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Once the world's largest mall, now an Amazon fulfillment center
It's a sign of the times. Online retail powerhouse Amazon is constructing a shipping center on the site of an Ohio shopping complex that briefly boasted the title of "the world's largest mall." The North Randall, Ohio mayor said he expects the facility to create 2,000 jobs in the area.
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Judge shot outside Ohio courthouse returns fire; suspect killed
A man who shot a judge in an "ambush-style" attack outside an Ohio courthouse was killed when the judge and a probation officer returned fire, authorities said Monday. Common Pleas Judge Joseph J. Bruzzese Jr. was shot about 8 a.m. outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Steubenville, about 40 miles west of Pittsburgh, Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said. The judge was hospitalized but his condition not released.
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Deadly accident at Ohio State Fair caused by corrosion, says ride maker
The manufacturer of an amusement park ride that malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair in July said on Sunday that the deadly incident was caused by "excessive corrosion." The Fire Ball ride collapsed on July 26, killing one person and injuring seven others. The ride consists of at least six rows of seats that spin around 40 feet above the ground as the entire structure moves like a pendulum.
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Gold lunar module stolen from Neil Armstrong museum in Ohio
Ohio police say a rare gold replica of the lunar space module has been stolen from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum.
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Child killer put to death in first Ohio execution in 3 years
A child killer was put to death with no apparent complications Wednesday in Ohio's first execution since a problem-plagued one 3? years ago triggered an uproar over the reliability of the lethal injection drugs used by the state. Ronald Phillips, 43, was condemned to die for the 1993 rape...
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Columbus Police officer seen kicking man in video fired
A Columbus Police officer who was seen on video kicking a suspect while on the ground has been fired. The Director of Public Safety for the City of Columbus issued their ruling Monday afternoon. Officer Zachary Rosen was under investigation for his actions involving a handcuffed suspect when the entire incident was caught on camera.
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Sheriff won't let his deputies carry overdose antidote
A sheriff in an Ohio county with record numbers of drug deaths in recent years is sticking to his longstanding refusal to allow deputies to carry an overdose antidote.
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Stop sending EMS to respond to overdose calls, councilman says
Frustration over the amount of money and public safety services being devoted to drug overdoses led to one Middletown, Ohio, city council member asking if it was possible for the city to not respond to such calls. Saying the city needs to think outside the box, Middletown City Council member Dan Picard asked if it was possible for EMS to not respond to overdose calls.
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For Thousands of U.S. Auto Workers, Downturn is Already Here
Wall Street is fretting that the U.S. auto industry is heading for a downturn, but for thousands of workers at General Motors Co factories in the United States, the hard times are already here.
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Lifeguard, 15, saves toddler during first day on the job
It started out as a day of fun in the sun at the Charles A. Foster pool in Lakewood, Ohio last Thursday – but things quickly turned dangerous. Lifeguard Jack Viglianco, 15, told WJW, "I heard like a 'Help, ah,' kind of thing. And I looked over and I saw a guy who's probably like 3 feet 6 inches, in the 4-foot water and gasping for air."
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“I’m as Poor as Shit”
A Look at Downward Mobility in Lancaster, Ohio. By Lauren Kaori Gurley.
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Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For 'Fueling Opioid Epidemic'
The state's attorney general filed the lawsuit Wednesday, alleging fraudulent marketing. "They knew they were wrong," Mike DeWine says, "but they did it anyway — and they continue to do it."
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Police: Ohio boy, 5, helped save parents who were overdosing
Police in Ohio say the 5-year-old son of a couple who overdosed on heroin saved his parents by walking two blocks in the dark to alert another relative because he thought they were dead. Emergency responders used a drug-overdose antidote to revive the unresponsive pair Thursday morning after finding them on the floor of a home in Middletown, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Cincinnati. A 3-month-old baby was found in a car seat nearby.
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Ohio House passes bill to allow low-cost alternatives to the EpiPen
The Ohio House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday aimed at allowing low-cost alternatives to the EpiPen in the Buckeye State. Dubbed as the "Epinephrine Accessibility Act,” House Bill 101 seeks to make auto-injectors more affordable and accessible for those who rely on them to treat life-threatening allergic reactions.
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Children find parents dead of apparent overdose in Ohio home
A Spirit Airlines pilot and his wife were found dead in their southwestern Ohio home Thursday. Authorities are still investigating but have said the deaths appear to be drug-related. Brian J. Halye, 36, a pilot with Spirit Airlines and his wife, 34-year-old Courtney A. Halye, were found dead in a bedroom of their home by their children, officials said.
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Anonymous donor pays off Ohio students' lunch debts
School officials say an anonymous donor has paid off the lunch debts of more than 150 students in an Ohio city in honor of a retired cafeteria worker who died in January. The Port Clinton News-Herald reports (http://ohne.ws/2lo9NUi ) the more than $500 donation helped pay off the lunch debts of every Port Clinton City Schools student, from kindergarten to 12th grade. The donation was made during the school's "Random Acts of Kindness Week" in February. The newspaper reports the gesture was made in memory of the person's favorite "lunch lady," Ruth Vogt.
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Court Orders Small Ohio Speed Trap Town To Refund $3 Million In Unconstitutional Speeding Tickets
The state of Ohio has had its problems with speed cameras. Back in 2010, the city of New Garfield refunded $100,000 in fines collected in violation of its speed camera policy. The city told the public that drivers would only be ticketed for driving...
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Convicted sex offender charged in murder of Ohio State University student
A convicted sex offender released from prison in November has been charged in the shooting death of a 21-year-old Ohio State University student. Grove City police said in a news release that 29-year-old Brian Golsby was arrested early Saturday and charged with aggravated murder, kidnapping and aggravated robbery in the slaying of Reagan Tokes. Tokes' nude body was found Thursday near a park entrance in Grove City after she was last seen leaving work at a Columbus restaurant Wednesday night. She was then reported missing by her off-campus roommates and co-workers when she never made it home.
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Kasich wants to make Ohio colleges pay for textbooks for students
Instead of paying hundreds of dollars, Ohio college students could soon get their books for free, sort of. To cut down on costs to students, Gov. John Kasich wants to require colleges to provide textbooks to students. Kasich made the textbook proposal in the two-year budget plan he announced Monday in Columbus.
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Coach accused of punching 11-year-old during football game is charged
Months after a coach was accused of punching an 11-year-old during a football game, North Ridgeville police say he's been charged with assault and disorderly conduct. Police say the boy was transported to the hospital in the middle of a youth football league game last October. The boy's mother, Erica Kara, of Elyria, told Fox 8 last year that North Ridgeville Rams Coach David R. Kelly grabbed her son and punched him in the stomach.
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