Bill requires reporting of drug-addicted newborns
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio House bill would require hospitals to report the number of babies born addicted to drugs.
Federal judge to hear Ohio gay marriage fight
Written by AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Both sides of a fight over whether gay marriage should be recognized on Ohio death certificates despite a statewide constitutional ban were set to argue their cases in front of a federal judge in Cincinnati.
Kasich to wrap year, discuss 2014 goals
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich is scheduled to join Ohio legislative leaders to look back on the year and to discuss priorities for 2014, when he faces re-election.
Ohio farm worker drowns in manure pit
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ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Ohio believe a farm worker who died over the weekend drowned in a manure storage lagoon after his tractor turned over.
Officials: response to fatal Ohio fire appropriate
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KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — Fire officials in southwest Ohio say response times were appropriate for crews responding to a house fire last week that claimed four lives.
Murder suspect called 911 about missing girl
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WOOSTER, Ohio (AP) — The disappearance of a 9-year-old girl later found strangled and dumped in a trash bin was reported in a 911 call by the man now charged with killing her.
Man sentenced to life in wife's stabbing death
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ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio man who dropped his wife out of a second-floor window during an argument and then stabbed her to death with a combat knife has been sentenced to life in prison.
School district, village in fiscal emergency
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio school district and two villages have been flagged for fiscal distress by the state auditor, an unusual number for a single week.