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Governors wary of Medicaid cost shift in Senate health bill

Published on June 23, 2017

COLUMBUS — Governors in several states that opted to expand Medicaid under former President Barack Obama's health care law are wary of the Senate Republican plan to end the added federal funding for it within seven years. The proposal →

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Accident reported involving military plane at Dayton air show

Published on June 23, 2017

DAYTON — Authorities say a military jet apparently practicing for an Ohio air show has been involved in an accident. Penelope Reed of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in Dayton says a report was received at 12:31 p.m. Friday of a jet →

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Remains found off Pennsylvania shore could be Cleveland plane crash victim's

Published on June 23, 2017

A Pennsylvania coroner says remains found by someone fishing in Lake Erie might belong to one of three victims still unaccounted for in a plane crash that killed six people just off the Cleveland shore last year. Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook →

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GOP Medicaid cuts would hit states fighting opioid epidemic -- including Ohio

Published on June 21, 2017

WASHINGTON — The Republican drive to roll back Barack Obama's health care law is on a collision course with a national opioid epidemic that's not letting up. Medicaid cuts resulting from the GOP legislation would hit hard in states deeply →

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Oberlin council votes to join federal suit against NEXUS pipeline

Published on June 14, 2017

OBERLIN — The city on Monday voted to join a lawsuit with the goal of stopping the NEXUS gas transmission pipeline from cutting through land near residents. Law Director Jon Clark said the plaintiffs’ lawyer, David Mucklow, reached out →

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Teen rescues 4-year-old on first day as a lifeguard in Lakewood

Published on June 13, 2017

LAKEWOOD — An Ohio teen lifeguard has rescued a 4-year-old boy — the first day on the job. Jack Viglianco says he was 20 minutes into his shift at a Lakewood swimming pool Thursday when he heard the boy calling for help. The 15-year-old →

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Senate budget closes $1 billion gap, adds $6 million for opiate crisis

Published on June 12, 2017

COLUMBUS — Senate Republicans in Ohio said Monday that they've been able to close a projected $1 billion state budget gap while preserving essential services and pumping more money into fighting the opiate crisis. Senate President Larry →

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Police identify mother, 2 daughters found dead at North Royalton home

Published on June 12, 2017

NORTH ROYALTON — Police say a mother and her two adult daughters have been found dead at a home in Ohio. Police say a family friend found the three Sunday night at a home in North Royalton. Police on Monday identified the victims as 45-year- →

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Lake Erie water level up to 574 feet, close to record high

Published on June 9, 2017

CLEVELAND — Lake Erie water levels have risen to a near record high, causing flood concern for nearby homeowners. Cleveland.com reports Lake Erie's last reading put the body of water at 574 feet, just 7.3 inches shy of an all-time high in →

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Teen killed, 3 injured in single-car Strongsville crash

Published on June 8, 2017

STRONGSVILLE — Authorities say a 16-year-old girl has died and three others have been injured when a car carrying six teen girls left the roadway and crashed into a tree outside of Cleveland. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office has →

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Ohio chief justice pursues study of judges' workloads

Published on June 7, 2017

COLUMBUS — Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor is pushing for a study of judges’ workloads at a time the number of cases on judges’ dockets is steadily declining in Ohio and nationally. O'Connor told a gathering of →

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1-year-old Akron boy hospitalized after opioid overdose

Published on June 2, 2017

AKRON — Police say a 1-year-old Ohio boy had to be revived with naloxone after he overdosed on opioids. Police say the boy's 9-year-old brother called 911 Thursday evening after he noticed the infant had stopped breathing. Paramedics arrived →

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Ohio's lieutenant governor reveals sons' opioid addictions

Published on June 1, 2017

COLUMBUS — Ohio's lieutenant governor revealed Thursday that her two sons have struggled with opioid addiction, adding her family to the thousands known to be affected by the nation's prescription painkiller and heroin epidemic. “Like →

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Ohio attorney general sues five drug makers over opiate crisis

Published on May 31, 2017

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Attorney General on Wednesday sued five drugmakers for their alleged role perpetrating the state's addictions epidemic, accusing the companies of intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and →

Governors wary of Medicaid cost shift in Senate health bill

Accident reported involving military plane at Dayton air show

Remains found off Pennsylvania shore could be Cleveland plane crash victim's

GOP Medicaid cuts would hit states fighting opioid epidemic -- including Ohio

Oberlin council votes to join federal suit against NEXUS pipeline

Teen rescues 4-year-old on first day as a lifeguard in Lakewood

Senate budget closes $1 billion gap, adds $6 million for opiate crisis

Police identify mother, 2 daughters found dead at North Royalton home

Lake Erie water level up to 574 feet, close to record high

Teen killed, 3 injured in single-car Strongsville crash

Ohio chief justice pursues study of judges' workloads

1-year-old Akron boy hospitalized after opioid overdose

Ohio's lieutenant governor reveals sons' opioid addictions

Ohio attorney general sues five drug makers over opiate crisis

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