By JULIE CARR SMYTH and DAN SEWELL Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton, the former state health director who became the face of Ohio’s early pandemic response, has stepped down …
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Ohio police officer charged with murder in Andre Hill death
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, OHio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer was charged with murder Wednesday in the latest fallout following the D…
Ohio governor proposes $10 million for police body cameras
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds of law enforcement agencies in Ohio will be able to buy body-worn cameras through a $10 million grant Gov. Mike DeW…
Open Senate seat sparks debate on gender, diversity in Ohio
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, THOMAS BEAUMONT and DAN SEWELL Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An open Senate seat in Ohio has set off a round of jockeying among ambitious Democrats and a spirited debate …
Pressure builds on schools to reopen during pandemic
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and HOLLY RAMER CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Pressure is building on school systems around the U.S. to reopen classrooms to students who have been learning online for nearly a year, pitti…
Some nursing home vaccinations compromised, to be redone
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine and his wife, Fran DeWine, received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday in a procedure streamed live in a fee…
Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hal Holbrook, the award-winning character actor who toured the world for more than 50 years as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immo…
Ohio governor proposes $1 billion to offset pandemic harm
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Small businesses and local communities would receive hundreds of millions of dollars to help with recovery from the coronavirus pandemic …
FirstEnergy agrees not to seek subsidy in agreement with AG
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday that his office had reached an agreement with FirstEnergy Corp. to stop the collection of a guarant…
AP Analysis: Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, ANGELIKI KASTANIS and KAT STAFFORD Associated Press A racial gap has opened up in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, with Black Americans in many places lagging behind…