Palm-sized spider found at southern Ohio preserve
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A big, hairy, palm-sized spider more common in the South has been spotted in Ohio, reportedly for the first time in six decades.
Ohio State trustees won't reinstate band director
Written by DAN SEWELL, Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio State trustees have decided against reinstating the university's marching band director, who was fired after an investigation showed he knew about, but failed to stop, a sexualized band culture.
US rethinks giving excess military gear to police
Written by TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a decade of sending military equipment to civilian police departments across the country, federal officials are reconsidering the idea in light of the violence in Ferguson, Missouri.
Former Newark H.S. band director sentenced to 4 years, 10 months
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NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — A former central Ohio high school band director arrested for inappropriate conduct with three students has been sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison.
Records: FitzGerald fueled cars while unlicensed
Written by MARK GILLISPIE, Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald, while mayor of a Cleveland suburb, put gas into city vehicles 37 times despite not having a valid driver's license or a temporary driving permit, records show.
Ohio man accused of burning cat pleads not guilty
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CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio man accused of setting a cat on fire has pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty charges.
Ohio ex-officer sentenced in surplus property case
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former central Ohio police officer has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison for misappropriating and selling surplus property that a police department received through a U.S. Department of Defense surplus equipment program.
Lake Erie water moves to forefront for lawmakers
Written by JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press
OREGON, Ohio (AP) — One of the many ideas being floated to deal with the blue-green algae that tainted Toledo's water supply is whether the state should declare Lake Erie a distressed watershed.