Mar 17, 2020 2:56AM By JULIE CARR SMYTH and DAN SEWELL Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top health official will order the polls closed over concerns about the coronavirus, hours be…
Increased child porn reports stretch police resources
By JOSH SWEIGART Dayton Daily News DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Reports of online child pornography to Ohio law enforcement agencies have increased dramatically in recent years, raising concerns that there are…
Governor orders all Ohio bars, restaurants to close
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All bars and restaurants in Ohio will be closed as of 9 p.m. Sunday until further notice, said Gov. Mike DeWine, who is taking a tough stance on trying to stem the coronavirus sa…
How it spreads, infects: Coronavirus impact comes into focus
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a pandemic. Its …
Hospitals fear any surge of virus cases, supply shortages
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Government and hospital leaders are increasingly sounding the alarm about the health care system in the U.S. and its readiness to absorb waves of pa…
1 taken to hospital after shooting at Ohio flea market
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — One person was taken to a hospital after a shooting at a sprawling flea market in Ohio, police said Sunday. Monroe police said the gunfire at Trader’s World Market off Inter…
Dream of a lifetime: Transgender man yearns to join military
By DAVID CRARY and KEITH SRAKOCIC Associated Press LISBON, Ohio (AP) — Nic Talbott keeps himself busy, working as a substitute teacher, studying for a master’s degree, helping with chores at his grand…
Schools scramble to feed students after coronavirus closures
By CUNEYT DIL and HOPE YEN Associated Press ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) — Kiyana Esco needs free school lunches and breakfasts to feed her six children. But with schools shutting down over coronavirus conc…
States shuffle poll locations to protect seniors from virus
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The coronavirus threat is forcing elections officials in some states to remove polling places from nursing homes and other senior care facili…
US appeals judges hear Down syndrome abortion arguments
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and DAN SEWELL Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Federal judges on Wednesday sharply questioned attorneys on both sides of an Ohio law that faces doctors with a felony charge if t…