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CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio zoo’s newest baby bearcat is ready to make its debut as the University of Cincinnati’s next live mascot. But first she needs a name. The Cincinnati Zoo showed off the newborn bearcat Friday. Zoo staff are asking visitors to suggest a name for the young bearcat. The new name will […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio zoo’s newest baby bearcat is ready to make its debut as the University of Cincinnati’s next live mascot. But first she needs a name. The Cincinnati Zoo showed off the newborn bearcat Friday. Zoo staff are asking visitors to suggest a name for the young bearcat. The new name will […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A state board in Ohio is pursuing disciplinary action against three pharmacists over excessive painkillers ordered for patients by a doctor now charged with 25 counts of murder. The pharmacists and Mount Carmel Health System can request Ohio Board of Pharmacy hearings about the citations issued Thursday in connection with the […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased just slightly from August to September. State officials on Friday said the unemployment rate was 4.2% in September, compared with 4.1% the previous month. Ohio’s unemployment rate stood at 4.6% in September 2018. The national rate was 3.5% in September, down from last month, and […]

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man charged in a police cruiser crash that killed two six-year-old-girls has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. An attorney for Raymond Walters entered the plea Thursday to 22 charges including murder. The Dayton Daily News reports the attorney also requested a mental health evaluation for Walters. Police […]

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — The former headquarters of Longaberger baskets will be open for tours in a fundraiser for an Ohio preservation society. The Plain Dealer reports proceeds from the tours on Sunday will go toward Heritage Ohio’s efforts to invest in the rehabilitation of Ohio’s rural downtowns. The building near Newark, known as the […]

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The NFL says team owners have given the OK to invest up to $10 million in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village in Canton. A spokesman for the league says the decision came at the NFL owners’ meetings this week in Florida. Hall of Fame officials are planning a multi-year […]

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The NFL says team owners have given the OK to invest up to $10 million in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village in Canton. A spokesman for the league says the decision came week at the NFL owners’ meetings this week in Florida. Hall of Fame officials are planning a […]

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — The former headquarters of Longaberger baskets will be open for tours in a fundraiser for an Ohio preservation society. The Plain Dealer reports proceeds from the tours on Sunday will go toward Heritage Ohio’s efforts to invest in the rehabilitation of Ohio’s rural downtowns. The building near Newark, known as the […]

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has approved a bankruptcy plan outlined by a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. that operates coal and nuclear plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Ohio-based First Energy Solutions says it plans to emerge from bankruptcy protection by the end of the year. FirstEnergy Solutions filed for bankruptcy last […]