Ohio regulator tied to group opposing renewables
Written by JULIE CARR SMYTH,AP Statehouse Correspondent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A state utility regulator who helped nix plans for a proposed Ohio solar farm and has used questioned global warming and alternative energy has ties to an influential conservative group behind model legislation to repeal states' renewable energy requirements.
Former police officer accused of taking slain cop charity funds
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LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in southwest Ohio say a former police officer kept money from a golf tournament meant to benefit the family of a deputy killed during a high-speed chase.
Authorities say London, Ohio girl, 11, committed suicide
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LONDON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in central Ohio are investigating the apparent suicide of an 11-year-old girl whose parents say she was bullied.
Ohio inmates released without giving DNA samples
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Officials have acknowledged that they may never know how many people were released from Ohio prisons without having their DNA entered into databases that could help link them to other crimes.
Ohio may require replacement of old license plates
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio may force motorists to replace their license plates after seven years.
11 projects in Ohio see state tax credit approval
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several companies including Kroger Co. have won approval to receive job creation tax credits for their proposals in Ohio.
Hospital that trashed kidney resumes transplants
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio hospital where a nurse accidentally threw out a viable kidney has resumed its kidney transplant program.
Attorney: Suicide won't affect Ohio abuse claims
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WARREN, Ohio (AP) — The suicide of a Franciscan brother accused of sexually abusing students at schools in Ohio and Pennsylvania won't affect additional claims arising from his time at a Warren high school, an attorney said Monday.