By JOHN SEEWER and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nursing home residents continue to make up the vast majority of coronavirus-related deaths in Ohio, according to new Depa…
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Ohio unemployment rate hits 16.8%, highest in 44 years
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s unemployment rate hit 16.8% on Friday, the highest since the state’s current record-keeping system was developed almost 50 years a…
Indictment: Man fatally shot woman in front of their son
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A man who authorities said fatally shot the mother of his young son while the child watched has been indicted on murder charges. Gregory Blanton, 33, of Dayton, faces three counts …
Regulations could stop Lake Erie wind farm from being built
CLEVELAND (AP) — Developers of a proposed six-turbine wind farm in Lake Erie said new restrictions placed on the project could sink it. The Ohio Power Siting Board on Thursday gave the approval needed…
‘Godfather of Grass’ seeks prison release over virus concern
LISBON, Ohio (AP) — The “Godfather of Grass,” who was sentenced for his role in a large marijuana operation after eight years on the run, has asked a judge to release him from a federal prison in Ohio…
Court rejects appeal from man convicted in dying blink case
CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal court on Friday turned down an appeal from an imprisoned Cincinnati man whose 2013 murder trial hinged on the paralyzed, hospitalized victim having blinked his eyes to iden…
Authorities: Teen’s fatal shooting was homicide, not suicide
CLEVELAND (AP) — The shooting death of a Cleveland teenager who authorities initially believed had killed himself has now been ruled a homicide. The 16-year-old boy was found dead May 12 in a home in …
Indictment: Cleveland man planned hoax call, officer ambush
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland man accused of planning to make a false distress call and kill any responding officers has been indicted on two counts of attempted kidnapping, according to federal prosec…
Michigan flood displaces thousands, threatens Superfund site
By CARLOS OSORIO, COREY WILLIAMS and TAMMY WEBBER MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Floodwaters surging through Central Michigan on Wednesday were mixing with containment ponds at a Dow Chemical Co. plant and cou…
AP-NORC poll: Americans harbor strong fear of new infections
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Strong concern about a second wave of coronavirus infections is reinforcing widespread opposition among Americans to re…