By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is using a new color-coded, county-by-county coronavirus alert and advisory system to assess which areas may be s…
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Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus
By LAUREN WEBER, LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH, HANNAH RECHT and ANNA MARIA BARRY-JESTER Associated Press and KHN The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to…
Reported Ohio coronavirus cases jump again, topping 1,000
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The daily number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases reported to the Ohio Health Department topped 1,000 on Wednesday for the fir…
Ohio capital removes statue of namesake Christopher Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio capital named for Christopher Columbus removed a large statue of him outside its city hall on Wednesday, taking down what the mayor described as a symbol of divisiveness…
Michigan judge allows restart of disputed oil pipeline
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge Wednesday allowed Enbridge to resume pumping oil through a Midwestern pipeline, nearly a week after shutting it dow…
Reported Ohio virus cases tick up; deaths jump over 1 day
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases reported to the Ohio Health Department has risen slightly while the number of reported deaths sharply increased, officials …
Nursing home outdoor visits restart July 20 amid virus rise
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Outdoor visits will be allowed again at Ohio nursing homes beginning July 20, a calculated risk that Gov. Mike DeWine said he weighed against the importance of family visits to p…
5 years after same-sex marriage ruling, his fight continues
By AMBER HUNT Cincinnati Enquirer CINCINNATI (AP) — After the speeches and the celebrations and the interviews came something Jim Obergefell hadn’t experienced in years: quiet. It didn’t come immediat…
Virus visitor bans renew interest in nursing home cameras
By SUSAN HAIGH and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Visitation bans at nursing homes have renewed interest in legislation that would allow families to put remote cameras inside the …
Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didn’t hide his past
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rayshard Brooks didn’t hide his history. About five months before he was killed by Atlanta police in a Wendy’s parking lot — before …