Burglar killed, 5 hurt after robbery interrupted
A would-be burglar is dead and his accomplice facing a murder charge after they were apparently interrupted in their efforts to rob a West Side home early Friday morning.
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Ohio June unemployment rate unchanged
Ohio’s unemployment remained at 5.2 percent in June, unchanged for the third straight month, according to data released Friday morning by the state.
Law requires meningitis vaccine
Ohio will require students to be immunized against meningitis under a new law, one of several signed into law Thursday by Gov. John Kasich.
Mixed tidings for Buckeye Lake residents
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State Fair bans Stars & Bars
Ohio State Fair officials say vendors won’t be permitted to sell Confederate flag merchandise at the event, which starts July 29.
AG investigating Planned Parenthood over tissue sales
Ohio’s attorney general joined the governors of Georgia and Indiana and on Thursday ordered investigations of Planned Parenthood facilities in their states to determine if organs from aborted fetuses were being sold.
GOP, Dems, faith groups want to end death penalty
Another legislative effort to end the death penalty in Ohio has emerged, but this one is a little different.
“Fresh Start Act” moves toward ballot
Backers have been cleared to begin gathering signatures for a proposal establishing a process for purging old pot-related convictions made obsolete by marijuana legalization should that be approved by voters.
Jones, Elliot on award watch lists
Another day, another Buckeye — or two — on a college football award watch list.
High ticket prices, low TV ratings for All-Star game;
It was an expensive ticket, but not many fans tuned into Tuesday night’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game on television.