COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio detected and thwarted an election-related cyber attack earlier this month, the state’s elections chief said. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said the “relat…
On the Thanksgiving menu: Turkey, with a side of impeachment
By DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Some people heading to Thanksgiving gatherings predict it’s not just the turkey that will get roasted. Already polarized over Republican Donald T…
Nancy Ann Hardin
Nancy Ann Hardin, 56, of East Liberty, died peacefully Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Calling hours are from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, at Underwood Funeral Home in…
AP: Catholic boards hailed as fix for sex abuse often fail
By REESE DUNKLIN, MATT SEDENSKY and MITCH WEISS Associated Press Facing thousands of cases of clergy sex abuse, U.S. Catholic leaders addressed their greatest crisis in the modern era with a promised …
Families of inmates who died, hurt at jail seek answers
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (AP) — Families of inmates who died or were seriously injured at a small Ohio county jail in the last year are seeking answers about what happened t…
Bellefontaine Police Department to accept lateral transfers
The Bellefontaine Police Department, in conjunction with the Bellefontaine Civil Service Commission, will accept lateral transfers effective 2020. This change allows current law enforcement officers w…
Lawmaker: Ohio State should do ‘right thing’ for abused men
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives says he wants Ohio State University to “do the right thing” for men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team docto…
Medical board taking longer to review sex misconduct cases
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The State Medical Board of Ohio says it will need to work past an original February deadline to finish reviewing about 2,000 closed cases of alleged sexual misconduct or impropri…
Sketching live animals helps college students hone talents
By ERIC LAGATTA The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All eyes were on Luther as he entered the classroom, his mouth agape, tongue lolling to the side. As the black-coated wolf hybrid sized up h…
Ohio says study finds many pregnancy deaths were preventable
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Health says nearly 200 women died from pregnancy-related causes over a recent eight-year period and many of their deaths were preventable. A report the dep…