Columbus Dispatch

The man who cries “no wolf” on terror

You may die in a car crash. You could draw your last breath with a misguided bite of meat or drown in a bathtub. Or you might avoid all of that and die some other way. But you still probably won’t meet your end in a terrorist attack in the United States.

Judge doubts treasure hunter’s amnesia claim

Not buying treasure hunter Tommy Thompson’s claim that he can’t remember where he hid 500 gold coins recovered from a historic shipwreck because of a rare medical condition, a federal judge gave him an indefinite jail sentence to jog his memory.

Washington suspended

Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer has suspended defensive lineman Adolphus Washington for the Fiesta Bowl after he was cited by police for solicitation.

Deputy indicted in shootings of suspect and neighbor

A Pike County deputy sheriff has been indicted on murder, involuntary manslaughter and other charges stemming from a recent shooting that killed his neighbor and his role in a fatal officer-involved shooting in March.

Call for abortion clinic buffer zones

Democratic lawmakers and abortion-rights advocates want to establish buffer zones around abortion clinics to protect clients from escalating intimidation and violence.