Ohio panel moves to delay online voter signup until 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio: A proposal in swing state Ohio would let people register to vote online but not until after this fall’s presidential election.A Republican-dominated Ohio House committee changed the...
View ArticleIndians notebook: Catcher Roberto Perez hopes to avoid surgery on injured...
CLEVELAND: Indians catcher Roberto Perez was placed on the disabled list last weekend with an injured right thumb, but the club is still searching for clarity on his timetable to return. Perez is...
View ArticleOhio House to vote on $2.6 billion construction budget
COLUMBUS: A $2.6 billion capital budget bill that funds a range of improvements to school buildings and roads statewide is slated for a vote by the Ohio House.The spending plan was introduced last...
View ArticleValravn takes flight at Cedar Point — now the real wait begins in line
Judging from the queue that zig zags back and forth in and around the Valravn’s entrance, Cedar Point already suspects it may have a hit on its hands with its latest record-breaking coaster. Some have...
View ArticleAnalysis: GOP voters wanted an outside who could fix the economy
By Cathleen DeckerLos Angeles TimesThe Republican race for president will go on through the mighty contests of early June, but it ended Tuesday. Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee for...
View ArticleIndians acquire catcher Chris Gimenez from Texas Rangers, DFA Adam Moore
In light of backup catcher Roberto Perez being placed on the 15-day disabled list, the Indians on Wednesday brought in a familiar face to compliment Yan Gomes by acquiring Chris Gimenez from the Texas...
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Cedar Point unveils Valravn the beer
The Valravn isn’t just a menacing new roller coaster at Cedar Point. It’s also a beer. The Sandusky amusement park unveiled the new Valravn Red/Black IPA on Wednesday at the same time it showed off...
View ArticleOhio university pays player $712,000 to settle concussion suit
TOLEDO, OHIO: A university in Ohio will pay $712,000 to a former football player who said the team’s coaches and medical staff didn’t pull him from practice right away after he suffered multiple...
View ArticleValravn takes flight at Cedar Point — now the real wait begins in line
SANDUSKY: Judging from the queue that zig zags back and forth in and around the Valravn’s entrance, Cedar Point already suspects it may have a hit on its hands with its latest record-breaking...
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Reports: Ohio State loses backup QB Stephen Collier for the season
Ohio State is set at starting quarterback with junior J.T. Barrett. Behind him, the Buckeyes have been dealt a blow. According to multiple reports, backup quarterback Stephen Collier is out for the...
View ArticleOhio governor issues emergency order to outlaw new drug
COLUMBUS: Ohio Gov. John Kasich has issued an emergency order allowing the state pharmacy board to move quickly to outlaw a deadly synthetic painkiller.The governor’s action Wednesday targets a...
View ArticleRolling Stones ask Donald Trump to stop playing their songs
The Rolling Stones have asked presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to stop playing their songs at his campaign events.In a statement Wednesday, the rock band said they have not...
View ArticleFuneral home donates services for beaten 5-year-old in Ohio
MIDDLETOWN, OHIO: A funeral home is donating its services for the funeral and visitation for a 5-year-old boy whose mother has been charged with murder in his beating death.Alexander Stephens of...
View ArticleTamir Rice’s mother uses KSU May 4 commemoration speech to plead for racial...
Hundreds of people filled the Kent State Commons Wednesday to mark the 46th anniversary of the May 4, 1970 campus incident where four students were killed by Ohio National Guardsmen. The theme for the...
View Article“Captain America: Civil War” director Anthony Russo recalls filming...
At a recent screening of Captain America: Civil War, an onscreen graphic identified one scene as set in Cleveland. The local moviegoers cheered.Joe and Anthony Russo, former Clevelanders as well as...
View ArticleOhio moves to seize tigers, other exotic animals from farm
COLUMBUS: The state moved Wednesday to seize tigers and other animals from a northeast Ohio farm, saying it hasn’t met the requirements of a law cracking down on exotic animal ownership.The Ohio...
View ArticleEric Hendon sentenced to life in prison without parole possibility; surviving...
Eric Hendon was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday, but if his surviving victim and some family members of the three other people he murdered had their wishes, he would be put to death.Hendon,...
View ArticleCourt rejects appeal by Ohio Amish in beard-cutting attacks
CINCINNATI: A federal court in Ohio has rejected a bid to overturn new sentences and remaining charges against members of a breakaway Amish group accused in hair- and beard-cutting attacks.Fifteen of...
View ArticleOhio House approves bill striking labor hiring mandate
COLUMBUS, Ohio: Ohio cities, townships, school districts and public universities could no longer require the use of local unionized labor on construction projects under a bill the Ohio House has...
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