Ohio News
Akron parishioners stage protest at church closing
November 2, 2009
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Protesters tried to stop the closing of a Roman Catholic church in Akron celebrating its last mass as part of a diocesan restructurin. » Full Story
Ohio plans to establish new state forest
November 2, 2009
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A 15,000-acre swath of woodland teeming with bobcats, black bears, rattlesnakes and other wildlife will soon be protected from development as Ohio's first new state forest in mor... » Full Story
Arrests after shot fired at Ohio wildlife officers
November 2, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Police have taken two men into custody after someone fired a shot at two Ohio Division of Wildlife officials looking for deer poachers. » Full Story
Ohio coroner: 6 bodies found were homicide victims
November 2, 2009
CLEVELAND (AP) — Six women whose badly decomposed bodies were found at the home of a convicted rapist were all victims of homicide, the coroner's office said Sunday. » Full Story
Six Bodies Found at Ohio Home
October 31, 2009
CLEVELAND (AP) — A convicted rapist who fled before police arrived to arrest him on new rape charges was arrested Saturday in his inner-city neighborhood after police found six decomposing bodies at... » Full Story
Tired of Crime? ‘Just Move’
October 31, 2009
COLUMBUS (AP) — Residents of Ohio’s capital city are complaining that police officers are telling them to move out if they’re fed up with neighborhood crime. » Full Story
Report credits stimulus with 17,000 jobs in Ohio
October 31, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says about 650,000 jobs have been saved or created under President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, including 17,000 in Ohio. » Full Story
Opponents intensify anti-casino push in Ohio
October 31, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. Sen. George Voinovich said Friday he hoped the Holy Spirit would inspire voters to come out in droves against a plan to put casinos in Ohio's major cities. » Full Story
Man pleads guilty in death of Ohio police officer
October 31, 2009
CLEVELAND (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to the death of a suburban Cleveland police officer who was shot in the face when he stepped from his cruiser to respond to a street fight. » Full Story
2 decomposing bodies found at house in Cleveland
October 31, 2009
CLEVELAND (AP) — Police in Cleveland say officers who went to a home looking for a rape suspect found two decomposing bodies upstairs and what appeared to be a freshly dug grave in the basement. » Full Story