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Ohio is poised to become the 39th state to prohibit texting while driving. Gov. John Kasich is scheduled to sign a ban Friday on writing, reading and sending texts from behind the wheel. The measure includes a stricter crackdown on teen drivers’ use of electronic devices. Minors would be banned from using cellphones, iPads or […]

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As of Tuesday, because of a change in the law, pit bulls are no longer classified as vicious just because they’re pit bulls. Keep in mind that some cities have their own ordinances that remain in place and are, at times, stricter than the new state law. For instance, in Massillion, you still won’t be able […]

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Ohioans who are behind on their state taxeswill get a chance to catch up when a tax amnesty begins on May 1. The program is the first for individuals in six years and just the third general amnesty program for Ohio, although the state did begin an amnesty program for businesses in October that is […]

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Grammy-winning gospel singer Kirk Franklin was honored at the Rock &Roll Hall of Fame’s “Rock My Soul” celebration in Cleveland as part of the festivities…

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President Barack Obama returned to a familiar location on Wednesday. The leader of the free world delivered a speech on the economy at Lorain County Community College. The speech was closed to the public. The president started his remarks at approximately 2:35 p.m. Obama also visited the college on Jan. 22, 2010. Much like the […]

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  Kenzie Purtell wants to be a nurse. Lagging in math skills when she hits college would only slow her down. So when a college readiness test showed the 17-year-old Reynoldsburg High School senior would have to take makeup courses to be ready for college math, Purtell enrolled in a computer-based pilot course that’s helping […]

Tony Lee, a former janitor for Ring Masters, a company that makes engine rings in Massillon, Ohio, bought the factory he was working in after…

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Elections officials in several Ohio counties say issues on the Nov. 8 ballot are helping to drive strong demand for absentee ballots for early voting. The Franklin County elections board in Columbus says about 54,000 residents have requested absentee ballots, already more than in the similar elections in 2007 and 2009. The county elections director […]

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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today applauded the expected news that Ohio’s nearly two million Social Security recipients will see a 3.5 percent increase in their Social Security benefits beginning in 2012. “The economic downturn has been particularly hard for seniors, who often struggle to balance the high cost of their prescriptions against grocery and utility […]

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced today that the state will receive more than $12 million in federal grants for job training and employment initiatives designed to help get more Ohioans back to work. One of the grants – for nearly $3 million – will target adults and […]

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced today that the state will receive more than $12 million in federal grants for job training and employment initiatives designed to help get more Ohioans back to work. One of the grants – for nearly $3 million – will target adults and […]

A van used by the Abundant Life Harvest Church in Canton to deliver food throughout the community was stolen Friday morning. The theft was caught on a surveillance video by a house across the street from the church on Gibbs Ave. NE. Someone drove away with the 1994 Chevy Lumina around 4 a.m. “We depend […]