A southwest Ohio grand jury has indicted a man on charges of felonious assault and endangering children after he allegedly ripped off part of a baby's scalp.More >>
A southwest Ohio grand jury has indicted a man on charges of felonious assault and endangering children after he allegedly ripped off part of a baby's scalp.More >>
Archaeologists say a wooden beam found embedded in the floor of Lake Michigan wasn't attached to a larger vessel, but that it could be a detached piece of wreckage from a ship that disappeared while exploring the...More >>
Archaeologists say a wooden beam found embedded in the floor of Lake Michigan wasn't attached to a larger vessel, but that it could be a detached piece of wreckage from a ship that disappeared while exploring the Great...More >>
A judge is aiming for a late summer proceeding to meet the speedy trial rights of an Ohio man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home for about a decade.More >>
A judge is aiming for a late summer proceeding to meet the speedy trial rights of an Ohio man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home for about a decade.More >>
A judge has set a tentative trial date in August for Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them captive for close to a decade. The court move comes as state lawmakers consider...More >>
A western Kentucky museum is raising money in an effort to purchase the personal papers of two community pioneers that have a link to a famous novel.More >>
A western Kentucky museum is raising money in an effort to purchase the personal papers of two community pioneers that have a link to a famous novel.More >>
Two teenage girls have testified in court about alleged sexual abuse at the hands of a former Dayton emergency room physician during sleepovers at the family's home.More >>
Two teenage girls have testified in court about alleged sexual abuse at the hands of a former Dayton emergency room physician during sleepovers at the family's home.More >>
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official tells an Ohio fracking conference that a study of the threat to drinking water from the shale-drilling process won't be completed until 2016.More >>
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official tells an Ohio fracking conference that a study of the threat to drinking water from the shale-drilling process won't be completed until 2016.More >>
A grand jury in southeast Ohio has indicted a couple after authorities said their 18-month-old daughter was seriously injured in a meth-lab spill.More >>
A grand jury in southeast Ohio has indicted a couple after authorities said their 18-month-old daughter was seriously injured in a meth-lab spill.More >>
The Cleveland Indians rallied for a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals last night. Michael Brantley's sacrifice fly capped Cleveland's three-run eighth inning. Held to one run and three hits over seven innings by...More >>
Majority Republican in the Ohio House are proposing a new legislative measure they say would curb abortions by helping women make a more informed decision.More >>
Majority Republican in the Ohio House are proposing a new legislative measure they say would curb abortions by helping women make a more informed decision.More >>
Two members of a Navy dive unit are facing involuntary manslaughter and dereliction-of-duty charges in the drowning of two divers at Aberdeen Proving Ground near Baltimore.More >>
Two members of a Navy dive unit are facing involuntary manslaughter and dereliction-of-duty charges in the drowning of two divers at Aberdeen Proving Ground near Baltimore.More >>
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is urging Ohio to scrap a plan that could put a highway through a beloved 80-acre wooded area that residents of the village of Mariemont use for hiking and gardening.More >>
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is urging Ohio to scrap a plan that could put a highway through a beloved 80-acre wooded area that residents of the village of Mariemont use for hiking and gardening.More >>
A 68-year-old southern New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges he sexually abused a 15-month-old boy and streamed footage of the assault online.More >>
A 68-year-old southern New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges he sexually abused a 15-month-old boy and streamed footage of the assault online.More >>
A former central Ohio sheriff labeled the nation's longest-serving sheriff is the state attorney general's new liaison with Ohio's local law enforcement officials.More >>
A former central Ohio sheriff labeled the nation's longest-serving sheriff is the state attorney general's new liaison with Ohio's local law enforcement officials.More >>
As Ohio lawmakers head into final negotiations over the state's next two-year budget, they're getting some updated info on revenue and Medicaid caseload projections. State Budget Director Tim Keen and...More >>
As Ohio lawmakers head into final negotiations over the state's next two-year budget, they're getting some updated info on revenue and Medicaid caseload projections. State Budget Director Tim Keen and legislative...More >>
A Democratic congressman has released the full transcript of congressional investigators' interview with an Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican who said the close scrutiny...More >>
A Democratic congressman has released the full transcript of congressional investigators' interview with an Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican who said the close scrutiny of tea...More >>
Federal and local authorities say three Ohio residents enslaved a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter for two years. Federal agents joined police in Ashland today in announcing that the trio has been...More >>
Federal and local authorities say three Ohio residents enslaved a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter for two years. Federal agents joined police in Ashland today in announcing that the trio has been charged with...More >>
A central Kentucky man says he's the target of a federal hacking investigation tied to an ongoing inquiry into the rape of a teenage girl in Ohio.More >>
A central Kentucky man says he's the target of a federal hacking investigation tied to an ongoing inquiry into the rape of a teenage girl in Ohio.More >>
Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period.More >>
Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period.More >>
A central Kentucky man says he's the target of a federal hacking investigation tied to an ongoing inquiry into the rape of a teenage girl in Ohio.More >>
A central Kentucky man says he's the target of a federal hacking investigation tied to an ongoing inquiry into the rape of a teenage girl in Ohio.More >>
An Ohio appeals court has upheld a provision that allows some minors convicted of sex offenses to be required to register as sex offenders beyond their 21st birthday.More >>
An Ohio appeals court has upheld a provision that allows some minors convicted of sex offenses to be required to register as sex offenders beyond their 21st birthday.More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court has suspended prominent Cincinnati class-action attorney Stanley Chesley from practicing law before the court after his Kentucky disbarment.More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court has suspended prominent Cincinnati class-action attorney Stanley Chesley from practicing law before the court after his Kentucky disbarment.More >>
A third employee of the truck stop chain owned by the Cleveland Browns owner and Tennessee's governor has pleaded guilty in what authorities call a scheme to cheat trucking firms out of rebates.More >>
A third employee of the truck stop chain owned by the Cleveland Browns owner and Tennessee's governor has pleaded guilty in what authorities call a scheme to cheat trucking firms out of rebates.More >>
Authorities say no injuries were reported when a small charter jet made an emergency landing at a Cincinnati airport after its landing gear apparently collapsed.More >>
Authorities say no injuries were reported when a small charter jet made an emergency landing at a Cincinnati airport after its landing gear apparently collapsed.More >>
The Ohio Supreme Court has found that police officers can be convicted of intimidation if they knowingly file false complaints to intimidate or influence witnesses.More >>
The Ohio Supreme Court has found that police officers can be convicted of intimidation if they knowingly file false complaints to intimidate or influence witnesses.More >>
A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77.More >>
A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77.More >>
A November retrial has been set for the man suspected in the 2005 arson deaths of a woman and eight children at a birthday sleepover in Cleveland.More >>
A November retrial has been set for the man suspected in the 2005 arson deaths of a woman and eight children at a birthday sleepover in Cleveland.More >>
Scientists say a wooden beam extending from the floor of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, an important finding as they try to determine whether it's part of the Griffin, the...More >>
Scientists say a wooden beam extending from the floor of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, an important finding as they try to determine whether it's part of the Griffin, the first...More >>
An Ohio man has had his sentencing before a federal judge in Pittsburgh for his role in sending anonymous YouTube threats claiming to have hacked into the University of Pittsburgh's computer system on the heels...More >>
An Ohio man has had his sentencing before a federal judge in Pittsburgh for his role in sending anonymous YouTube threats claiming to have hacked into the University of Pittsburgh's computer system on the heels of a...More >>
Prosecutors in Cleveland are considering whether charges should be filed against private security guards who police say fatally shot a 20-year-old man during a confrontation last weekend.More >>
Prosecutors in Cleveland are considering whether charges should be filed against private security guards who police say fatally shot a 20-year-old man during a confrontation last weekend.More >>
A new report says Ohio's Cedar Point and Kings Island were the most-visited theme parks in the nation last year outside of the usual hot spots in Florida and California.More >>
A new report says Ohio's Cedar Point and Kings Island were the most-visited theme parks in the nation last year outside of the usual hot spots in Florida and California.More >>
A judge has sentenced a man to 23 years to life in prison after he admitted fatally shooting a contractor while trying to rob a rented barn in rural in central Ohio last year.More >>
A judge has sentenced a man to 23 years to life in prison after he admitted fatally shooting a contractor while trying to rob a rented barn in rural in central Ohio last year.More >>
A jury in central Ohio has ruled that a church should pay $3.6 million to a woman who was sexually assaulted by a former pastor when she was a teenager.More >>
A jury in central Ohio has ruled that a church should pay $3.6 million to a woman who was sexually assaulted by a former pastor when she was a teenager.More >>
An Ohio legislative committee is slated to hear two Medicaid proposals on Tuesday as lawmakers try to find common ground on changes to the health program.More >>
An Ohio legislative committee is slated to hear two Medicaid proposals on Tuesday as lawmakers try to find common ground on changes to the health program.More >>
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says a man who solicited money he falsely claimed would go to help veterans has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.More >>
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says a man who solicited money he falsely claimed would go to help veterans has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.More >>
A central Ohio day care worker is denying accusations that she sprinkled drugs on snacks to get children in her day care to sleep during the day.More >>
A central Ohio day care worker is denying accusations that she sprinkled drugs on snacks to get children in her day care to sleep during the day.More >>
French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.More >>
French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.More >>
Women seeking an abortion in Ohio would have to wait longer to undergo the procedure and listen to their doctors describe all of the fetus' "relevant features" under a measure being considered by state lawmakers.More >>
Women seeking an abortion in Ohio would have to wait longer to undergo the procedure and listen to their doctors describe all of the fetus' "relevant features" under a measure being considered by state lawmakers.More >>
Police in northern Kentucky say a body pulled from the Ohio River may be the remains of a man seen jumping from the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge.More >>
Police in northern Kentucky say a body pulled from the Ohio River may be the remains of a man seen jumping from the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge.More >>
Buoyed by three women found alive recently after disappearing about a decade ago, supporters of another missing woman in Cleveland hope a weekend rally raised awareness.More >>
Buoyed by three women found alive recently after disappearing about a decade ago, supporters of another missing woman in Cleveland hope a weekend rally raised awareness.More >>
Former NFL star Chad Johnson is hoping to persuade a South Florida judge to reduce a 30-day jail sentence imposed after Johnson slapped his attorney on the backside in court.More >>
Former NFL star Chad Johnson is hoping to persuade a South Florida judge to reduce a 30-day jail sentence imposed after Johnson slapped his attorney on the backside in court.More >>
Criminals caught in one pocket of northeast Ohio are likely headed for public embarrassment at the hands of a small-town police chief and his many Facebook fans.More >>
Criminals caught in one pocket of northeast Ohio are likely headed for public embarrassment at the hands of a small-town police chief and his many Facebook fans.More >>
An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that...More >>
An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished...More >>
A Pakistan native has been charged with bilking a wealthy Washington businessman out of $10 million, but it's the flashy way that prosecutors allege Haider Zafar spent the money that's also getting attention.More >>
A Pakistan native has been charged with bilking a wealthy Washington businessman out of $10 million, but it's the flashy way that prosecutors allege Haider Zafar spent the money that's also getting attention.More >>
In a remote part of northern Lake Michigan, divers have started looking at an underwater pit, hoping to find the resting place of the Griffin, a ship commanded by the 17th century French explorer La Salle.More >>
In a remote part of northern Lake Michigan, divers have started looking at an underwater pit, hoping to find the resting place of the Griffin, a ship commanded by the 17th century French explorer La Salle.More >>
Military veterans eligible to claim Ohio bonuses of up to $1,500 are running out of time. And veterans officials are worried thousands of veterans may miss out.More >>
Military veterans eligible to claim Ohio bonuses of up to $1,500 are running out of time. And veterans officials are worried thousands of veterans may miss out.More >>
A solar-powered plane bidding to fly across the U.S. has landed at Dulles International Airport near the nation's capital, with one leg to New York left.More >>
A solar-powered plane bidding to fly across the U.S. has landed at Dulles International Airport near the nation's capital, with one leg to New York left.More >>
A team of explorers has begun a close examination of a site in northern Lake Michigan that may be the resting place of the Griffin, a 17th century ship.More >>
A team of explorers has begun a close examination of a site in northern Lake Michigan that may be the resting place of the Griffin, a 17th century ship.More >>
Five skydivers bearing enormous American flags have landed in a field next to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to celebrate Flag Day.More >>
Five skydivers bearing enormous American flags have landed in a field next to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to celebrate Flag Day.More >>
An ex-Ohio doctor charged with raping and killing an expectant mother has dropped a request to modify the conditions of his house arrest to allow him to run errands.More >>
An ex-Ohio doctor charged with raping and killing an expectant mother has dropped a request to modify the conditions of his house arrest to allow him to run errands.More >>
Cleveland's mayor is disputing the Ohio attorney general's conclusion on what's to blame for a police chase that ended in 137 shots fired at a fleeing driver and passenger who were killed.More >>
Cleveland's mayor is disputing the Ohio attorney general's conclusion on what's to blame for a police chase that ended in 137 shots fired at a fleeing driver and passenger who were killed.More >>
An Ohioan who wore a bracelet engraved with the name of a prisoner of war from Vietnam is passing it on to that Florida veteran on the 48th anniversary of his capture.More >>
An Ohioan who wore a bracelet engraved with the name of a prisoner of war from Vietnam is passing it on to that Florida veteran on the 48th anniversary of his capture.More >>
A federal judge has denied a request for an early end to probation by a former Ohio wildlife officer convicted of helping a South Carolina hunter illegally obtain an Ohio deer license at a discount that saved him...More >>
A federal judge has denied a request for an early end to probation by a former Ohio wildlife officer convicted of helping a South Carolina hunter illegally obtain an Ohio deer license at a discount that saved him about $105.More >>
Investigators are checking new evidence to determine if there were additional victims of a Cleveland man charged with kidnapping three women and raping them in his home over a decade.More >>
Investigators are checking new evidence to determine if there were additional victims of a Cleveland man charged with kidnapping three women and raping them in his home over a decade.More >>
A national Republican Party leader is meeting with black community leaders in Cleveland as part of an effort to expand the party with groups that have been voting Democrat.More >>
A national Republican Party leader is meeting with black community leaders in Cleveland as part of an effort to expand the party with groups that have been voting Democrat.More >>
The man who has led the state attorney general's efforts to crack down on prescription painkiller abuse has been chosen as the new executive director for the State Medical Board of Ohio.More >>
The man who has led the state attorney general's efforts to crack down on prescription painkiller abuse has been chosen as the new executive director for the State Medical Board of Ohio.More >>
Two additional deaths in North Carolina are being blamed on the massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and brought soaking rains and heavy winds to the Mid-Atlantic.More >>
Two additional deaths in North Carolina are being blamed on the massive storm system that started in the Upper Midwest and brought soaking rains and heavy winds to the Mid-Atlantic.More >>
An Ohioan who wore a bracelet engraved with the name of a prisoner of war from Vietnam is passing it on to that Florida veteran on the 48th anniversary of his capture.More >>
An Ohioan who wore a bracelet engraved with the name of a prisoner of war from Vietnam is passing it on to that Florida veteran on the 48th anniversary of his capture.More >>
A children's play area is among three proposed designs for a memorial at the Cleveland site where remains of 11 women were found and the convicted serial killer's home was later demolished.More >>
A children's play area is among three proposed designs for a memorial at the Cleveland site where remains of 11 women were found and the convicted serial killer's home was later demolished.More >>
A former Ohio medical clinic doctor charged with illegal drug distribution is expected to change his plea Friday at a hearing that usually signals a guilty plea.More >>
A former Ohio medical clinic doctor charged with illegal drug distribution is expected to change his plea Friday at a hearing that usually signals a guilty plea.More >>
A man has been found not guilty after a retrial in the drowning of his 3-year-old stepson and disappearance of the boy's 2-year-old brother during an eastern Ohio camping trip.More >>
A man has been found not guilty after a retrial in the drowning of his 3-year-old stepson and disappearance of the boy's 2-year-old brother during an eastern Ohio camping trip.More >>
A fair-housing advocate in Cleveland has pleaded guilty to ducking taxes on $500,000 in income and keeping $80,000 in federal taxes withheld from employees.More >>
A fair-housing advocate in Cleveland has pleaded guilty to ducking taxes on $500,000 in income and keeping $80,000 in federal taxes withheld from employees.More >>
The government wants a judge to take a former Ohio school resource officer's cooperation into consideration when sentencing him for coercing sexual behavior from minors.More >>
The government wants a judge to take a former Ohio school resource officer's cooperation into consideration when sentencing him for coercing sexual behavior from minors.More >>
Former players and coaching colleagues are expected to be among many mourners at funeral services for former Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles, the school's all-time leader in victories.More >>
Former players and coaching colleagues are expected to be among many mourners at funeral services for former Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles, the school's all-time leader in victories.More >>
Safety officials say the annual in-service training for Cleveland police is focusing more on handling pursuits in the wake of a November chase that ended with officers fatally shooting a driver and passenger.More >>
Safety officials say the annual in-service training for Cleveland police is focusing more on handling pursuits in the wake of a November chase that ended with officers fatally shooting a driver and passenger.More >>
A northeast Ohio Catholic priest who embezzled money from an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center he founded has retired after serving a six-month prison sentence in a tax fraud case.More >>
A northeast Ohio Catholic priest who embezzled money from an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center he founded has retired after serving a six-month prison sentence in a tax fraud case.More >>
A massive storm system originally forecast to affect one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland is surging toward the Mid-Atlantic after largely failing to live up to its billing in ferocity through the Upper...More >>
A massive storm system originally forecast to affect one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland is surging toward the Mid-Atlantic after largely failing to live up to its billing in ferocity through the Upper Midwest.More >>
A state Supreme Court task force analyzing the effectiveness of Ohio's capital punishment law plans to reconvene as it tries to conclude its work this year.More >>
A state Supreme Court task force analyzing the effectiveness of Ohio's capital punishment law plans to reconvene as it tries to conclude its work this year.More >>
A legislative panel of negotiators is scheduled to meet in Columbus to begin sorting out differences between the House and Senate versions of the state budget.More >>
A legislative panel of negotiators is scheduled to meet in Columbus to begin sorting out differences between the House and Senate versions of the state budget.More >>
The government has rested its case in the trial of a man accused of plotting to blow up a Cleveland-area bridge by using a cell phone to trigger explosives.More >>
The government has rested its case in the trial of a man accused of plotting to blow up a Cleveland-area bridge by using a cell phone to trigger explosives.More >>
A lawsuit has been filed in the 2011 death of a handcuffed burglary suspect who authorities say jumped from an Ohio bridge after escaping police by breaking a cruiser window with his head.More >>
A lawsuit has been filed in the 2011 death of a handcuffed burglary suspect who authorities say jumped from an Ohio bridge after escaping police by breaking a cruiser window with his head.More >>
The defense for a man accused of holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for about a decade is hinting a trial can be avoided with a plea if he escapes the death penalty.More >>
The defense for a man accused of holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for about a decade is hinting a trial can be avoided with a plea if he escapes the death penalty.More >>
Ohio Senate President Keith Faber says Medicaid reform will not be part of the state's budget negotiations that a panel of legislative negotiators is undertaking this week.More >>
Ohio Senate President Keith Faber says Medicaid reform will not be part of the state's budget negotiations that a panel of legislative negotiators is undertaking this week.More >>
State lawmakers have formally sent Ohio's budget to a legislative panel of negotiators who will sort out differences between the House and Senate versions of the spending bill.More >>
State lawmakers have formally sent Ohio's budget to a legislative panel of negotiators who will sort out differences between the House and Senate versions of the spending bill.More >>
A Cleveland man can move forward with his excessive-force lawsuit against a Cleveland police officer who used a stun gun on him while he was shirtless, unarmed and kneeling with his arms in the air.More >>
A Cleveland man can move forward with his excessive-force lawsuit against a Cleveland police officer who used a stun gun on him while he was shirtless, unarmed and kneeling with his arms in the air.More >>
A new trial is underway for a man convicted in the drowning of his 3-year-old stepson and disappearance of the boy's 2-year-old brother during an eastern Ohio camping trip.More >>
A new trial is underway for a man convicted in the drowning of his 3-year-old stepson and disappearance of the boy's 2-year-old brother during an eastern Ohio camping trip.More >>
Businesses in West Virginia and Ohio are being surveyed to determine whether the Mid-Ohio Valley could support a proposed multipurpose ballpark.More >>
Businesses in West Virginia and Ohio are being surveyed to determine whether the Mid-Ohio Valley could support a proposed multipurpose ballpark.More >>
Police in northern Ohio are seeking the public's help to identify owners of grave ornaments and markers found at the home of a suspected cemetery thief.More >>
Police in northern Ohio are seeking the public's help to identify owners of grave ornaments and markers found at the home of a suspected cemetery thief.More >>
A provision in the Ohio Senate's proposed state budget revives a dispute about control of narrow strips of city-owned land near reservoirs in Columbus.More >>
A provision in the Ohio Senate's proposed state budget revives a dispute about control of narrow strips of city-owned land near reservoirs in Columbus.More >>
FirstEnergy Corp. says a power surge started a fire in an underground electrical vault that blocked roadways and left smoke rolling out of manhole covers in northwest Ohio's largest city.More >>
FirstEnergy Corp. says a power surge started a fire in an underground electrical vault that blocked roadways and left smoke rolling out of manhole covers in northwest Ohio's largest city.More >>
Deer hunters would see extended hunting hours and new limits on the number of deer they could kill statewide under proposed rules before an Ohio legislative panel.More >>
Deer hunters would see extended hunting hours and new limits on the number of deer they could kill statewide under proposed rules before an Ohio legislative panel.More >>
Owners of exotic animals in Ohio would be required to meet new caging, safety and caretaking standards under proposed rules slated for review Wednesday by a legislative panel.More >>
Owners of exotic animals in Ohio would be required to meet new caging, safety and caretaking standards under proposed rules slated for review Wednesday by a legislative panel.More >>
An Ohio man linked to the hacker collective Anonymous has reversed course to plead guilty under an agreement with the federal government to charges that he breached police-agency websites.More >>
An Ohio man linked to the hacker collective Anonymous has reversed course to plead guilty under an agreement with the federal government to charges that he breached police-agency websites.More >>
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