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Survivor of deadly Ohio crash says driver sped up

Covered in mud and blood, two teens who wriggled out of a sinking SUV and ran for help told a homeowner that the 19-year-old who was behind the wheel was…

March 13, 2013No CommentRead More

Ohio teen: Driver of stolen SUV speeding before crash killed six

WARREN (AP) — The young folks call them “kick-backs”: a small gathering of friends, less than a party but more grown-up than a sleepover. Something to do on weekends after…

March 12, 2013No CommentRead More

Highway Patrol: ‘High rate’ of speed in Ohio crash

WARREN (AP) — Investigators were focused on speed as a key factor in the crash of a sport utility vehicle carrying eight teenagers that smashed into a guardrail and flipped…

March 11, 2013No CommentRead More

Brown lays out 3-point plan aimed at cutting deficit, prescription drug costs

U.S Senator Sherrod Brown held a conference call with members of the media Wednesday afternoon to outline a plan he says would reduce the federal deficit while lowering prescription drug…

March 7, 2013No CommentRead More

Residents protest dog shooting by Ohio police officer

SANDUSKY (AP) — Animal-loving residents of a northern Ohio community are protesting the recent shooting death of a dog by a police officer. Several dozen sign-carrying demonstrators in Sandusky demonstrated…

February 28, 2013No CommentRead More

Failure to yield a top cause of 2012 crashes

COLUMBUS — Motorists running red lights or stop signs and failing to yield to traffic was the second-highest cause of fatal crashes in 2012, according to a press release from…

February 23, 2013No CommentRead More

State officials say Internet cafés hurting Ohio casinos

COLUMBUS (AP) — Some state officials in Ohio think that storefront gambling-style operations known as Internet cafes might be one reason why casinos in Ohio are not generating as much…

February 19, 2013No CommentRead More

OSHP hands out awards

COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol recently announced the winners of its 2012 leadership awards. Employees of the Bucyrus District of the OSP won several district honors. District Trooper…

February 18, 2013No CommentRead More

Newspaper review finds 371 disabled students restrained, secluded in one year

COLUMBUS (AP) — In one year, 371 children in the Columbus school district were held down, physically removed from a class or put in closet-like rooms to calm down about…

February 11, 2013No CommentRead More

Man dies jumping into icy Ohio pond to save boy, 5

COLUMBUS (AP) — Columbus police say a man who jumped into an icy pond to save his 5-year-old neighbor has died and the boy is in critical condition. Authorities say…

February 8, 2013No CommentRead More