WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A 10-year-old boy died after he was struck by a car as he and two other juveniles were crossing a street in Ohio last week, authorities said. The juveniles were crossing Route…
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Ohio governor: Restaurants, bars to fully reopen on May 21
By JOHN SEEWER and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As he announced the reopening timetable Thursday for restaurants, bars, barbershops and salons, Republican Gov. Mike DeWi…
Virus has killed 500 Ohio nursing home residents in 3 weeks
By JOHN SEEWER and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The number of people dying from the coronavirus in Ohio’s nursing homes has continued to increase at an alarming pace. Clos…
$41M settlement by Ohio State covers 162 of doc’s accusers
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University will pay about $41 million to settle a dozen lawsuits by 162 men alleging decades-old sexual abuse and mistreatment by a …
2 people, dog killed when fire roars through Ohio home
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A fast-moving fire roared through a northeastern Ohio home early Friday, killing two people. The fire in Canton Township was reported around 3:45 a.m. by a passer-by, auth…
Ohio governor: Restaurants, bars to fully reopen on May 21
By JOHN SEEWER and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As he announced the reopening timetable Thursday for restaurants, bars, barbershops and salons, Republican Gov. Mike DeWi…
Venerable but vulnerable: Centenarians hit hard by virus
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Centenarians have always been a rare breed. Now they’re an endangered species. The 100-plus crowd — those most venerable of human beings — is su…
US bishop resigns; didn’t speak up on priest accused of rape
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Roman Catholic bishop in Cincinnati has resigned after not going to his superiors with concerns about a priest who now is set to be tried on charges that he raped a boy. Pope Fra…
Former trooper gets 3-year prison sentence for sex charges
EATON, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio state trooper convicted of sex crimes against several women in the course of his work and against a minor female has been sentenced to three years in prison. A judge h…
Search firm to find interim leader for University of Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The University of Toledo has selected a search firm to find a temporary replacement for its outgoing president. The school’s board of trustees announced Wednesday that AGB Se…