Gas prices up slightly in Ohio as work week begins
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio drivers are seeing a bump in gas prices at the pump compared with a week ago.
Pentagon says Ohio soldier killed in Afghanistan
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Defense says a southwest Ohio soldier has died in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
UD officials to discuss unruly party
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Administrators at the University of Dayton plan to meet this week to discuss an unruly weekend party in a student housing area that had to be quelled by riot-equipped police officers.
Ohio teens guilty of rape, face year-plus in jail
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS,AP Legal Affairs Writer
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Two members of the high school football team that is the pride of Steubenville were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl in a case that bitterly divided the Rust Belt city and led to accusations of a cover-up to protect the community's athletes.
Judge to issue verdict in Ohio school rape case
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A judge planned to announce his verdict Sunday in the case of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl after an alcohol-fueled party last summer.
Teens, with immunity, testify in Ohio rape trial
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS,AP Legal Affairs Writer
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Three teenagers granted immunity from prosecution have testified that a 16-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by two football players last summer was drunk and didn't seem to know what was happening.
Key witnesses expected in Ohio rape trial
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS,AP Legal Affairs Writer
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio prosecutors prepared to call key eyewitnesses in their case against two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl after an alcohol-fueled party last summer.
GOP Sen. Portman of Ohio now supports gay marriage
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay.