By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ten Ohio inmates at two prisons and 27 staff members at four prisons have now tested positive for the coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine said …
Governors seize spotlight amid states’ coronavirus response
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Across America, as families are stuck in their homes anxious and isolated by the new coronavirus, a new daily ritual is …
Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Gilead drug
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked…
ACLU seeks release of federal prison inmates where 5 died
By JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press A class-action lawsuit filed Monday seeks the release of hundreds of high-risk inmates at a federal lockup in Louisiana where the coronavirus has cl…
A mounting casualty of coronavirus crisis: Health care jobs
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Tens of thousands of medical workers across the United States are suddenly out of work as operating rooms and doctor’s offices go dark, casua…
Expanded stay-at-home order about to go into effect in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s expanded stay-at-home order that takes effect Monday includes several new provisions. Essential businesses are now being told to determine and enforce a maximum numb…
Nursing home infections, deaths surge amid lockdown measures
By JIM MUSTIAN, BERNARD CONDON and CANDICE CHOI Associated Press Nursing homes across the country have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their frail, elderly residents from co…
Ohio mayor pleads for church to stop in-person services
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio mayor pleaded with a local church to “reconsider” holding in-person services amid concerns of the rapid spread of the coronavirus. Monroe Mayor Jason Frentzel sent a…
Ohio police identify victims in double fatal shooting
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Ohio police identified two people who were found dead in a vehicle Thursday morning. Dashaua Brown, 29, and Aaron Paige, 31, both of Cleveland were found dead in a car in Middl…
Ohio extends stay-at-home order; logs record jobless claims
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: Adds details throughout, and new election section. With AP Photos. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Health Director Dr. Amy Acton will extend the state̵…