Ohio couple accused of running sex ring in W.Va.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Two Ohioans are charged with transporting women to West Virginia to peddle them as underage prostitutes.
FBI agents arrested 65-year-old William Green and 34-year-old Bridgette Baugh of Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday.
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Northeast Ohio teachers set to strike Friday
NEWTON FALLS, Ohio (AP) -- Teachers in a northeast Ohio school district plan to go on strike Friday after negotiations broke down over a new contract.
Scott Kernen, the chief negotiator for the Newton Falls Classroom Teachers Association, said Thursd ...
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MillerCoors faces legal battle in Ohio
By THOMAS J. SHEERAN
Associated Press Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) -- MillerCoors LLC is facing a court fight in Ohio over its attempt to trim costs by cutting beer distributorships.
Beverage Distributors Inc. of Cleveland and AFP Distributors Inc. of Glouste ...
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Ohio man in eminent domain case ends holdout
NORWOOD, Ohio (AP) -- A man's decision to sell the last house standing in the way of a $125 million business project marks the end of a landmark legal saga about property rights and private development.
The six-year battle challenged a U.S. Supreme C ...
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GM plant manager in Ohio prepares for shutdown
MORAINE, Ohio (AP) -- Steve Brock had been manager of General Motors Corp.'s SUV plant for six months when he was told the company planned to close the factory by 2010.
It's been a rocky ride, and he's not sure what the future holds for himself and ...
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Chicago doctor charged in W.Pa. turnpike death
WEXFORD, Pa. (AP) -- A Chicago doctor was charged with homicide by vehicle after he crashed into a motorcycle on the Pennsylvania Turnpike after fleeing Ohio police, who tried to stop him for speeding, police said.
Ohio police tried to stop Dr. Shi ...
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Union official: Lear closing Ohio plant
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- A union official says auto parts maker Lear Corp. has told employees in Zanesville that the company will shut down its plant in the eastern Ohio city next year.
President Mark Chema (CHEH'-muh) of the International Association of ...
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Plane crashes after takeoff from Ohio airport
FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) -- A single-engine plane crashed and skidded into an abandoned quarry Wednesday, but the pilot was able to walk away, authorities said.
Airport manager Bob Johnston said the unidentified pilot climbed out of the wreckage and calle ...
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'Zits' cartoonist taking Ohio newspaper buyout
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jim Borgman, who draws editorial cartoons and the "Zits" comic strip, is one of 60 people getting buyouts at The Cincinnati Enquirer, the newspaper reported Wednesday.
His daily cartoons will end ...
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Ohio mom spared death penalty for microwaving baby
By JAMES HANNAH
Associated Press Writer
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A woman convicted of murdering her infant daughter by microwaving her was spared the death penalty Wednesday by a jury that couldn't reach a unanimous decision.
China Arnold showe ...
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Obama discusses economy in eastern Ohio
By JOE MILICIA
Associated Press Writer
Barack Obama took a swipe at Republicans on Wednesday while talking about jobs in eastern Ohio.
The Democratic presidential nominee criticized the GOP for not discussing the economy Tuesday night at the Republica ...
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Former Ohio congressman applauds McCain's pick
By KANTELE FRANKO
Associated Press Writer
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A southwest Ohio politician once listed with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin among the dark horse contenders for GOP vice presidential candidate commended John McCain's surprise choice Friday ...
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Ohio jury convicts mom in microwaved-baby case
By JAMES HANNAH
Associated Press Writer
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Detectives looking into the death of a month-old girl didn't at first consider that a microwave oven might have been used.
They knew the baby had been burned but were unsure how. The ...
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Ohio authorities probe parents in son's death
By JOE MILICIA
Associated Press Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A case worker noticed that the swelling in 8-year-old Willie Robinson's neck would come and go.
Medical treatment was urged. His parents were threatened with legal action. The family moved ...
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Judge sentences 8 more in fraud scheme
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Eight former executives and employees of a Cincinnati company that sold a male sexual aid and other herbal supplements were sentenced Thursday in connection with a massive fraud scheme.
A federal judge handed down sentences ranging from ...
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Document: Blood found in Ohio home
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) -- A search warrant shows blood stains were found in the southwest Ohio home of a man accused in the bathtub-drowning death of his wife.
The document unsealed Thursday indicates a blood stain found on the carpet under 24-year-old Sarah Widme ...
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Jury deliberates in Ohio microwaved-baby case
By JAMES HANNAH
Associated Press Writer
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A mother intentionally put her month-old daughter in a microwave oven and cooked the child to death after a fight with her boyfriend, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.
Defendant China ...
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AP Newsbreak: Ohio murder claim to be investigated
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
Associated Press Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A prosecutor said Thursday she will investigate a death row inmate's claim that he committed an unsolved murder more than two decades ago.
Richard Cooey is scheduled to ...
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Ohio teacher gets 3 years in prison for sex case
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- A former ninth-grade math teacher in Ohio has been sentenced to three years in prison for having sexual contact with a student in her classroom.
Twenty-three-year-old Maggie Laughlin of Willowick wept as she apologized a ...
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Ohio woman addresses Obama rumors
DENVER (AP) -- An Ohio woman who was one of the everyday Americans invited to speak at the Democratic convention sought to debunk rumors circulating on the Internet about Sen. Barack Obama.
Monica Early, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, said in January that someone sen ...
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