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Ohio reveals where new 70 mph speed limit applies
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio Department of Transportation has revealed which sections of rural interstate highway will have a higher speed limit of 70 mph instead of 65 mph starting July ...
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Queen City Angels expects biggest fund yet to close soon
John Habbert is a founding member of the Queen City Angels. Seed capital investment group Queen City Angels is about to complete its biggest investment fund ever, and itll be bigger than the group originally planned. The new fund will give Cincinnatis largest angel capital group as much as $10 million it can start investing by late summer. Queen City Angels founding member John Habbert told a ...
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6 Indicted In Separate Frauds Thefts In Richland County
Six people were indicted by a Richland County grand jury for three separate incidents of fraud or theft, according to the Ohio Attorney General's Office.Bretley Rogers is accused of two counts of theft involving the misuse of funds from the Lexington Football League, which provides youth sports.Donna Payne is accused of fraudulent solicitation connected with raising funds for injured ...
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Ohio Church Gets Heat From Gay Marriage Supporters After Celebrating Biblical Marriage With Chick-fil-A Gift Cards
Cornerstone Baptist Temple in Dayton, Ohio, celebrated their "Biblical Marriage" day on May 19, 2013. As America waits with bated breath for the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage, one Ohio church became the target of gay marriage supporters after it advertised an event celebrating biblical marriages that promised to reward husband and wife couples with free $25 ...
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Book sale from private collection to benefit Glendale pavilion
Sherri Kohnle will donate her husband's extensive book collection to raise funds for the Glendale performance pavilion. / Kelly McBride/Thanks to Sherri ...
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Budget cuts could force Alms Park closure
The Kilgour Fountain in Hyde Park Square is one of many fountains and water features that would be shut off if the Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners continues with its list of $1.2 million in budget cuts / File ...
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North College Hill Memorial Day Parade
The City of North College Hill is having a Memorial Day Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 25, beginning at Hamilton and Goodman avenues and continuing to West Galbraith Road and Trojan ...
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Women to celebrate overseas trip at parade
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their overseas excursion, Girl Scout alumnae from Troop 263 will march in this ...
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UPDATE All-clear given at hospital
UPDATE: All-clear has been given at hospital, according to emergency communications report.A Cincinnati Hazmat crew has responded to a possible bio emergency at Cincinnati VA Medical Center after someone was exposed to a white powdery substance, according to emergency communication ...
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Protesters denounce IRS at agencys headquarters
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A few dozen tea party activists and their supporters have gathered outside the IRS headquarters in Washington to protest extra scrutiny of their ...
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Ohio ex-AG applies for law license reinstatement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has applied to have his law license reinstated now that he's served a six-month suspension related to ethics ...
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Heres the price tag for Phase 2 of the Banks
The next major phase of the Banks development will start sometime this fall. The new apartment building will have a curved facade. The second phase of the Banks has a price tag. The total project investment for Phase 2 of the Banks riverfront project will be $67 million, according to the 2012 State of Downtown Report from Downtown Cincinnati Inc. Spokeswoman Libby Korosec confirmed the cost is ...
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Protesters chant Stop the IRS in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI -; Tea party activists have rallied outside the federal building in Cincinnati waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting "Stop the ...
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Ohio Officials Identify 70 MPH Speed Zones
The Ohio Department of Transportation has released a map identifying highways that will change to have 70 mile per hour speed limits this summer.The green light for the change is being given to 570 miles of Ohio roadways.The state transportation budget bill allowed the change to 70 MPH for interstates that are "outside urbanized areas." The changes will go into effect on July ...
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Downtown Cincinnati saw only slight uptick in residents in 12
Downtown Cincinnati saw a slight population increase in 2012. Downtowns population increased just slightly in 2012, rising to 13,401 from 13,214 in 2011, according to Downtown Cincinnati Inc.s annual state of downtown report. The slight increase follows large annual population increases between 2009 and 2011. The number of people living in the Central Business District generally south of ...
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Central Ohio Hopes State Tax Incentives Will Add Jobs
Central Ohio hopes to gain 788 jobs from state tax incentives offered yesterday, including those for one company's project to add 120 jobs in Columbus as part of a $1.2 million expansion tied to the commercial-vehicle market. The project for Proform Industries was one of 10 approved by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority at yesterday's meeting. The projects would add 1,108 jobs and ...
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St. Vincent de Paul helping in Oklahoma
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is asking for help in bringing relief to the residents of Moore, Okla., following the devastation of ...
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Ohio kidnapping suspects 3 dogs go to foster care
They'll be in foster care until the women - Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight - decide whether they want to take the pets into their ...
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Falcon chick Zoom banded atop Ohio high-rise
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- State wildlife officials have examined and banded the first peregrine falcon chick in three years to be hatched atop the Rhodes Tower in downtown Columbus - and it's a ...
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Former IRS chief Cant say how targeting happened
former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings. (AP Photo/Charles ...
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Franklin County Officials Installing More Tornado Sirens
It is pure coincidence, but the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency said it is going to start installing tornado sirens throughout Franklin County on May 21. Fourteen warning sirens will be installed by the end of the month. The tornado that struck in Moore, Oklahoma hit home for local parents taking their kids to school. "I think it’s every three or six months ...
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Officer Released From Hospital After Being Hit By Suspects Vehicle
A Danville police officer who was injured trying to deploy stop sticks to end a chase this weekend has been released from the hospital.Officer Chad Lishness was hit by a suspect's vehicle Sunday morning on Coshocton Road in Mount Vernon.The police said Lishness was knocked 60 feet before he landed on the roadway. They said his bullet proof vest absorbed much of the impact from the ...
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Ohio Rep To Step Down As House Democratic Leader
The Democratic leader in the Ohio House says he's stepping down from his role before his term ends next year. Rep. Armond Budish of Beachwood has led House Democrats for five years. His resignation as minority leader is effective Tuesday night and comes as he considers a run for Cuyahoga County executive. Budish told The Plain Dealer in Cleveland that he's been looking at the county ...
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Surviving Victim Of Deadly Knox County Kidnappings Receives Protection Order Against Father Step-Mother
A Franklin County court granted a protection order for a teenager who said her father and step-mother were abusing her. The court granted the protection order for Sarah Maynard, the only surviving victim of the deadly Knox County kidnappings in November 2010. Maynard’s mother, Tina Hermann, her brother, Kody Maynard, and a close friend, Stephanie Sprang, were abducted and dismembered by ...
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Woman Run Over By Garbage Truck Near Westerville South High School
A medical helicopter was requested for a woman who was struck by a garbage truck in Westerville. According to Westerville police, the 32-year-old woman was struck at Crescent Drive at Crescent Court.Westerville police told 10TV News that a Rumpke garbage truck backed over the person.Police said that it appeared the driver of the truck did not see the woman walking along Illinois Avenue. The ...
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Hopkins International on the brink
United and Continental Airlines remain intent on merging the two airlines, which would create the biggest airline in the world. Continental, based in Houston, Texas is already the fourth-largest carrier in the United States, which makes its operations out of Hopkins International extremely important to the city of Cleveland.
Local industry commentators have been discussing the merger between United and Continental and the effects it might have on the city. The general consensus has been negative, according to Cleveland news media. Read more
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