By ALAN ASHWORTH The Akron Beacon Journal RICHFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A 21-year-old Canton woman who nearly died from a vaping illness brought her story to Revere High School on Tuesday night before a smal…
Teens face murder charges in woman’s death at state park
LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — Two teenagers charged in the death of an Ohio woman who was hit by a falling piece of tree at a state park now face murder charges in juvenile court and the possibility they will be…
Mistrial declared after stun belt control falls in toilet
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge declared a mistrial after a deputy assigned to watch a defendant who was wearing a stun belt went to a restroom and accidentally dropped the belt’s control de…
Ohio man sentenced to prison in Iranian trade sanctions case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man charged with defying U.S. trade sanctions by illegally exporting gas and oil pipeline parts to Iran has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison. The U.S. Attorn…
Governor: Ohio making plans to divide future opioid dollars
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some 100 lawyers and government officials from across Ohio have made a “positive start” on deciding how millions of dollars that …
Movement to block nuclear plant rescue in Ohio gets setback
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A group attempting to overturn the roughly $1 billion financial rescue for Ohio’s two nuclear power plants won’t get additional time to collect signatures needed for a …
Tragedies deepen Jewish-Muslim bonds to fight hate crimes
By ELANA SCHOR Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Muslim groups helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to help Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue recover after a gunman killed 11 people th…
2 killed in wrong-way crash during highway patrol chase
EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — A man being chased by State Highway Patrol troopers has been killed along with the driver of a car struck in a wrong-way collision on an interstate outside Cleveland. Patrol Lt. Ro…
Ex-county jail director charged with dereliction of duty
CLEVELAND (AP) — The former director of a troubled county jail in Cleveland has been charged in an amended indictment for what authorities say was his failure to keep safe a facility where seven inmat…
Rep. Tim Ryan drops out of Democratic presidential race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio is dropping out of the presidential race. Ryan, who failed to gain traction and qualify for recent Democratic debates, announced his withdrawal on Tw…