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Ohio town requires panhandlers to register

FAIRLAWN, Ohio (AP) — Panhandlers in a northeast Ohio town are now required to register with police and prove they are at least 18 with a government-issued photo ID.The Akron Beacon Journal reports that under a new ordinance in Fairlawn, panhandlers ca... »

Ohio regulators deny power companies' rate waivers

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio regulators have rejected requests by two power companies seeking to withhold information on how new rates would affect customers.The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied waiver requests Wednesday from Columbus-based AEP... »

Tests: DNA from Ohio murder doesn't match inmate

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Test results show that DNA recovered from a 17-year-old Ohio murder didn't come from an Akron man who is serving a life sentence for the crime.Dewey Jones, who has always maintained his innocence, was convicted in March 1995 for r... »

Ohio city opposes cutting Planned Parenthood money

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A divided Akron City Council in northeast Ohio has passed a resolution opposing a legislative proposal intended to cut federal funding to dozens of Planned Parenthood centers.The Akron Beacon Journal reports council members debated t... »

Memorial trees planted near Ohio 'Suicide Bridge'

Volunteers have planted fruit trees, dogwoods and crab apple trees below a northeast Ohio bridge in memory of dozens of people who jumped to their deaths there.The trees were planted Sunday near Akron's "All-America Bridge" or "Y-Bridge," which is some... »

Judge won't dismiss charges in $200M fraud case

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has denied a former Indiana businessman's motion to dismiss fraud charges against him over claims the FBI had illegally wiretapped his cell phone before obtaining a court order.Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson on Thursday r... »

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1 dies after ambulance, SUV crash by Ohio hospital

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a passenger in a sport utility vehicle died after it collided with an ambulance at an intersection near a hospital emergency room in northeast Ohio.Three more people were injured in the crash, which happened before 4 ... »

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Ohio teen to be tried as adult in Craigslist case

A 17-year-old boy will be tried as an adult in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme.Brogan Rafferty of Stow waived his right Wednesday to a hearing. That means the juvenile court case involving two of three homicides goes to adult court in Akron.Attorney... »

NE Ohio Girl Scouts update status of camp sales

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A regional group that planned to sell four Girl Scout camps in northeast Ohio says it's in serious talks about two properties and is negotiating to lease the mineral rights to a third so that scouts can continue using it instead of s... »

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Teen Craigslist suspect to have charges merged

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A 17-year-old charged in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme in Ohio has agreed to waive a hearing and have charges against him merged in adult felony court.Defense attorney John Alexander said Monday that Brogan Rafferty will waive h... »

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Kent St says student who killed self found in dorm

University officials say the body of a Kent State student who committed suicide was discovered inside her campus dormitory room.Authorities say the body of the female student from Ohio was discovered shortly before noon on Friday.The Akron Beacon Journ... »

Police say pets died in phony Ohio vet's care

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a woman posing as a veterinarian treated dogs and cats for over two years at animal hospital and that some of the animals apparently died in her care.The Akron woman has been charged with practicing without a licen... »

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Tressel tours Akron campus, weeks before new job

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is preparing for his new administrative job at Akron by getting reacquainted with a campus that has changed significantly since he earned his master's degree there 35 years ago.Tressel was... »

Ex-housing chief gets 10 months in Ohio probe

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The former head of Cleveland's public housing agency has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for lying to FBI agents in a public corruption investigation.Federal Judge Sara Lioi in Akron sentenced 54-year-old George Phillips-Olivie... »

Jury indicts Ohio mother of boy who died from meth

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The mother of a northeast Ohio toddler has been indicted on a murder charge in the February methamphetamine death of the child in a home that investigators say had a meth lab in the basement.The Summit County prosecutor's office on T... »

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