By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In an effort to outrun the coronavirus, Ohio will begin to ramp up vaccination numbers by meeting p…
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Online renewal of driver’s licenses, IDs coming to Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Many Ohioans will be able to renew their driver’s licenses or state IDs online instead of at state motor vehicle offices under a measure in the state’s new transporta…
Ohio rule says nonmonetary bail should be judges’ 1st choice
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Non-cash bonds must be the first choice for judges when setting bail conditions for releasing defendants from jail, under a new rule adopted by the state Supreme Court. Court jus…
Columbus mayor vows next police chief will come from outside
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Columbus confronts a years-in-the-making reckoning over claims of police brutality and racism, its next police chief will be able to h…
Asian neighbors pen letter of fear to Ohio’s lieutenant gov
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of Asian American residents of the suburb that Ohio’s Republican lieutenant governor calls home penned a letter to hi…
The power of touch: Boutique stretching thrives amid COVID
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CENTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Pandemic-weary Americans starved for human interaction and physical touch are taking advantage of a growing wellness option once reserved …
Pandemic masks ongoing child abuse crisis as cases plummet
By SALLY HO and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press LANSFORD, Pa. (AP) — Ava Lerario lived in a home marked by both love and chaos, even before the walls of the pandemic started closing in on her fractur…
Many history interpreters of color carry weight of racism
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press Stephen Seals stood onstage waiting to be auctioned off. Moments later, a white slave auctioneer pointed a gun at one of the other Black men gathered with Seals,…
Reopening hurdles linger for schools, despite rescue funding
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The latest federal coronavirus relief package includes $81 billion that began flowing to states this week with the goal of helping schools reo…
New problems arise for crop storage as planet gets warmer
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer MECOSTA, Mich. (AP) — For generations, Brian Sackett’s family has farmed potatoes that are made into chips found on grocery shelves in much of the eastern…