Water main break swamps Akron neighborhood
Written by AP
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — People were warned to boil water for health safety after a broken 36-inch main swamped an Akron neighborhood, submerging cars, flooding basements and washing away foundations.
911 call: slain Ohio attorney feared attack
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW FRANKLIN, Ohio (AP) — A 911 call about the killings of a prominent attorney and his wife in northeast Ohio indicates they had feared retaliation because their daughter earlier had been stabbed and had identified her attackers.
Police move to investigation of woman's death
Written by DAN SEWELL,Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities turned their focus Thursday to investigating the cause of death for a southwest Ohio woman whose skeletal remains were found in Indiana 20 months after she went missing.
Parole board to rule on baby killer's mercy plea
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS,AP Legal Affairs Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Parole Board plans to recommend whether condemned killer Steven Smith should be granted mercy for raping and killing his girlfriend's 6-month-old daughter.
Kings Island will feature largest animatronic dinosaur
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MASON, Ohio (AP) — A southwestern Ohio theme park is announcing a huge new feature — the world's largest animatronic dinosaur.
Couple charged in death of toddler
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors have charged an Ohio woman and her live-in boyfriend with involuntary manslaughter and other crimes in the death of her 17-month-old son.
Rape indictment identifies DNA, not suspect
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A grand jury in Cleveland has returned a rape indictment against an unknown individual based on DNA genetic evidence.
Ohio city that became recession focus rebounds
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WLMINGTON, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio community that became a national focal point for demonstrating the pain of recession job loss is making a slow comeback.