By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Board of Pharmacy is pursuing disciplinary action against three pharmacists and their former hospital over excessive painkillers order…
GM workers to stay on picket line until vote on new contract
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for at least another week until they vote on a tentative contract with the company. Factory-l…
J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $117 million multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products, w…
Ohio jobless rate up slightly from August to September
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased just slightly from August to September. State officials on Friday said the unemployment rate was 4.2% in September, c…
Jury seated in opioid case, but settlement talks go on
By MARK GILLISPIE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A jury was seated Thursday for the first federal trial on the opioid crisis, but the push to settle the case before opening argu…
FirstEnergy subsidiary wins bankruptcy plan approval
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. that operates coal and nuclear plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia plans to emerge from bankruptcy prot…
Man pleads insanity in police car crash that killed 2 girls
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man charged in a police cruiser crash that killed two 6-year-old-cousins has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. An attorney for Raymond Walters entered the plea Thur…
Longaberger’s Big Basket building to open for tours
NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — The former headquarters of Longaberger baskets will be open for tours in a fundraiser for an Ohio preservation society. The Plain Dealer reports proceeds from the tours on Sunday w…
Workers celebrate deal with GM, show union power in industry
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — On the picket lines at a General Motors transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio, passing cars honked and striking workers celebrated a tentative contract deal b…
Lawmakers introduce bill prohibiting LGBTQ discrimination
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill to forbid employment and housing discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community. The latest iteration of the Ohio Fairness Act was in…