9:02 AM Jan 11, 2013
Steubenville police Chief William McCafferty sits behind a computer in his captains office as he tells how he gave the FBI an email that he had opened earlier which disabled his computer on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Steubenville, Ohio. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Witness cooperation urged in OH football rape case

Students withholding information about an alleged rape in an eastern Ohio city last summer are thwarting investigators, school officials said Thursday, as the FBI looks into threats to local authorities who are working on the case against two high school football players.
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1:19 PM Jan 10, 2013

Honda will build hybrid Accord in Ohio

Honda will add about 50 new jobs at its central Ohio assembly plant as it starts building a new hybrid Accord sedan there this year, the company announced Thursday.
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6:02 AM Jan 10, 2013

Ohio voters cast record number of absentee ballots

Almost 1.9 million Ohioans voted an absentee ballot in last year's election — a record number for the perennial presidential battleground state.
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6:01 PM Jan 8, 2013

Ohio man says he shot man who just robbed him

A central Ohio man told police that he pulled his gun and shot a robber who had just held him up at gunpoint.
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1:01 PM Jan 8, 2013

Strickland won't challenge Kasich in 2014

Democrat Ted Strickland won't run again for governor in 2014, removing a key competitor to incumbent Republican John Kasich from the field.
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6:02 AM Jan 8, 2013

New Senate leader puts economy at forefront

Ohio's new Senate president says extended term limits, changes to the state's political map-drawing process, and tougher abortion restrictions are among issues that could arise in the next two-year legislative session.
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6:01 PM Jan 7, 2013
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People protest at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. Authorities investigating rape accusations against two high school football players in eastern Ohio launched a website Saturday as interest in the case balloons, an extraordinary step designed to combat the misperception "that the football team runs the city," the city manager said. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Thomas Ondrey)

Attorneys mull new venue in Ohio football sex case

Potential witnesses for two high school football players facing rape accusations in eastern Ohio have been threatened and pressured not to testify and some are reluctant to come forward, attorneys for the players said Monday as they consider whether to ask the trial be moved and closed to the public.
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8:25 PM Jan 7, 2013

Drug test results concern Ohio prison officials

Ohio prison officials are concerned with the relatively high percentage of inmates who tested positive for drugs last year, a newspaper reported Monday.
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9:12 AM Jan 7, 2013
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Ohio drops DNA evidence testing turnaround time

Ohio's attorney general is highlighting a drop in the time it takes the state's crime lab to process evidence.
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6:04 AM Jan 7, 2013

Ohio Senate committees to closely explore budget

The next leader of the Ohio Senate is restructuring the legislative panels that hear testimony and debate bills as lawmakers begin work on the next two-year budget.
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