Attorney withdraws amid assault charges
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The attorney for an Ohio murder defendant has withdrawn from the case after being charged with sexually assaulting his client's mother in his law office.
Shopkeeper: I shot robber in self-defense
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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A southwestern Ohio store keeper tells a newspaper that he killed a robber in self-defense after the man pointed a gun at his wife and then fired an errant shot at him.
Mom of beaten boy wants separate trial
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio mother charged in the beating death of her 14-year-old son wants to be tried separately from her former boyfriend who is also charged in the killing.
Shain Widdersheim and Zaryl Bush have been indicted in the slaying of Widdersheim's son, Teddy Foltz, but they face different charges. The (Youngstown) Vindicator (http://bit.ly/XOdfpm ) reports that Widdersheim's attorney has asked for a separate trial.
The 43-year-old Bush is facing multiple counts including murder, felonious assault and child endangering. His 32-year-old former girlfriend is charged with involuntary manslaughter, child endangering and obstructing justice.
Prosecutors believe Bush beat the slight teen sometime in January, leading to his death. His mother is accused of failing to protect him from the abuse.
Both have pleaded not guilty. They were due in court again Tuesday.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 April 2013
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Former US Rep. Charlie Wilson dies at 70
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, a Democrat who represented eastern Ohio in Washington for two terms after winning a write-in campaign, died Sunday in a Florida hospital, the Ohio Democratic Party announced. He was 70.
Mom: Teen who saved daughter from fire dies
Written by PAUL NEWBERRY,AP National Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A teenage Ohio girl has succumbed to injuries sustained in a fire that also killed another woman.
Grand jury to be seated in Steubenville rape case
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS,AP Legal Affairs Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury about to be seated in eastern Ohio will investigate whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players last year.
Man killed by school bus on highway
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PATASKALA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio man was killed and a teenager injured when they were hit by a school bus while trying to push a disabled pickup truck off Interstate 70.
Number of Ohio millionaires increasing again
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Statistics show that the number of millionaires in Ohio is on the way back up.