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Human trafficking sting in Ohio results in 93 arrests
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A two-day human trafficking sting staged at hotels across central Ohio resulted in nearly 100 arrests, the state attorney general’s office announced Friday. The sting also …
Officer whose pat-down missed gun cautioned against rushing
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio officer who missed a gun during a pat-down of Miles Jackson — later leading to Jackson bein…
Authorities: Cleveland officer fatally shoots murder suspect
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A man was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer Thursday morning when he pulled a gun from his waistband as officers tried to arrest him on …
Undercover DEA agent shoots armed man who approached vehicle
CLEVELAND (AP) — An armed man who approached some undercover DEA agents parked in a Cleveland neighborhood was shot and wounded by one of them, authorities said. The 20-year-old man was taken to a hos…
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author J.D. Vance quits firm after tweets
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance has resigned from the board of a company that uses green technology to mass-produce food in Appalachia, days after sending some controversial t…
Cincinnati council member indicted for deleting texts
CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati city council member has been indicted on a tampering with records charge for allegedly deleting text messages related to an ongoing investigation, the latest council mem…
Fatal police shooting at hospital caught on officer bodycams
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officers conducting a routine pat-down of a man in a hospital emergency room found a gun in his waistband, spurring a struggle over the w…
Admin who didn’t report OSU doc’s misconduct cedes license
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio State University student health director has surrendered his medical license after being accused of failing to report several com…
Fed survey: Economy rebounding, helped by stimulus, vaccines
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer A Federal Reserve survey has found that the economy was rebounding in late February through early April, helped by billions of dollars in a new round of stimul…
Judge, wife sentenced to 2-year terms in hit-run crash
MARION, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio county judge and his wife have both been sentenced to two-year prison terms on convictions of leaving the scene of a crash that injured a 19-year-old man last year. Jason W…
Endangered tiger cubs make first public appearances at zoo
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cubs from two subspecies of endangered tigers made their public debut on Wednesday at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Amur tiger cubs named Luka and Anya were born at the zoo in Decembe…
Panel: Officers should be disciplined for deadly car chase
CLEVELAND (AP) — A civilian police review board has recommended that two Cleveland officers and two supervisors be disciplined for their roles in a stolen car chase last year that ended when the vehic…
