Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:14 AM EDT2013-05-22 13:14:38 GMT
NB I-75 shut down north of Cygnet due to accident involving school bus
Around two dozen people were injured Tuesday night in a bus crash on I-75. It happened around 10:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-75, just north of the Cygnet exit
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement.
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:47 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:47:17 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio state lawmakers moved boldly Tuesday against storefront sweepstakes parlors they have come to view as illegal gambling operations, advancing separate bills effectively banning
The bill to ban Internet cafes will head to the Ohio Senate floor today. Yesterday a Senate Committee overwhelmingly approved the plans. Two separate proposals would ban operations statewide and block new cafes until the ban takes effect. There are about 800 Internet cafes in Ohio.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:32 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:32:46 GMT
LOGAN, Ohio (AP) - State officials say safety improvements are planned after a third fatal fall from a cliff recently in the Hocking's Hills region of southeastern Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural
State officials say safety improvements are planned after a third fatal fall from a cliff recently in the Hocking's Hills region of southeastern Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says signs warning hikers not to leave marked trails are being enhanced. Rangers also have increased trail patrols and are issuing more citations to people who stray from them
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:26 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:26:32 GMT
CLEVELAND (AP) - The three women held captive in a Cleveland house for about a decade say they are doing fine. That was the message in a letter released by their attorneys Tuesday that also noted a charity
The three women held captive in a Cleveland house for about a decade say they are doing fine. That was the message in a letter released by their attorneys Tuesday that also noted a charity fund to help the women has now raised more than 650 thousand dollars.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:11 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:11:02 GMT
Imagine picking up the phone to hear your grandchild is in trouble. You're told not to tell any other family members, and send cash right away. Chances are, it's a crook trying to pull the 'Grandma Scam'.
Imagine picking up the phone to hear your grandchild is in trouble. You're told not to tell any other family members, and send cash right away. Chances are, it's a crook trying to pull the 'Grandma Scam'.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:22 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:22:27 GMT
Relatives of three teenagers killed in an Ohio school shooting are suing a charity that maintains a fund set up to benefit the families and support the well-being of students and others in the affected community.
Relatives of three teenagers killed in an Ohio school shooting are suing a charity that maintains a fund set up to benefit victims' families and support the well-being of students and others in the affected community.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:08:56 GMT
A Toledo family who moved to Moore less than a year ago only had minutes to take cover. "Its devastation buildings are ripped down families lost their homes houses are flattened." It's been a difficult
A local woman who moved to Moore Oklahoma almost a year ago survives a deadly tornado. 21 year old Kristina Legree says the twister touched down a mile for her home.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:18:53 GMT
A suspended TPS teacher charged with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty to receiving child porn on his home computer. Bruce Omlor, 49, was suspended from Riverside
A suspended TPS teacher charged with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty to receiving child porn on his home computer. Bruce Omlor, 49, was suspended from Riverside Elementary earlier this year.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:11 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:11:44 GMT
A Lucas County sheriff's deputy was arrested Tuesday. Deputy Paul Little was charged with filing false reports, unlawful transfer of a firearm to a convicted felon, and intimidation of a witness. Little
A Lucas County sheriff's deputy was arrested Tuesday. Deputy Paul Little was charged with filing false reports, unlawful transfer of a firearm to a convicted felon, and intimidation of a witness.
EVENING NEWS HEADLINES - JANUARY 7, 2013
COACH CHARGED WITH PORNOGRAPHY
(AP) - The attorney for a veteran Little League baseball administrator in southwest Ohio says the man denies child pornography allegations. Forty-nine-year -old Roger Fox was indicted last month on 14 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor. The JournalNews of Hamilton reports his defense attorney says there are no allegations of improper contact with children.
STEUBENVILLE RAPE CASE
(AP) - Attorneys for two Steubenville High School football players facing rape accusations say they may try to have the case moved in order to protect possible witnesses. A spokesman for Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says prosecutors will review all motions in the case.
ELECTRIC CAR NOISE
(AP) - The government wants all electric and hybrid vehicles to make some noise when traveling under 18 miles per hour so pedestrians can hear them coming. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the cars don't make enough noise at low speeds to warn walkers, bicyclists and the visually impaired. But the agency says the cars do make enough noise to be heard at higher speeds.
MOVIE THEATRE MASSACRE
(AP) - Police officers who responded to last summer's movie theater massacre in Colorado have been testifying at a preliminary hearing for the alleged shooter. A bearded, disheveled James Holmes showed no visible emotion, but officers struggled to hold back the tears as they described finding a 6-year-old girl without a pulse and trying to keep a wounded man from jumping out of a moving police car to go back for his 7-year-old daughter. The hearing is the first extensive public disclosure of evidence in the case.
CANCER DEATH RATES
(AP) - Researchers say death rates from cancer are inching down. The American Cancer Society's annual report on the disease finds cancer deaths among men dropped 1.8 percent a year between 2000 and 2009 and 1.4 percent a year among women. The decline is due mostly to treatment advances and better screening for lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancers.
BONE-CONDUCTION HEADPHONES
(AP) - They are calling them bone-conduction headphones. At the International CES gadget show in Las Vegas electronics companies have been showcasing the latest innovations in televisions, computers and related technology. Panasonic says its new headphones are perfect for late night TV watchers who don't want to disturb sleeping family members. The wireless headsets fit like regular ones one but work like hearing aids, transmitting sound waves through the skull.
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