COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s pursuing a “red flag” law for Ohio to allow guns to be seized temporarily from owners believed to be a threat to th…
Ohio U expels fraternity over hazing after student’s death
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio University says it has expelled a fraternity for hazing, alcohol and drug use, and other student conduct code violations after the alleged hazing of an 18-year-old fres…
3 adults hurt, 180 hogs killed in farm’s 2nd fire in a year
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a barn fire injured three construction workers and killed an estimated 180 hogs at an Ohio farm where about 5,000 pigs died in another blaze last ye…
Mom gets 10 years in prison for death of baby in hot car
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who left her 2-month-old son in a car on one of the hottest days of the year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his death.…
Falling tree crushes passing SUV, kills man, 11-year-old son
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a tree fell across an Ohio road and crushed a passing vehicle, killing a man and his 11-year-old son.…
Church treasurer, 80, gets prison time for stealing $515,000
MARIETTA, Ohio (AP) — An 80-year-old woman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing more than a half-million dollars from the Ohio church where she had been treasurer for decades.…
Ex-deputy charged over inmate sex acts avoids prison time
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio jail officer accused of having two female inmates perform oral sex on him will avoid prison but spend three years on probation and have to register as a sex offe…
Police investigating shots that broke synagogue’s windows
LIMA, Ohio (AP) — Police are investigating several shots that broke windows at a synagogue in Ohio.…
AAA: Cold weather can cut electric car range more than 40 percent
DETROIT — Cold temperatures can sap electric car batteries, temporarily reducing their range by more than 40 percent when interior heaters are used, a new study found.…
Lakeview man claimed in Yosemite
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A man who died after falling into a river at Yosemite National Park on Christmas Day has been identified as Joshua Brock Conner, 32, of Lakeview, Ohio.…