats back challenge

COLUMBUS (AP) — The chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party on Wednesday handily beat back a challenge to unseat him in a party squabble with implications for this fall’s presidential…

Effort for gay marriage in Ohio has mixed support

COLUMBUS (AP) — A 30,000-member gay rights group won’t support a current ballot initiative aimed at overturning Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriages. Equality Ohio’s executive director Ed Mullen tells The…

Daughter of unclaimed Ohio veteran steps forward

COLUMBUS (AP) — The daughter of an Air Force veteran whose cremated remains lay unclaimed for years alongside those of about a dozen other servicemen at a funeral home said…