By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press U.S. Postal Service records show delivery delays have persisted across the country as millions of Americans are voting by mail, raising the possibility of ballots…
Ohio News
AP Wire News for the State of Ohio
Gov DeWine reports incidence increases across the state
By ALEKSEI PAVLOFF Logan Daily News Reporter LOGAN — Communities across the state have been experiencing an uptick in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Around Hocking County, neighboring areas have been r…
Christie says he was ‘wrong’ to take mask off
Former Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday appeared remotely alongside Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to discuss his experience with COVID-19. Christie tested positive after prepping President Donald Tr…
Worsening opioid crisis overshadowed in presidential race
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Like millions of Americans, Diane Urban watched the first presidential debate last month at home with her family. When it w…
Ohio sets new record for virus cases, total hospitalizations
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Virus cases in Ohio hit a new record again Wednesday as the state grapples with a concerning uptick in virus-related hospitalizations and deaths, a day after its largest school d…
Virus spikes have officials looking to shore up hospitals
By LISA MARIE PANE, CARLA K. JOHNSON and DANIELLA PETERS Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hospitals across the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with severa…
State halts monthly inspections at troubled county jail
CLEVELAND (AP) — State officials say they no longer need to conduct monthly inspections at a troubled county jail in Cleveland, citing significantly improved operations. Gov. Mike DeWine had ordered t…
Governor: spiking virus cases endanger in-person learning
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s spiking coronavirus cases could endanger in-person learning for schoolchildren, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine warned Tuesday in his latest effort to encourage people t…
Democrats ask Supreme Court to rule on elections board seat
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court will consider whether Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose was justified in refusing to appoint a Democratic Party offi…
Vendor says Ohio, Pennsylvania ballot backlogs caught up
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The printing and mailing of 2.4 million delayed ballots across Ohio and Pennsylvania is all caught up, the vendor responsible for the backlog…