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Friends help staff of burned-out park lodge

While investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed a dining lodge at Hocking Hills State Park and state officials work on their plans to rebuild, the people who worked at the Hocking Hills Dining Lodge in southeastern Ohio are unemployed at Christmas.

No second execution attempt for Ohio inmate

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a condemned Ohio killer who says the state should not get a second chance to put him to death after he survived a botched execution in 2009.

Research: Ban on cell phone use while driving works

If one way to reduce distracted driving by young motorists is to reduce their cell phone use, new research suggests the best method is a seemingly obvious one: A total ban on using handheld devices while driving.

Report: Obamacare repeal impacts 960,000 Ohioans

Congress is considering repealing parts of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement, but a new report suggests the lawmakers’ plan would double the number of uninsured people in Ohio and other states.

Bengals hand Browns 16th straight defeat, 23-10

Robert Griffin III returned from injury but couldn’t keep Cleveland from falling closer to infamy as the Bengals built a big early lead and held off the winless Browns 23-10 on Sunday in the snow.

Fickell to be head coach at UC

Ohio State defensive coordinator Luke Fickell has accepted a six-year deal to serve as head coach at Cincinnati. The contract is pending approval by the board of trustees.

WBK: (12) OSU 89, Canisius 56

Kelsey Mitchell scored 19 points to move into fifth in program history and No. 12 Ohio State beat Canisius 89-56 on Sunday.