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April 16, 2019 at 10:21 am

Ohio inmate who stabbed 4 prisoners goes on hunger strike

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An inmate who stabbed four fellow prisoners and a guard in separate, bloody attacks that led to internal prison security changes...

April 11, 2019 at 9:13 am

APNewsBreak: Other lies by child-impostor suspect alleged

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man charged with lying to federal agents about being a missing child was also accused of making up stories while...

Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco addresses the media during a news conference regarding Brian Rini, at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in downtown Cincinnati, Friday, April 5, 2019. Rini, a 23-year-old ex-convict accused of pulling a cruel hoax by pretending to be Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 at age 6, was charged Friday with making false statements to authorities. (Meg Vogel/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP) OHCIN102 OHCIN102

April 4, 2019 at 10:04 pm

Ex-convict charged with pretending to be long-missing boy WATCH

CINCINNATI (AP) — A 23-year-old ex-convict accused of pulling a cruel hoax by pretending to be a long-missing Illinois boy was charged Friday with making...

April 4, 2019 at 3:02 pm

Ex-officer charged with fatally shooting woman in his car

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former vice squad officer in Ohio was charged Thursday with fatally shooting a woman who was sitting in his unmarked...

March 20, 2019 at 9:36 am

Ohio attorney general chastises judge over death penalty

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge improperly praised Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's decision to delay an execution based on the judge's scathing critique of...

March 15, 2019 at 2:00 am

News organizations to highlight most threatened journalists

A coalition of more than a dozen global news organizations, including The Associated Press, The Financial Times and Reuters, will spotlight the world's most threatened...

March 11, 2019 at 1:29 pm

Feds accuse vice officer of forcing women into sex

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A longtime police officer forced women to have sex with him under threat of an arrest, pressured others to help cover...

March 8, 2019 at 12:39 pm

Police: Stormy Daniels’ strip club arrest wasn’t political

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The 2018 arrest of Stormy Daniels at a Columbus strip club was improper but not planned ahead of time or politically...

March 7, 2019 at 7:35 am

Ohio governor delays 3 more executions while drugs reviewed

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday delayed three additional executions to give the Ohio prison system time to develop a new lethal...

February 28, 2019 at 8:42 am

Police pledge ‘thorough investigation’ of patient deaths

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Law enforcement authorities on Thursday pledged a "thorough investigation" into allegations against an intensive-care doctor accused of ordering painkiller overdoses for...