CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio commission is set to release a report about sex trafficking based on interviews with more than 300 victims in communities across the state. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will speak about the report’s findings at a news conference Tuesday afternoon in Columbus. Joining him will be the study’s author, a [...]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities acting on a tip found an alligator being kept as a pet in a Cleveland backyard. The juvenile alligator — 3 to 4 feet long — was discovered in a tub with a metal grate and bricks to keep it from escaping. Animal control officers took the reptile from the home, [...]
By The Associated Press Seventeen athletes from Ohio will compete in the London Olympics. They represent a variety of hometowns and athletic events: Katie Bell, 24, Columbus, diving Tervel Dlagnev, 26, Columbus, wrestling Bridget Franek, 24, Hiram, athletics (steeplechase) Terrell Gausha, 24, Cleveland, boxing Peter Graves, 27, Cincinnati, rowing Kayla Harrison, 22, Middletown, judo LeBron [...]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Motorists in a seven-county region who must have their vehicles checked for pollution emissions every other year will now have more testing options. The expansion of the E-check system announced Tuesday by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency includes more testing locations and around-the-clock self-service. Testing is free. Officials have added 53 new [...]
CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio doctor has been charged with plotting to sell Oxycontin painkiller pills by using his patients as go-betweens. Federal prosecutors in Cleveland say 59-year-old Dr. David Walter Massie of Mansfield was charged in a one-count indictment with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute. He’s accused of writing prescriptions that were [...]
he early odds of catching a suspected cheat at Ohio’s two new casinos are about one every other day.
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Fresh from the shower, Johnny Damon strolls through the Indians’ clubhouse wearing a terry cloth bathrobe with his number 33 and last name on the back. The garment, a replica of Cleveland’s home uniforms, is identical to the ones he gave as gifts to his new [...]
ELYRIA (AP) — Police in suburban Cleveland say a woman who owns a cleaning service broke into a house and washed the dishes, took out the trash, and vacuumed before leaving a bill with her name on it. And police say it might not be the first time. The woman, Sue Warren of Elyria, is [...]
