FBI says Ohio man threatened to bomb stadium
By DAN SEWELL
Associated Press Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) -- FBI officials say they arrested an Ohio man who allegedly threatened to blow up Paul Brown Stadium and other Cincinnati-area landmarks.
FBI spokesman Mike Brooks says 42-year-old Frederick ...
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Report: Records search on Joe the Plumber improper
By JOHN SEEWER
Associated Press Writer
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- An agency director improperly used state computers to find personal information on "Joe the Plumber," a government watchdog said in a report released Thursday.
There was no legitim ...
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Humane Society says Petland tied to puppy mills
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Many stores of the Ohio-based Petland Inc. pet store chain support puppy mills while telling customers the dogs come only from good breeders, the Humane Society of the United States said Thursday.
The animal protection group mad ...
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Cash woes make Ohio cities close pools, cut police
By The Associated Press
Cities around Ohio are preparing for a big cash crunch next year by making plans to put fewer police officers on the streets, delay street repairs and close pools and recreation centers.
Ohioans also will be forced to ...
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Report: Records search on Joe the Plumber improper
By JOHN SEEWER
Associated Press Writer
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- An agency director improperly used state computers to find personal information on a McCain supporter who became known as "Joe the Plumber" during the presidential campaign, Ohio's g ...
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Ohio schools object to FirstEnergy plan
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A halt to the 13.4 percent electricity rate discount given to 249 public school districts in Ohio could mean nearly $12 million in additional annual costs, school leaders have told the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
The Ohio School ...
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Man killed in Ohio who had fled Ind. shooting
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Police say a man who escaped death earlier this year in Indiana has been killed in Ohio.
Toledo police Sgt. Phil Toney says 33-year-old Maurice Purley was shot next to his house in the city Monday evening after he went outside w ...
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Ohio man found dead inside car at bottom of lake
ARLINGTON, Ohio (AP) -- Police in northwest Ohio say they've pulled the body of a 51-year-old man from a car found submerged in a lake.
Authorities say tire tracks in the snow led to the lake outside a sportsmen's club where Robert Houdeshell spe ...
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Boehner re-elected House GOP leader
By JIM ABRAMS
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans on Wednesday re-elected John Boehner as leader of their depleted ranks while putting together a more conservative team to represent them in the next, Democratic-controlled, Congress. ...
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Postage stamp planned for Bob Hope
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The post office is telling Bob Hope: thanks for the memories.
The beloved entertainer will be honored on a U.S. postage stamp next spring.
The stamp design will be unveiled Monday at a ceremony on New York's Ellis Island, the entry spot fo ...
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Fla. ends probe of 3rd husband's suspicious death
By MITCH WEISS
Associated Press Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Florida police say they've closed an investigation into the suspicious death of the third husband of a Georgia grandmother who has left a trail of five dead husbands in five states ...
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Toledo mayor floats plastic bag tax
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Toledo's mayor is proposing that shoppers pay a tax on each plastic shopping bag they take from a supermarket or other store.
Mayor Carty Finkbeiner says the city should discourage people from using plastic bags, which he says create wast ...
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