Provides the latest RSS feeds for Ohio News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Cleveland News.net http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/cat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 03:20:54 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:20:54 -0400 30 CLE@BOS: Reynolds steals third, scores on error BOSTON -- The Indians have shown a knack for shrugging off lopsided losses early on this season. That is good, because the defeat they suffered on a wet Friday night at Fenway Park was the kind of loss the Tribe will want to quickly forget. Red Sox right-hander John Lackey quieted the Indians' potent lineup, making the few mistakes of ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214753307/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:20:03 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214753307/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 CHC@CIN: Votto clubs majestic solo homer in fourth Joey Votto started it; his teammates just finished the job. With the Reds trailing the Cubs 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth on Friday night, Votto -- the National League's reigning Player of the Week -- hit a solo bomb to left field to put his team on the board. That home run opened the floodgates, as Cincinnati went on to score four ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214753306/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:20:03 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214753306/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 CLEVELAND -- On land and on water, people are bundling up as they prepare for Memorial Day weekend. With temperatures hovering in the 40 degree range, it's not the normal start to summer, even for Cleveland. At the Great American Rib Cook-off, several dozen people turned out for Friday night's music and food fest. Dan Johnson, of Colonel Johnson's Bar-B-Que, has a special ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214753308/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:13:35 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214753308/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Attorney General Mike DeWine joined students Friday to release balloons honoring Ohio's 690 missing children and urged the public not to give up hope that those who disappeared might be found. DeWine pointed to the high-profile case of three women -- two of whom disappeared as teenagers -- who were found in a Cleveland home where they say they were held captive for ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214753532/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:06:23 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214753532/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 One person is dead following a motorcycle crash in Newark. Newark police say the crash happened on the ramp from State Route 79 to State Route 16 westbound Friday night. The driver of the motorcycle was the only person involved. It is unknown at this time what caused the crash. Watch 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214752500/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:30:22 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214752500/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 A Columbus mother is thankful that her daughter is safe after a scary encounter with a stranger. Airiyanna Luttrell, 12, said she was in her backyard by herself on Duxberry Avenue on Tuesday afternoon when a stranger came up to her and asked for directions. Luttrell said when she looked up, the man was exposing and pleasuring himself. She said when the man moved toward her, she took off running ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214752501/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:30:21 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214752501/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Columbus City Council is working on legislation to regulate the growing pedicab industry in the capital city."The number one goal with the legislation is the safety of our citizens," council member Michelle Mills said.Mills said pedicab business owners approached city council with the idea. There are no rules regulating the industry.Julian Valencia, with Columbus Pedicabs, says out of ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751836/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:23:29 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751836/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Email BOSTON -- Carlos Santana possesses a mix of power and poise that has had manager Terry Francona in awe at times. One of those times was Thursday, when Santana drew four walks in Cleveland's 12-3 rout over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The Tribe's regular catcher, who played first Thursday, mixed in a bunt single and ended the evening with three runs scored. "That was ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751833/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:06:03 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751833/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Email CINCINNATI -- Fresh off a trio of rehab starts for Double-A Pensacola, Reds reliever Manny Parra was back in Cincinnati this week to pick up some things and do some laundry before moving on to continue his rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville. Plans changed, though, when the Reds put fellow left-handed reliever Sean Marshall on the disabled list on Friday, and Parra received a call ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751829/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:06:03 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751829/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Email CINCINNATI -- For most of May, shortstop Zack Cozart had been having a tough time getting anything going at the plate. The struggles had become bad enough that manager Dusty Baker started to consider making a change in the two-hole, where Cozart has hit most of the season. "I've been kind of wondering what to do," Baker said. "That is the spot for him on my team, but if ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751830/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:06:03 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751830/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Email BOSTON -- Bob Feller took more pride in serving his country than for anything he accomplished on a baseball diamond. On this Memorial Day weekend, the legend's service will be remembered with the first Bob Feller Act of Valor Award. In a joint announcement, the Indians and the United States Navy officially unveiled the award on Friday. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751832/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:06:03 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751832/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Email CINCINNATI -- Tom Tsuchiya is the sculptor responsible for the statues of Joe Nuxhall, Ernie Lombardi, Ted Kluszewski, Frank Robinson and Johnny Bench that can be seen at Great American Ball Park. On Wednesday, Tsuchiya previewed his latest creation, a statue of former Reds second baseman and Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, which will be unveiled at the park later this summer. Currently putting ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751831/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:06:02 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214751831/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 This Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo released by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium shows a gorilla baby. The gorilla baby was born Thursday at the zoo and will be joining 16 other of the large primates. (AP Photo/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Grahm S. ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214750793/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:20 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214750793/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214750896/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:25 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214750896/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Chillicothe Police released a picture of a man accused of stealing from a liquor store. Police said the man stole from Houch's on East Main Street. Police did not say what the man is accused of stealing or when.People who recognize the man's picture can call Officer Hansen at 740-773-1191 and refer to report #13-8968.Anyone with information can also call Southern Ohio Crimestoppers at ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214750188/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:07:05 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214750188/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Police say teens terrorized a Westerville park, with a 17 year old using a vehicle as a weapon. Investigators say it started as a fight between a 17 year old and an 18 year old, and escalated, catching innocent victims in the middle."This isn't boys will be boys, or anything like that. I mean, this is somebody seriously trying to harm a person he's fighting with," said ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214749152/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:40 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214749152/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 A gorilla was born to first-time parents at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Thursday morning. The baby boy is healthy and weighs 5 pounds. The baby gorilla’s mother, Kambera, has shown a lack of maternal skills due to the boy being her first offspring. Columbus Zoo animal care experts are raising him in an around-the-clock neonatal care environment. They hope to be able to reunite the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214749154/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:39 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214749154/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Columbus police continue to investigate after a woman says she was kidnapped and raped. The 21-year-old woman says she had just gotten off a bus near Brice Road and Livingston Avenue and was on her way home when she says she was grabbed and forced into a white Suburban. Police got involved after a 911 call just before 2 a.m. Thursday.The woman told operators she had been kidnapped nine hours ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214749153/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:39 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214749153/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 photo provided by the family, Wes Comer holds the Boy Scout uniform of his son, Isaiah, outside their home in Knoxville, Tenn. Comer, whose family attends an Apostolic Pentecostal church which considers homosexuality sinful, had been wrestling with whether to pull his eldest son out of the Scouts if the no-gays policy was abandoned. "To be honest, I'm ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214747902/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:25 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214747902/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Thursday's bridge collapse in Washington State may have you wondering how safe the bridges are that you travel across every day here in Ohio. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there are 2,643 bridges in Franklin and surrounding counties and 226 of them are classified as "structurally deficient." County engineers across central Ohio are quick to point out that the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748142/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:51:06 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748142/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 "Someone had to hunt that down. It was a one day obituary, five letters. And, to have five letters make such a huge ordeal," said Julie Uncapher.Uncapher, the same sex partner of fired Bishop Watterson High School teacher Carla Hale, said she is still in disbelief over the debate that has placed them at the center of the gay rights movement."A letter, basically, that was none of ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748144/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:51:05 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748144/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Veterans in western Ohio are leaving money on the table.Ohio Veterans Services confirm Clark and Champaign counties have millions of dollars left in their bonus fund accounts. Officials want veterans to know this money belongs to them. If you served, all you need to do is apply for the funds.Veterans who served in-theater receive up to $1,500 per person.Watch 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748143/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:51:05 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748143/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 A Hilliard man was killed Friday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a car. Thomas A. Holman, 35, died in the crash that occurred just after noon, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.Deputies said that Holman's Harley Davidson travelled across the center line on eastbound state Route 374 in Hocking County.He struck a Nissan Maxima that was driving in the other direction.Holman ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748145/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:51:04 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748145/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748418/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:53 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748418/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Email Reds reliever Sean Marshall was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Friday with a sprained left shoulder. In a corresponding roster move, Cincinnati reinstated fellow left-hander Manny Parra from his stint on the 15-day DL. Marshall's placement on the DL is retroactive to Tuesday, with the southpaw having last pitched on Monday, when he retired both hitters he faced in a 4-3 victory ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748135/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:53 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748135/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 The Ohio region director for the United Auto Workers says a joint council of the UAW and the United Steelworkers will represent about 800 casino employees in Toledo. Director Ken Lortz tells the newspaper that there was "very strong support" for the union from workers, though a vote tally wasn't ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748147/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:10 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748147/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A former business administrator of a center for developmentally disabled adults in southwest Ohio has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing more than $400,000 from the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748146/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:10 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748146/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 DUBOIS, Pa. (AP) -- An Ohio newspaper executive has returned to his home state of Pennsylvania to become associate publisher of The Courier-Express in ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748148/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748148/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Springboro, Ohio, school board is currently considering a proposal that would allow the district to teach creationism , despite objections from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and local parents. The issue, which was discussed at Thursday night's board meeting, is part of a larger proposal that would open up a variety of controversial issues for classroom discussion. According to ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748420/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:53 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748420/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Memorial Day weekend is here. The holiday is, first and foremost, a time to honor those who have given their lives in service to the United States. Below is a listing of a some of the observances and parades planned for Memorial Day, May 27. 2013 Memorial Day ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748139/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:05 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214748139/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Your Doppler 10 ForecastThis Evening: Clear and cool. Tonight: Clear with a frost or freeze possible in rural areas. Low 39 in Columbus…but as cold as 32 away from the city.Tomorrow: Sunny and continued cool. High 66.Sunday Sunny skies. High near 70.Special Information: FROST ADVISORIES and FREEZE WARNINGS have been issued for counties north and east of Columbus tonight into early ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214747020/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:14 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214747020/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 An animal control officer in the Whitehall area said there have been coyotes spotted in the Washburn and Maplewood area.The coyotes have taken two small dogs, according to the report.Experts said that coyotes can be dangerous and that if you see one not to approach it but to instead call your local Animal Control Office.Watch 10TV and refresh 10tv.com for the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214747019/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:14 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214747019/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 TAPROOT . A standing room only crowd greeted them on this unusually cold Thursday night in Cleveland but the music and energy in the room was enough to keep even a freeze baby warm last night . Vocalist Stephen Richards commented on how much he likes the city and the fans ,some of which came from almost two hours away . With actions speaking louder then words, his stage presence and fan ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214747322/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:35:47 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214747322/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 ST. MARYS, Ohio (AP) -- Advisories are back up at Ohio's largest inland lake warning some visitors to stay out of the water because of high levels of toxic ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214747021/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:24:17 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214747021/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is in the process of posting more warning signs at Hocking Hills.One of the "Danger" signs was installed on Friday. More are expected to be posted in the coming weeks.Three people have been killed in falls since the beginning of the year.Along with the signs, park managers told 10TV that they are increasing enforcement by issuing citations to ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745725/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:31:08 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745725/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Dublin police demonstrated some departmental improvements designed to keep officers safer.As the force replaces vehicles, they will be adding Dodge Chargers with push bumpers.The bumpers help clear obstacles from the road.Police also showed off improvements to the firing range. The walls have been reinforced with special traps to catch any type of bullet.The range is now computerized, so the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745726/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:31:08 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745726/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 There are nearly 100 bridges that are either so old or have defects that require weight limits in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, an Enquirer analysis of a national bridge database ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745713/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:13:01 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745713/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 WESTWOOD — Veterans gathered at Dater High School to honor their comrades who lost their lives protecting our freedoms. The school hosted its 16th annual Memorial Day ceremony Friday, May ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745714/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:13:00 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745714/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 As Moore, Oklahoma, and the surrounding communities struggle to recover from the devastation caused by the tornado May 20, AdvancePierre Foods in Springdale is helping the relief ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745716/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:58 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745716/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 The state auditor had flagged the errors in a February report. He was looking into a practice whereby schools attempted to improve performance ratings by altering attendance ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745727/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:57 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745727/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Police investigating hit-skip of a male bicyclist, 42. It occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. May 16 in the area of West 112th Street and Madison Avenue. Investigators believe the bicyclist was traveling eastbound on Madison Avenue. He was found seriously injured after he was apparently struck by an unidentified vehicle. Due to his injuries, the victim has not yet ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745721/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:38 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745721/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 municipalities are also getting on board with bans. The cafes in Ohio mostly draw an older crowd, according to cafe owners. The cafes tried to get around casino regulations by saying they offered legal online "sweepstakes." There are only four legal casinos in Ohio, a state which authorized Las Vegas-style gambling ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745128/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:25 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745128/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Seelbach Controversy continues to dog an ordinance Cincinnati City Council passed at the beginning of May setting requirements for bidding on the $3.2 billion Metropolitan Sewer District replacement project. The ordinance modified a different law passed by council in June 2013. At the center of the controversy is a requirement that bidders participate in an ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745719/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:05 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745719/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Hartmann Controversy continues to dog an ordinance Cincinnati City Council passed at the beginning of May setting requirements for bidding on the $3.2 billion Metropolitan Sewer District replacement project. The ordinance modified a different law passed by council in June 2013. At the center of the controversy is a requirement that bidders participate in an ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745718/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:37:19 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214745718/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Northwest schools says a Colerain Teacher was placed on administrative leave, due to potential criminal activity. The district won't say what the teacher is accused of doing, but officials have turned the case over to police for investigation. Northwest says it won't release any more details about the allegations, including the teacher's name, until the investigation is ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214744457/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:13 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214744457/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that two insurance fraud investigations have led to criminal convictions in the Columbus and Cleveland areas. The cases were related to insurance claim padding totaling nearly $20,000. Randall Stewart, of Canal Winchester, pled guilty in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to a misdemeanor count of ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743806/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:44:59 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743806/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Lewis Center, Ohio-based Modern Medical announced the nationwide roll out of a program designed stop the rise of opioid abuse in the workers’ compensation industry. Opioid Defense Manager (ODM) was launched in November 2012 in a test phase, the company said. The managed care program is a proactive, customized program designed to protect employees, physicians and employers by reducing ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743807/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:44:59 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743807/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Chris Carey, the director who oversees operations of Ohio State's Global Gateways program, said the university is still tinkering with the three-year-old initiative. Ohio State Universitys global initiative to open embassy-like overseas offices has plans for a third site in Brazil next year. But first, it has to collect enough data on efforts in China and India to convince trustees that the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743694/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:31:02 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743694/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Work at Kenwood Towne Place ground to a halt in 2008, and a complicated foreclosure case began in 2009. The plea agreement for the former chief financial officer for Bear Creek Capital LLC and Kenwood Towne Place LLC, has been unsealed. Tina Schmidt was indicted in September in federal court for the Southern District of Ohio on one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud for her actions related ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743884/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28:33 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743884/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 A lockdown at a Columbus elementary school was lifted after a suspect was taken into custody.Officials locked down Leawood Elementary School in east Columbus following a nearby domestic dispute around 11:45 a.m.According to police, the lockdown was prompted after a man left the scene of a domestic dispute on Wilton Avenue.Police described the individual as a "mentally-ill" teenager. He ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743015/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743015/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 The Marion Police Department is looking for William Wadell Evans, who is wanted for an armed robbery of a Circle K on North Main Street that occurred in March. Evans is 48 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Police said that he should be considered armed and ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743016/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743016/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Law enforcement agencies are working to keep the roads safe over Memorial Day weekend.The Franklin County DUI Task Force will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday night in the western part of the county.Deputies will be checking vehicles on Norton Road, just south of U.S. Route 40 in Prairie Township.The checkpoint will be manned from 9 p.m. until 3 a.m.Authorities will also be looking for ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743017/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:08 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743017/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - A newspaper's analysis has found that almost 100 bridges in the northern Kentucky-Cincinnati region need attention due to age or defects.The Kentucky Enquirer ( http://cin.ci/13358Dz) reports information from a national bridge database shows there are 24 "structurally deficient" bridges in the northern Kentucky counties of Boone, Campbell and Kenton and 72 ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743287/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:03:00 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743287/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 , who has the best chance of any of the Bengals rookies to start for the NFL's sixth-ranked defense when Cincinnati opens the season in Chicago, signed Friday as they neared a sweep of signing their draft picks before next month's mandatory minicamp. Of the club's 10 draft picks, only ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743012/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:56:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743012/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 MONROE, Mich. (AP) -- Investigators say the number of tips is dwindling in the kidnapping and slaying of a 5-year-old Michigan girl who disappeared four years ago and was found buried near a Michigan ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743018/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:47:20 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743018/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 McDonald's and was about to sit down to eat when he heard calls for help from his neighbor’s home.His suspicions aroused - he said he knew no women lived at that home - he walked to the driveway with a ';half-eaten Big Mac'; in his ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214740161/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:48 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214740161/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 May 25 marks National Missing Children's Day, and state officials are honoring those children listed as missing in Ohio.Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine took part in a ceremony where children released 690 balloons on Friday.The Attorney General's Office says there are 690 children considered missing from Ohio.The AG said that a total of 19,219 reports of missing children were made in ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741078/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:46 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741078/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Columbus police said they have tracked down a man wanted for kidnapping and sexual assault.They said 41-year-old Henry A. Durdin Jr. was arguing with a female acquaintance Wednesday night.He became enraged, tied the woman up, and sexually assaulted her. He then took off.The woman was taken to a local hospital, treated and released.Police said that Durdin was considered armed and dangerous.He was ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741077/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:46 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741077/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 A man is charged with escape, assault on a peace officer, resisting arrest, falsification, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after an incident at a north side restaurant on Thursday.According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, a deputy tried to stop a man, later identified as Joshua T. Levi, for a minor traffic stop on Friday near the Waffle House at 1050 E. ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741079/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:46 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741079/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Police say a man who is charged with burglary is thought to have broken into the same home twice this year.According to court documents, Brian Keith Mills broke into a home in the 800 block of Marland Drive South on February 25. The resident of the home arrived to discover two men in her home, one of whom was identified as Mills.The two fled the scene and dropped stolen items.Mills is thought to ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741081/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741081/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 At least one person was injured in a crash involving a car and motorcycle Friday morning in Newark.Newark Police said that the crash occurred near 1225 E. Main Street around 9:15 a.m.A medical helicopter was called to transport the person who was riding the motorcycle.Police have not released the name of the person or extent of his/her injuries.The cause of the crash is still under ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741082/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741082/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 One of Ohio State University's corpse flowers could bloom as soon as this weekend, researchers said.The rare titan arum could open up as soon as Saturday.The plant gets the nickname from the smell it gives off which people say resembles a dead body.The greenhouse's other titan arum "woody" bloomed earlier this month.OSU says the extremely rare flower has only opened up 150 ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741084/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741084/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 A stretch of state highway in southwest Ohio is being dedicated to a soldier killed in Afghanistan three years ago. State Route 63 from the city of Monroe to Route 4 will be named Friday the "Sergeant James C. Robinson Memorial Highway." A ceremony is planned Friday afternoon at the small city's Veterans Memorial near Interstate 75. The 27-year-old Robinson was fatally wounded by ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741085/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741085/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 The Arena Grand Movie Theatre will soon be closed, renovated and re-launched with a new concept.Columbus-based Nationwide Realty Investors said the space is being changed into the Studio Movie Grill.The last day of movies for the current Arena Grand will be on May 27.The Texas-based operators of Studio Movie Grill will then make renovations and reopen the theater in late summer."Our new ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741080/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741080/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Police said a man is accused of breaking into a home and beating a man with a gun.According to court documents, Jaymes Nathaniel Alfonzo Henry and two other males broke into a home in the 100 block of East 14th Avenue on May 23.The three allegedly went to the room where the resident was sleeping and held a gun to his head. When the resident refused to answer one of the men, a man struck the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741083/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:45 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741083/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Police were searching for three suspects accused of stealing a car from a victim near the Ohio State University campus.This happened at the corner of 9th Avenue and Highland Street in north Columbus just after 2:30 Friday morning.Police say the three men forced the driver out of the car and took off.The victim wasn’t hurt.Authorities began looking for the green Honda Civic.Police were also ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741086/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:44 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741086/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 FRIDAY MORNING WEATHER DISCUSSIONDate: May 24 Time: 5:00 Meteorologist: Mike Davis Your Doppler 10 ForecastThis Morning Partly cloudy and much cooler.This Afternoon Mostly sunny and cool. Near 60. N 10-15 MphTonight: Clear and chilly. Frost possible, mainly east. 39 N 5-10 MphTomorrow: Mostly sunny and pleasant. 67 NW 5-10 MphSunday: Mostly sunny. 69Special Information: Brightening skies today ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741087/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:43 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741087/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 1. WHAT COLLAPSE OF INTERSTATE BRIDGE IN WASHINGTON STATE MEANS FOR COMMUTERS Washington state officials ask drivers to avoid Interstate 5 near the area where a bridge collapsed over the Skagit River. 2. WHAT OBAMA SAYS ABOUT HIS COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY President Barack Obama defends the use of drones and hints at giving law enforcement more authority to seize communications. 3. HOW STORM SURGE ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741643/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:42 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741643/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 CINCINNATI (AP) -- Ohio's Republican U.S. senator is demanding to know if any disciplinary action has been taken against IRS employees at the agency's Cincinnati office for targeting conservative ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741089/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:27 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741089/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Transaction Action is Tricia Lynn Silva's onlineweekly real estate column. This special online feature details the real-estate sales, leases, new assignments and other deals that have recently taken place in San Antonio and other parts of Texas. Every week, we will post a new listing of some of the latest real estate news for our readers. Among the deals readers will find in this weeks ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741368/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:07 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741368/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 A.G. Lafley was named CEO and chairman of the board on Thursday, May 23, 2013. A.G. Lafley will be the first Procter & Gamble Co. CEO to make a return appearance to the chief executive seat. The only other company leader who comes close to that distinction is John Pepper, who returned briefly as chairman following the firing of Durk Jager in 2000. And while outgoing CEO Bob McDonalds four-year ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743013/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:23:21 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214743013/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Rodney Grabowski has been named president of the University of Cincinnati Foundation and vice president for Development and Alumni Relations. The University of Cincinnati Foundation was established in 1975 as the private-sector, fundraising arm of the university, whose mission includes soliciting and handling contributions that support UCs education and research programs. In recent years, the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741070/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:07 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214741070/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Galleria Historica: Mariemont High School teacher Donald Books wanted his students to take a greater interest in history and created an optional, end-of-year art project. After two decades and hundreds of projects, the work is now displayed in a permanent art ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214739579/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:39:20 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214739579/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Several streets in Fairfax were blocked off more than a year ago as part of Wooster Pike improvements. A number of residents have expressed opposition to the next phase of the project which involves converting the streets into cul-de-sacs. / Forrest Sellers/The Community ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214739580/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:39:19 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214739580/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 He also had small amounts of marijuana in his system, along with the prescription antidepressant Vyvanse, which he took to treat his attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, said Coroner Dr. Kent ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214739581/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:39:18 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214739581/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Analysts dont sound sad to see Procter & Gamble Co.s CEO of the last four years, Bob McDonald, go. Analysts dont sound sad to see Procter & Gamble Co.s CEO of the last four years go. Several analysts that I talked to this morning felt that the performance of Bob McDonald, whose retirement was announced Thursday, had been lacking. They thought the return of former CEO A.G. Lafley, 65, would be ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214739823/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:32:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214739823/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 declaring , ';voter fraud does exist, but it is not an epidemic.'; To illustrate his point, Husted noted that the 135 cases of possible voter fraud referred for further investigation are a tiny percentage of more than 5.6 million votes cast in the presidential election last November. Most of these cases involved people who tried to double-vote by either voting in two different ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214738858/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:23 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214738858/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, left, is surrounded by members of the media in the visitor's dugout before a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Francona was Red Sox manager for the 2004 and 2007 World Series championship seasons. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) BOSTON -- Terry Francona felt right at home in the visiting dugout. Back at ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214738716/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:30:47 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214738716/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 DeWine was planning to talk about the results of the 2012 Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Annual Report Friday morning at a Columbus school. A balloon launch - with each of the 690 balloons representing a missing child in the state - also is ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737899/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:46 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737899/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Artsy Fartsy Saturdays kids create finger labyrinths after learning about the ancient meditative paths and walking one. From left are: Elizabeth Fox, Emijah Johnson, Layla Harrison, Renee Diaz, teen mentor Autumn Barney, Anjela Lehmkuhl, Kelvin Davis, Jr., mentor Everett Nabors and Angel Honican. / Thanks to Cathy ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737050/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:57 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737050/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Covington launches park-by-phone for meters Parking by using your smart phone is now available on downtown Covington meters. Most of the city’s parking meters are on and around Madison Avenue ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737052/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:56 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737052/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — A Ross Township police officer and his wife face aggravated child neglect charges after their young children were left unsupervised in a truck outside a Panama City Beach bar. Bay County Jail officials say 35-year-old Michael Webb and 29-year-old Staci Hall left jail Thursday night after posting $500 bonds. The Florida Department of Children and Families took ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737051/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:56 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737051/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 The Three Rivers Local School District will host ceremonies to mark the closing of four of its school buildings on Sunday, June 2. / Kurt Backscheider/The Community ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737054/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:43 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737054/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 The Oak Hills Local School District thanks community members, students, staff and parents who participated in the One Hope, One Heart volleyball competition at Oak Hills High School May ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737053/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:42 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737053/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Colerain Township will continue working on its budget for 2014 with a town hall meeting planned for 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the Colerain Community Center, 4300 Springdale Road. This is an opportunity for the residents to speak on the reports that were to be presented at the township meeting May ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737057/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:40 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737057/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Seton High School sophomore Brittany Oestreicher was the recipient of a Vocation Essay Contest scholarship from the Franciscan Sisters of the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737056/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:39 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737056/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 http://bit.ly/13P86u2 ) reports that the 29-count indictment alleges that the defendants distributed heroin out of seven spots in the Ohio River town of Portsmouth, about 90 miles south of Columbus - including two ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737060/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:43 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737060/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say a central Ohio insurance lawyer was killed when he fell through the roof of a storm-damaged building he was ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737059/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:43 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737059/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 The Council of Smaller Enterprises is launching a program to recoup building owners in Ohio for the cost of energy efficiency upgrades. The Council of Smaller Enterprises will offer a first-ever program to recoup building owners in Ohio for the cost of energy efficiency upgrades through regular monthly billing, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Under the Ohio Energy Resource Fund, the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214736708/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:36 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214736708/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Could GetGo and Giant Eagle take over two locations formerly run by 7-Eleven near the Ohio State University campus? Columbus Business First is reporting that Giant Eagle Inc.'s real estate company has filed applications for liquor licenses for two former 7-Elevens near the Ohio State University campus. The license applications say Giant Eagle may locate Get Go convenience stores in both ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737229/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:04:50 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214737229/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities in northeast Ohio say a 70-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of his 12th drunken-driving ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214736386/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:00 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214736386/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 A provision in the state budget proposed by the Ohio House would prohibit the lottery from following the lead of other states and selling tickets directly to players via computers and hand-held ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214736387/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:00 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214736387/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 The Ohio Department of Health said Thursday that cuts totaling nearly $8.5 million so far will affect programs including newborn hearing screenings, food assistance programs and abstinence ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214736385/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:00 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214736385/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- An Ohio police officer and his wife face aggravated child neglect charges after their young children were left unsupervised in a truck outside a Panama City Beach ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214736440/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:52 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214736440/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A two-month investigation has determined that a University of Dayton freshman who fell from a six-story dormitory window last month committed ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214735674/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214735674/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 CLEVELAND -- A fight at an east side bar ended when a 27-year-old man was shot and killed early Friday morning. The fight started at the Your Place and Mine Bar near E. 55th Street and Broadway Avenue just before 2:30 a.m. The fight spilled out of the bar and into the parking lot where police say several shots were fired. One man was struck in the torso by gunfire. He was taken to MetroHealth ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214735673/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:02:10 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214735673/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Two Ohio State University students reported similar incidents involving a masked man exposing himself to them near campus. Lindsey Ritchey said it happened to her outside her Hunter Avenue apartment. Ritchey said she was sitting on her porch when she noticed someone come up next to her in the dark. "I look up and see that it's a man in a mask," she said. She said the man was using ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214734137/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:03 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214734137/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Nearly two dozen Buckeye Lake residents protested in front of the Buckeye Lake Fire Department Thursday evening. The protestors said they are not getting full protection from fire crews. "Our EMS services are not what they need to be and they've had nearly a year to improve and they're not doing it," says resident Peggy Wells. Wells says the department has had a number of ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214734138/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:03 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214734138/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Scammers are using counterfeit checks that appear to be from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, according to the Ohio Attorney General's Office.The AG issued a news release on Thursday about the scam, which the department said are part of a mystery shopper scam in which consumers receive a letter stating that they have been selected as a "customer service evaluator" ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214734136/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:12:02 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214734136/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups. Danny Werfel, the agency's new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email Thursday, May 23, 2013, that he has selected a new acting head of the division, staying within the IRS to find new leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214732606/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:07:20 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214732606/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Unlike Thursday's series opener between the Indians and Red Sox, which had a total of 15 runs scored on 23 hits, Friday's game at Fenway Park could be quite the pitchers' duel. Justin Masterson will be on the hill for Cleveland, while John Lackey toes the rubber for Boston. The Indians right-hander has won three straight games and was named the American League Player of the Week ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214732394/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:10:11 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214732394/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 @UC.Wisc Whoop-sie! The GOP members of Ohio’s House of Representatives just pulled a blooper so big that it’s probably time to promote all of them to the United States House of Representatives. Fortunately for them–or at least for Ohio–they’re probably going to be saved by the other half of their legislature, the Senate. The issue is student voting. In April, the ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214731996/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:27:17 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214731996/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Terry Francona knew the drill, and that helped. But in the end, the best coping mechanism for making his emotional return to Fenway Park was one that he’s relied on throughout his life - the game of baseball itself.Francona arrived in Boston yesterday at 5 a.m. after an 11-7 loss to the Tigers on Wednesday, and he knew it wouldn’t just be any other day. But he also knew he was coming ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214731405/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:22:25 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214731405/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Hundreds of convicted felons in Ohio — many of them violent — are getting state licenses to hunt, even though it’s illegal for them to have guns, a Channel 3 news investigation found. The Investigator Tom Meyer did a computer-assisted investigation, cross-checking last year’s list of Ohio hunting license recipients with a list of state prisoners who did time in the past 10 ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214731006/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:38:11 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214731006/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Six high school seniors and two women received scholarships for college. From right to left are scholarship winners Nora and Ellen Molinaro of Mount Notre Dame High School, Ashley Schlissel of Indian Hill High School, Lynn Kendall of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and Alexis Teeters of Indian Hill High School. / Thanks to Dawn ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214730926/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:36:10 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214730926/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Finneytown Local School District Superintendent Tyrone Olverson, 45, meets with Finneytown resident Bob Briggs, 86, during a meet and greet with the community at the Finneytown secondary campus. / Monica Boylson/The Community ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214730927/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:36:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214730927/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 DELHI TWP. — Mady Nutter and Erica Schloemer had just yards to go to pass the finish line in the Girls on the Run 5K at Paul Brown Stadium. Exhausted the two knew they had to increase their speed to take first place in the girls ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214731007/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:36:09 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214731007/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 PARKERSBURG - Volunteers are needed to clean up debris from the banks of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers in the 24th annual Ohio River Sweep on June 15. John Reed of the Wood County Solid Waste Authority, the Wood County coordinator for the event, said 151 local volunteers collected 119 bags of trash, tires, steel drums, chairs, ice chests and other items during the river sweep last year. ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214731009/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:20:40 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214731009/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Stubbs opens scoring with bloop RBI double BOSTON -- Terry Francona did not want his return to Fenway Park to create any kind of distraction for his players. That was tough to pull off prior to Thursday's game, when a huge crowd of reporters gathered around the Indians manager in the visitors' dugout. As Cleveland's players made their way to the field, they glanced at the mob ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214730441/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:40:45 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214730441/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Drew Stubbs both had two RBI during a six-run sixth inning Wednesday that propelled Cleveland to a 12-3 whipping of Boston. The Indians produced 16 hits while snapping a two-game skid. ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214730547/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Thu, 23 May 2013 23:25:38 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214730547/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Ohio State beat Nebraska 3-2 on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Thursday at Target Field. Nebraska pitcher Dylan Vogt struggled in the ninth and walked Ohio State second baseman Troy Kuhn with the bases loaded to bring in the winning run. Cornhuskers center fielder Ty Kildow scored the tying run in the top of the inning, but ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214729334/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:35:19 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214729334/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Tanner Hawkinson, the Bengals fifth-round pick, is a young man the Bengals are hurrying along the offensive line. Envisioning Hawkinson as the next Dave Lapham, he's working at left tackle and left guard this week as OTAs opened at Paul Brown Stadium."Being versatile is what he's going to be really good at," said Kyle Caskey, offensive line coach Paul Alexander's ... http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214728785/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:01:19 -0400 http://www.clevelandnews.net/index.php/sid/214728785/scat/d3350bca3cdaf0d1