Ohio sheriff says he fired 2 deputies over racial texts
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio sheriff says two white deputies accused of exchanging racially-charged text messages on their personal cellphones have been fired.
Sentencing set for Ohio convicted of civil rights charges
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has set a sentencing date for an ex-trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol who pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of female motorists by forcing them into sexual acts in exchange for dropping traffic charges.
Ohio high school teacher gets 5 years for sex with student
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has sentenced a southeastern Ohio high school teacher and coach to five years in prison for having sex with a student.
Sheriff: Subject of US manhunt admits killing elderly couple
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NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (AP) — A county sheriff in Ohio says the subject of a nationwide manhunt has confessed to killing an elderly couple found dead inside their torched car.
State reports continuing drop in Ohio flu hospitalizations
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio health officials say the number of flu-related hospitalizations continues to fall after what has been an unusually bad season.
Demolition plan changed prior to deadly overpass collapse
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The contractor for a highway construction project where a worker was killed when an overpass collapsed says changes to its overpass demolition plan were made hours before the collapse in Cincinnati.
Judge says teen murder suspect in Ohio can be tried as adult
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A teenage murder suspect charged with additional counts after authorities say he escaped from custody at an Ohio hospital and abducted a 70-year-old woman before his capture can be tried as an adult on the murder charge.
Toledo, Ohio, mayor dies after cardiac arrest while driving
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Mayor D. Michael Collins died Friday, five days after suffering cardiac arrest while driving during a snowstorm. He was 70.