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Growers say Ohio's tight timeline could delay 1st pot crop

Published on Aug. 11, 2017

COLUMBUS — Officials in Ohio say they don't expect to issue the state's first medical marijuana cultivator licenses until around November, at least a month later than growers expected. The Ohio Department of Commerce announced the timetable →

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Cleveland Clinic won't move Mar-a-Lago event despite protest

Published on Aug. 11, 2017

COLUMBUS — A leading U.S. hospital says it won't move its annual fundraiser away from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort despite pressure from health professionals and others over the president's support for repealing the Affordable Care Act. →

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Mom accused of lying about being doctor, faking son's cancer

Published on Aug. 10, 2017

CINCINNATI — A woman has been accused of pretending to be a doctor and falsely claiming her preschool-age son had terminal cancer so he could receive unnecessary hospital care and opioids. A Hamilton County prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday →

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Officials: State fair attendance down after deadly accident

Published on Aug. 9, 2017

COLUMBUS — Officials say a deadly thrill ride accident on the opening day of this year's Ohio State Fair contributed to a significant drop in attendance. Officials said Tuesday that more than 800,000 people attended the fair this year, the →

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Attorney: Cleveland agrees to settle suit by protesters

Published on Aug. 9, 2017

CLEVELAND — An attorney says Cleveland has agreed to settle a lawsuit by demonstrators arrested while protesting the 2015 acquittal of a police officer in a fatal shooting. Cleveland.com reports an attorney representing the protesters said →

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High-tech ideas to fix opioid crisis compete for Ohio grants

Published on Aug. 8, 2017

COLUMBUS — A call by Ohio Gov. John Kasich for scientific breakthroughs to help solve the opioid crisis is drawing interest from dozens of groups with ideas including remote controlled medication dispensers, monitor devices for addicts →

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Lawyer won't rely on ride maker for cause of fair accident

Published on Aug. 8, 2017

COLUMBUS — The lawyer pursuing a possible lawsuit over a man's death on a thrill ride that broke apart at the Ohio State Fair says he won't rely on the manufacturer's explanation that excessive corrosion was the cause. Attorney Mark Kitrick →

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Ohio crime lab seeks help to handle increased drug-testing

Published on Aug. 7, 2017

COLUMBUS — The state crime lab that tests drugs for Ohio law enforcement agencies wants to get help from other labs to deal with increasing demand for testing amid the opioid epidemic. The Columbus Dispatch reports the attorney general will →

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Boy riding in vehicle is shot in head on I-90 in Cleveland

Published on Aug. 7, 2017

CLEVELAND — Cleveland police say a 4-year-old boy was shot in the head and wounded while riding in a vehicle when someone fired at it as his mother drove on a highway. Police say the woman reported that she honked the horn to pass a vehicle →

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Lewandowski's Ohio trips reveal his many Trump-related roles

Published on Aug. 4, 2017

CLEVELAND — Corey Lewandowski is playing his Trump card. The former campaign manager for President Donald Trump is raising money from speaking fees and strategic advising that looks a lot like lobbying. Known for his “let Trump be →

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4 hurt on deadly ride at Ohio State Fair remain hospitalized

Published on Aug. 3, 2017

COLUMBUS — Four people injured when a thrill ride fell apart at the Ohio State Fair remain hospitalized, including a woman in a coma. An 18-year-old man was killed and seven people injured when the swinging and spinning Fire Ball ride broke →

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Dying woman in Virginia granted final wish of Ohio milkshake

Published on Aug. 2, 2017

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS — An Ohio native in hospice care in Virginia had a dying wish fulfilled last month — one last mocha milkshake from a popular suburban Cleveland restaurant. Fifty-year-old Emily Pomeranz died Friday of pancreatic cancer. →

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Ohio man charged in 2 fires that killed 9 pleads not guilty

Published on Aug. 2, 2017

AKRON — An Ohio man indicted on aggravated murder charges for two fires on the same street that killed nine people has pleaded not guilty. Fifty-eight-year-old Stanley Ford, of Akron, appeared for an arraignment Wednesday in Akron. His $7 →

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Sessions: US prosecutors will help addiction-ravaged cities

Published on Aug. 2, 2017

COLUMBUS — The Justice Department will dispatch 12 federal prosecutors to cities ravaged by addiction who will focus exclusively on investigating health care fraud and opioid scams that are fueling the nation's drug abuse epidemic, Attorney →

Growers say Ohio's tight timeline could delay 1st pot crop

Cleveland Clinic won't move Mar-a-Lago event despite protest

Mom accused of lying about being doctor, faking son's cancer

Officials: State fair attendance down after deadly accident

Attorney: Cleveland agrees to settle suit by protesters

High-tech ideas to fix opioid crisis compete for Ohio grants

Lawyer won't rely on ride maker for cause of fair accident

Ohio crime lab seeks help to handle increased drug-testing

Boy riding in vehicle is shot in head on I-90 in Cleveland

Lewandowski's Ohio trips reveal his many Trump-related roles

4 hurt on deadly ride at Ohio State Fair remain hospitalized

Dying woman in Virginia granted final wish of Ohio milkshake

Ohio man charged in 2 fires that killed 9 pleads not guilty

Sessions: US prosecutors will help addiction-ravaged cities

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