COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vaccines remain the best protection against the serious outcomes from COVID-19 impacting Ohioans of all ages. To date, more than 63% of eligible Ohioans, or more than 6.3 million people, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Among Ohio’s youngest eligible residents, more than 375,000 Ohioans ages 12-17 – […]
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Maryland couple arrested on federal espionage-related charges
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, both of Annapolis, Maryland, were arrested in Jefferson County, West Virginia, by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on Saturday, Oct. 9. They will have their initial appearances on Tuesday, Oct. 12, in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia. For almost a year, Jonathan Toebbe, […]
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Former director of the Cuyahoga County Regional Jail sentenced to 9 months in jail
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kenneth Mills, the former director of the Cuyahoga County Regional Jail, was sentenced to 9 months in jail, the maximum possible for his mismanagement of the facility, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. “As a prisoner himself, the defendant will learn what it really means to depend on the public servants charged […]
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No federal civil rights charges in the shooting of Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wisconsin — The Justice Department announced today that it will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a Kenosha Police Department (KPD) officer for his involvement in the Aug. 23, 2020, shooting of 30-year-old Jacob Blake. Officials from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District […]
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Police responded to a Saturday morning stabbing in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The Chillicothe Police Department is investigating an early morning stabbing at 154 Race Street. According to initial reports, two male subjects were engaged in an altercation at a residence when one of the men pulled a knife, stabbing the other. Chillicothe Police responded to the scene and located the victim who, according to […]
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Home engulfed by flames Friday evening in Ross Co. a total loss
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Fire and rescue crews from multiple counties and townships responded to the area of Woods Hollow Road on reports of a house fire. The residence, according to fire crews, had been engulfed by flames. Initial reports said that no one was inside the home at the time of the fire. Firefighters battling […]
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Dorothy Pauline Coleman
Dorothy Pauline Coleman, age 74, of Greenfield, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at home. She was born November 15, 1946, in Hillsboro, Ohio, the daughter of John and Inez (Davidson) Rhoads. Dorothy was a 1965 graduate of Belfast High School. She retired from Huhtamaki (also known as PRI) in New Vienna after […]
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California man used popular social media apps to target children
FRESNO, California — A California man was sentenced today to 55 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child pornography. Jacob Blanco, 29, of Fresno, pleaded guilty in May 2020 to sexual exploitation of a minor and receipt and distribution of material involving […]
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A child is in the hospital, and her parents face felony charges
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — A four-year-old child is in the hospital, and her parents are in jail. According to Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman, deputies received a call from Portsmouth Police regarding a four-year-old child at King’s Daughters Medical Center. Medical staff told authorities that the child had severe skull fractures and may have ingested illegal […]
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Ina R. Howard
Ina R. Howard, age 92, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at her home with her family by her side. She was born on June 14, 1929, in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Roy and Marie (Mink) Pace. Mrs. Howard was a long-time member of the Union […]