Man convicted of killing 3 women, wrapping bodies in bags
CLEVELAND: A convicted sex offender was found guilty Thursday of the murder of three women whose bodies were found wrapped in garbage bags in a case that raised fears that another serial killer was...
View ArticleOhio prison workers union sues to stop prison farms shutdown
COLUMBUS: The union representing Ohio’s corrections officers has sued to stop the planned shutdown of the state’s prison farms in a move to raise millions of dollars to fund new rehabilitation programs...
View ArticleBoy, 14, denies charge after slew of threats to Ohio schools
LEBANON, OHIO: A 14-year-old boy in juvenile court has denied a charge of inducing panic after a slew of recent bomb threats in a southwest Ohio school district.Two bomb threats were made Wednesday —...
View ArticleMan shot, another pistol-whipped at Akron apartment complex
Akron police are investigating a midnight shooting that left a man injured at Akron’s Springhill Apartments on Everton Drive.Occupants of an apartment told police they answered the door after hearing a...
View ArticleMedina sheriff investigating theft of $1,600 worth of apple trees
The Medina County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of $1,600 in apple trees from an orchard near Seville, the Medina Gazette reported.Geig’s Orchard at 8468 Wooster Pike Road said on its...
View ArticlePolice: Ohio couple likely died from vehicle carbon monoxide
CINCINNATI: Police say they believe carbon monoxide likely killed a couple found dead inside their home where their vehicle had been running the home’s garage in Southwest Ohio.Cincinnati police Lt....
View ArticleTrial delayed for Ohio couple accused of $70 million Ponzi scheme
DAYTON, OHIO: The trial of a married Ohio couple accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of about $70 million has been pushed back until next year.The Dayton Daily News reports a...
View ArticleEmma and Noah continue to be tops for baby names
WASHINGTON: On baby names, at least, divided Americans can generally agree: Emma and Noah are tops.And don’t name your child Isis.For the second year in a row, Emma and Noah top the annual list of top...
View Article‘Boaty McBoatface’ passed over for vessel name
LONDON: Boaty McBoatface had captured the public’s fancy but British officials said Friday the country’s newest polar research vessel will be christened Sir David Attenborough, in honor of the...
View ArticleRoute vegetables: Highway blocked after truck spills spuds
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Potatoes are everywhere on a North Carolina road, but these spuds aren’t loaded or mashed and ready to eat. A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 77 in Charlotte about 2 a.m....
View ArticleVideo: The trouble when TV shows try a revamp - Two Guys Talkin’
Remember when Michael Scott left The Office or the terrible last season of How I Met Your Mother? What about Cousin Oliver being on Brady Bunch? Beacon Journal reporters Malcolm X Abram and Rich...
View ArticleAuthorities: $2.2 million in cocaine seized, man charged in Ohio
TOLEDO, OHIO: State and federal authorities say they have seized cocaine worth an estimated street value of $2.2 million and arrested a Washington state man in a drug investigation in Northwest...
View Article2 weeks after 8 killed in Ohio, no arrests, few answers
COLUMBUS: Two weeks have passed since the bodies of eight family members were found on April 22 at four different homes in Ohio. No arrests have been made, and a motive for the Pike County killings...
View ArticleGov. Kasich signs bill allowing for 3-day break from Ohio sales tax this summer
COLUMBUS: Shoppers in Ohio will get a three-day break from the state’s sales tax this summer.Republican Gov. John Kasich signed a bill into law on Friday that allows for a sales-tax holiday from Aug....
View ArticlePolice: Suspect arrested in Washington-area fatal shootings
BETHESDA, MD.: A suspect in three fatal shootings in the Washington, D.C., area was arrested Friday, police said.Police in the Maryland suburbs said shortly before 3 p.m. that 62-year-old Eulalio...
View ArticleShooting of swans by wildlife officials in Stark County questioned by residents
CANTON: The killing of non-native swans by wildlife officials to make way for native ones has upset some residents who complain neighbors weren’t warned and the shootings weren’t...
View ArticlePolar bear cub named Hope makes debut at Toledo Zoo in Ohio
TOLEDO, OHIO: A female polar bear cub born at the Toledo Zoo in December has met her fans.The cub named Hope made her public debut Friday, swimming in an enclosure as visitors snapped photos with their...
View ArticleSummit Food Policy Coalition gets its first director; wants to increase...
Summit County Food Policy Coalition, a group aiming to increase access to healthy food, has its first paid staff member, Beth Knorr. Knorr will continue to serve as director of markets for the...
View ArticleCan this GOP family find peace? Donald Trump, Paul Ryan to face off
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump agreed grudgingly Friday to meet with House Speaker Paul Ryan to work out their differences in the midst of an extraordinary display of Republican vs. Republican strife. But he...
View ArticleGrand jury to hear case of boy’s beating death; mom charged
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio: A grand jury will consider the case against a mother and two others charged after her two sons were found seriously beaten at a motel and one of the boys died.The Hamilton-Middletown...
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