Man gets prison for Facebook rants
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CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio man who had been arrested for drunken-driving has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for subsequent Facebook rants against police and judges.
Couple sues after daughter held for rape
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CANFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A northeastern Ohio couple is suing a city police department and a prosecutor for what they claim was the malicious prosecution of their 11-year-old daughter on rape charges.
Amish seek compromise with Hardin County officials
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KENTON (AP) — The Amish in one Ohio county say they want to work with county health officials who voted to evict them from homes that don't have proper wells and outhouses.
Ex-band director faces sex charges
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A former Ohio college band director has pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to have sex with underage girls at a motel.
Double murder suspect due in court in NE Ohio
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An 18-year-old faces a court hearing in Ohio on aggravated murder and other charges in the sledgehammer killings of a prominent attorney and his wife.
Dem FitzGerald expected to run against Kasich in 2014
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich is about to have a 2014 challenger.
Ohio cities, schools invest $1B in new program
Written by JULIE CARR SMYTH,AP Statehouse Correspondent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new state investment program that's offering Ohio school districts, cities and libraries higher yields and easier access to their invested income has surpassed the $1 billion mark, the state treasurer said Tuesday.
Ohio justices make key malpractice-case ruling
Written by JULIE CARR SMYTH,Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sympathetic statements by a doctor over a patient's unexpected medical outcome can't be admitted as evidence in medical malpractice cases filed after the date a law intended to outlaw their use went into effect in 2004, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.