COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s highest court agreed Tuesday to weigh in on whether a passerby’s warning justified a drunken driving stop in a case both sides agree could change how people ca…
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2 men killed in Canton house fire died of smoke inhalation
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Two men killed when a fast-moving fire roared through their northeastern Ohio home last week died of smoke inhalation, authorities said. The fire in Canton Township was reported ar…
DeWine delays announcing reopening of child care centers
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine held off on announcing when the rest of the state’s child care centers can reopen, saying Mon…
Paramedics risk lives trying to save nursing home residents
By WENDY RUDERMAN and JESSICA GRIFFIN, The Philadelphia Inquirer NARBERTH, Pa. (AP) — The patient’s fever was so high that paramedic Tim Mumford could feel the heat radiating off the man’s skin throug…
Multiple Ohio prison deaths include inmate arguing innocence
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio prison inmate Carlos Ridley, four decades into a life sentence for a triple slaying, was awaiting a court ruling this month he hoped…
Ohio confirmed, probable deaths now total 1,331, state says
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of confirmed and probable deaths associated with the coronavirus in Ohio has reached 1,331, state health officials said Saturday. The Ohio Department of Health posted …
DeWine sees risks ‘no matter what we do’ amid reopening
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is acknowledging that there are risks to reopening Ohio’s economy following closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, but he says “it’s really a…
A distinct possibility: ‘Temporary’ layoffs may be permanent
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In late March, Britney Ruby Miller, co-owner of a small chain of steakhouse restaurants, confidently proclaimed that once the viral outbrea…
GOP in power grab to rein in Dem governors on virus response
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican-controlled legislatures are increasingly trying to strip Democratic governors of their executive authority to close businesses and schoo…
US governors aim to boost production of medical supplies
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Frustrated by scarce supplies and a chaotic marketplace amid the coronavirus outbreak, some U.S. governors are seeking to bolster their hom…