CINCINNATI (AP) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has formed an advisory group to help solve some of the biggest problems in the state's foster-care system, including safety and stability.
DeWine announced the formation of the group at a news conference on Monday and gave its members a March deadline to issue recommendations to improve the system.
The announcement came almost one year after DeWine's office held the first of 8 child-safety summits in the state following a rash of shocking cases.
Those included the Oct. 21, 2011, death of a 2-year-old Cincinnati boy who had been beaten and burned, allegedly by his father, two months after he was returned to his parents' home from foster care.
DeWine says it's time for the state to say to some parents, "enough is enough."
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Sunday, May 19 2013 4:11 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:11:36 GMT
Police are on the lookout for a man accused of hitting and seriously injuring a Sheriff's deputy with his car.Police say Josh Baldridge hit a Knox County, Ohio deputy early this morning.Baldridge is driving
Police are on the lookout for a man accused of hitting and seriously injuring a Sheriff's deputy with his car.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:50 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:50:15 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state of Ohio has received a $2.1 million federal grant to improve criminal background checks for those home health care workers who directly serve the disabled and elderly. The
The state of Ohio has received a $2.1 million federal grant to improve criminal background checks for those home health care workers who directly serve the disabled and elderly.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:41 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:41:11 GMT
CLEVELAND (AP) - Police made regular crime runs to the Cleveland street where three women were held captive in a house over a decade before escaping.Since the 2002 abduction of the first victim, Michelle
Police made regular crime runs to the Cleveland street where three women were held captive in a house over a decade before escaping.
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:21 AM EDT2013-05-19 15:21:41 GMT
A very lucky lottery player in the Sunshine State is a multi-millionaire this morning! Powerball lottery officials say someone in Florida bought a winning ticket for Saturday night's record $590 million
A very lucky lottery player in the Sunshine State is a multi-millionaire this morning! Powerball lottery officials say someone in Florida bought a winning ticket for Saturday night's record $590 million drawing. Right now, the winner hasn't been identified.
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:52 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:52:31 GMT
LEXINGTON, Mich. (AP) - Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young boys, said she was battling cancer
A Michigan mom who claimed to be battling cancer and a rape survior is being accused of fraud and her community is reeling.
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:11 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:11:36 GMT
Police are on the lookout for a man accused of hitting and seriously injuring a Sheriff's deputy with his car.Police say Josh Baldridge hit a Knox County, Ohio deputy early this morning.Baldridge is driving
Police are on the lookout for a man accused of hitting and seriously injuring a Sheriff's deputy with his car.
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:21 AM EDT2013-05-19 15:21:41 GMT
A very lucky lottery player in the Sunshine State is a multi-millionaire this morning! Powerball lottery officials say someone in Florida bought a winning ticket for Saturday night's record $590 million
A very lucky lottery player in the Sunshine State is a multi-millionaire this morning! Powerball lottery officials say someone in Florida bought a winning ticket for Saturday night's record $590 million drawing. Right now, the winner hasn't been identified.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:50 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:50:15 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state of Ohio has received a $2.1 million federal grant to improve criminal background checks for those home health care workers who directly serve the disabled and elderly. The
The state of Ohio has received a $2.1 million federal grant to improve criminal background checks for those home health care workers who directly serve the disabled and elderly.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:22 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:22:35 GMT
Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School). In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown.
NEW YORK (AP) - The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second
The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career.
Sunday, May 19 2013 12:08 PM EDT2013-05-19 16:08:48 GMT
CLEVELAND (AP) - Two state legislators want to end the requirement for two license plates on vehicles in Ohio and require only one per vehicle. The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reports that state Reps. Terry
Two state legislators want to end the requirement for two license plates on vehicles in Ohio and require only one per vehicle.
Sunday, May 19 2013 8:55 AM EDT2013-05-19 12:55:26 GMT
It has been a slow severe weather season up to this point, but this weekend will be the busiest of the season so far. There were more than 20 tornado reports on Saturday and over 200 severe reports totals.
More than 200 severe weather reports and 20 tornadoes were observed in the plains on Saturday.
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:50:34 GMT
Three suspects are still on the loose after an-early morning home invasion and murder in Waterville Township and investigators say the death of 34-year-old James Safadi was not a random act of violence.
Investigators say the home invasion death of 34-year-old James Safadi in Waterville was not a random act of violence. They believe the local business owner was targeted.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:45 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:45:51 GMT
EOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North Korea routinely
North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:41 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:41:11 GMT
CLEVELAND (AP) - Police made regular crime runs to the Cleveland street where three women were held captive in a house over a decade before escaping.Since the 2002 abduction of the first victim, Michelle
Police made regular crime runs to the Cleveland street where three women were held captive in a house over a decade before escaping.
Sunday, May 19 2013 3:16 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:16:21 GMT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than
Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.
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