Police evacuate Trump Tower over stray bag of toys
NEW YORK: Police hastily cleared the lobby of Trump Tower on Tuesday to investigate an unattended backpack, only to find that the bag contained children’s toys.Video taken by a bystander and posted on...
View ArticleUPDATE: Catholic Bishop Richard Lennon retiring because of vascular dementia...
The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Bishop Richard Lennon is retiring, effective immediately, because he’s been diagnosed with vascular dementia.“Given the progressive nature of this illness, Pope...
View ArticleJustice unhappy as age limit forces her off Ohio high court
TOLEDO, OHIO: One of the two Ohio Supreme Court justices retiring at year’s end due to mandatory age limits said she’s “a bit unhappy” as those rules force her from the bench.Justice Judith Ann...
View ArticleOhio House adjourns for year, ending threat of veto override of heartbeat...
COLUMBUS, Ohio: The Ohio House has adjourned for the year, eliminating the possibility that lawmakers would try to override Gov. John Kasich’s vetoes of abortion and renewable energy bills.Lawmakers...
View ArticleRetired teacher sentenced to 4 years in prison for bar fight that left...
The family of Robert Jarvis was hoping the retired teacher with no criminal record would get probation for a bar fight that left another man dead.The family of Forrest Ryan, the man Jarvis admitted to...
View ArticleOhio officer’s stolen bagpipes are found along Kentucky road
CINCINNATI: A Cincinnati-area honor guard member whose bagpipes were stolen from his vehicle after a vigil has the instrument back after a mail carrier found it along a road in nearby northern...
View ArticleLocal writers select Joe Thomas as Browns' player of year, Chris Kirksey as...
The local chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America voted 10-time Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas the Browns' player of the year and inside linebacker Chris Kirksey the Dino Lucarelli "Good Guy...
View ArticleOhio high court: Completed crime case files are open record
COLUMBUS: The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that the investigative files of a completed criminal case are a public record under state law.The court on Wednesday sided with the Ohio Innocence Project,...
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Browns QB Cody Kessler on track to start finale with RG3 still in concussion...
Browns rookie quarterback Cody Kessler remains on track to start the season finale Sunday at the Pittsburgh Steelers because Robert Griffin III is still in the NFL's concussion protocol. Griffin is...
View ArticlePolice: Vandals damage inflatable golf dome in Ohio
WHITEHALL, OHIO: An air-filled dome that shelters golfers at the Four Seasons Golf Center in central Ohio has been damaged by vandals for the second time in a little over a month.The Columbus Dispatch...
View ArticleDylann Roof won’t call witnesses, present evidence to spare his life in...
CHARLESTON, S.C.: Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof says he won’t call any witnesses or present evidence while representing himself during the punishment phase of his death penalty trial, but he is...
View ArticleOil price spike is unsustainable in part because of U.S. shale, study suggests
Don't expect oil prices to go much higher than $60 a barrel next year -- and perhaps fall below $50 a barrel before the year ends, an analysis at Oilprice.com suggests. One reason: Higher global oil...
View ArticleAppeals court weighs Ohio law shielding lethal drugs source
COLUMBUS, Ohio: A federal appeals court is weighing a challenge by attorneys for death row inmates of a judge’s order blocking them from information about Ohio’s new lethal injection process.The...
View ArticleU.S. oil, gas drilling rigs, including Ohio, surpass 2015 levels
The number of U.S. oil and gas drilling rigs is higher now than it was a year ago, including in Ohio, according to Petro Global News: " ... the number of oil and gas rigs operating in the United...
View ArticleU. S. shale revival may thwart OPEC measures aimed at raising energy prices
OPEC needs to worry that its production cuts aimed at increasing oil and gas prices will revive the U.S. shale industry, a Bloomberg analysis says: "After three years of turmoil, there are already...
View Article2020 execution date set for Ohio killer of 84-year-old man
COLUMBUS, Ohio: The Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled a 2020 execution date for a death row inmate convicted of killing an 84-year-old man during a robbery.Court records show Lawrence Landrum killed...
View ArticleCavs guard Kay Felder sent to Canton Charge
The Cavs sent Kay Felder to the Canton Charge of the NBA’s Development League on Wednesday. Felder has appeared in 14 games for the Cavs this season, averaging 4.9 points. He is available to play in...
View ArticleGirl Scout cookies go on sale Jan. 4 in the Akron area, two specialty flavors...
As the Girl Scouts prepare to mark the 100th anniversary of selling cookies, the organization in Northeast Ohio will mark another historic milestone — the introduction of $5 boxes of the specialty...
View ArticleFormer Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland employee charged with $2...
CLEVELAND: A former employee of the Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland has been charged with stealing $2 million from it.Federal authorities said Wednesday that Michelle Medrick is charged with...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron trustees reject recommendation of adding non-voting...
The University of Akron board of trustees has rejected a recommendation to add faculty and other college employees as non-voting members to various board committees.The board concluded that it already...
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