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Ohio woman faces multiple charges after crash killed 2 kids
DETROIT (AP) — An Ohio woman faces multiple charges following a crash on Detroit’s east side that killed her 2-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son and left a 5-year-old daughter severely injured, prosecutors said Sunday. Zantea Marie Jackson-Pool, 23, of Toledo, faces three counts of child abuse,...
2 accused of false Alzheimer's diagnoses charged with fraud
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A former director of an Ohio memory-loss clinic accused by dozens of patients of falsely diagnosing them with Alzheimer’s disease has been indicted on federal fraud charges. The U.S. Justice Department said Sherry-Ann Jenkins was not trained or licensed to provide any medical...
Wife of minister convicted of sex charges sent to prison
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The wife and stepdaughter of a former Ohio minister convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl have been sentenced to prison after they earlier pleaded guilty to witness tampering. Prosecutors had accused the two women of abducting the victim and warning her not to testify at...
Ohio governor: 'have fun, but keep that distance' at bars
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio will begin cracking down on social distancing at bars after photos showed plenty of customers standing and drinking on crowded patios during the first weekend restaurants and taverns were allowed to reopen, Gov. Mike DeWine said Monday. Police officers and health investigators...
Sheriffs: Deputy shot, critically wounded stabbing suspect
BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff's deputy shot and critically wounded a stabbing suspect in Ohio over the weekend, authorities said. The Defiance County sheriff's office said deputies responded to a call at a home in Farmer Township shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday and found the 43-year-old resident with stab...
Auto workers' tenuous return a ray of hope in jobs crisis
DETROIT (AP) — Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens of thousands of auto workers are returning to factories that have been shuttered since mid-March due to fears of spreading the coronavirus....
Self-employed, part-time Ohio workers can get jobless aid
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Self-employed and part-time workers in Ohio can now apply for unemployment through the federal stimulus package, state officials said Wednesday. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services began accepting applications on Tuesday and some payments will begin going out by the end of...
Shoppers slowly trickle back to Ohio's malls, retail shops
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Opening day for retail stores in Ohio was anything but normal. Shopkeepers and joggers outnumbered customers in the normally bustling Short North neighborhood of Columbus. Masked shoppers bunched up in lines to buy new Air Jordan basketball shoes inside a Toledo mall lined with...
Virus has killed 500 Ohio nursing home residents in 3 weeks
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The number of people dying from the coronavirus in Ohio’s nursing homes has continued to increase at an alarming pace. Close to 500 residents of long-term care centers have died in the past three weeks, according to data released by the state this week. That’s nearly...
Search firm to find interim leader for University of Toledo
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The University of Toledo has selected a search firm to find a temporary replacement for its outgoing president. The school's board of trustees announced Wednesday that AGB Search will be paid $30,000 to do the work. School officials hope the interim leader can shadow Sharon Gaber...
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