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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A monument to black soldiers who fought in the Union Army during the Civil War was in place at a western Ohio cemetery for Memorial Day. The United States Colored Troops monument at Ferncliff Cemetery in Springfield bears the names of 139 men interred there. Dedication had been planned for Monday, […]

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — An 18-year-old died in an apparent drowning in a closed nature preserve in western Ohio, authorities said. The Miami Township Fire-Rescue Department reported getting an emergency call at around 2 p.m. Sunday. A Yellow Springs police officer responded and found the victim in water under a log at the Glen […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says wearing masks while in public during the coronavirus pandemic should not be a political issue but is about people acting to protect others. DeWine was reacting on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday to North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s call for residents to avoid “mask shaming” people […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says wearing masks while in public during the coronavirus pandemic should not be a political issue but is about people acting to protect others. DeWine was reacting on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday to North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s call for residents to avoid “mask shaming” people […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A 13-year-old Ohio girl was shot inside a home after fleeing inside from a group of teenage boys, authorities said. Columbus police said the victim was sitting with friends on the porch of a home in the North Linden neighborhood shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday when the teens approached from an […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A 13-year-old Ohio girl was shot inside a home after fleeing inside from a group of teenage boysm authorities said. Columbus police said the victim was sitting with friends on the porch of a home in the North Linden neighborhood shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday when the teens approached from an […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 7-year-old son. Columbus police were sent to a home shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday on a report of a child drowning and found 7-year-old Fabian Maldando-Cortez unresponsive. The child was taken to Children’s Hospital in critical […]

EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — Police in a suburban Cleveland city say they are investigating three fatal accidents on Interstate 90 on the first day of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. WOIO-TV reports that Euclid police say two out of the three crashes early Saturday were hit-and-skips. Police said that a 43-year-old Cleveland Heights man was […]

EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — Police in a suburban Cleveland city say they are investigating three fatal crashes on Interstate 90 on the first day of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. WOIO-TV reports that Euclid police say two out of the three crashes early Saturday were hit-and-skips. Police said that a 43-year-old Cleveland Heights man was […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A flag that flew over the Ohio Statehouse when the body of Abraham Lincoln lay in repose is on display for the next few months, the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board announced Friday. The historic Thirty-Six Star American flag is part of an exhibit of Civil War artifacts related to […]