West Liberty-Salem’s girls basketball team poured in the points during the first half against visiting Northeastern on Saturday and cruised to a 64-12 Ohio Heritage Conference victory. The Tigers impr…
3 transported from U.S. 68 crash
Drivers Tanya A. Lewis, 44, of Bellefontaine, and Gavin T. Brown, 21, of Belle Center, and passenger Tiarra D. Lewis, 16, of Bellefontaine, each were transported by Macochee EMS to Mary Rutan Hospital…
Ohio program builds trust, friendships between police, teens
By ALISSA WIDMAN NEESE The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When Akie Benjamin saw police officers gathered in his school’s library, he assumed that he was in trouble or that something dangerou…
Ohio counties prodded to complete election security updates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s elections chief expressed confidence Friday that the perennial swing state will have adequate safeguards against cyberattacks in place before the 2020 presidential e…
Firefighters want more staff, faster response after death
Firefighters and their families asked an Ohio city council for more staff members to improve emergency response times. When Hamilton firefighter Patrick Wolterman was killed in a 2015 arson blaze, it …
Pirates rally in 4th quarter to dispatch Gophers
Riverside’s girls basketball team delivered a fourth-quarter comeback Thursday as the Pirates rallied to take down host Ridgemont 36-26 in a local Northwest Central Conference contest. The win moves t…
A locker, a chirp: How tiny clues help solve child sex cases
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — It was the odd-looking locker handles that caught their eye. Investigators spent hours poring over graphic images of little boys changing in and ou…
Abortion bill suggests doctors reimplant ectopic pregnancies
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio proposal aimed at outlawing abortions would present some doctors with the choice between facing potential criminal prosecution or attempting a procedure considered medica…
Ft. Loramie runs away from Lady Tigers
West Liberty-Salem’s girls basketball could not get its offense on track Tuesday en route to a 46-13 loss to host Ft. Loramie in a non-league game. It was the first loss of the season for the Tigers, …
Black victims underrepresented in named violent crime laws
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The slayings of Reagan Tokes and Alianna DeFreeze had much in common. Both were abducted, raped and killed in Ohio in 2017. Tokes was a 21-year-ol…