CINCINNATI (AP) — A former Ohio CEO convicted of inflating stock prices and losing investors millions has cried while trying to convince a judge that he doesn't deserve more than one week in prison.
Michael Peppel said Wednesday in federal court in Cincinnati that he never meant to hurt anyone and that he's already in financial ruin.
The 44-year-old had faced between eight and 10 years in prison, but Judge Sandra Beckwith sentenced him in October...
OTTAWA, Ohio (AP) — Records show that the mother of two teens found dead last week in northwest Ohio had discovered a gun and lots of blood inside the trailer home where they lived.
The bodies of the teens were found hours later last Thursday after a third teen taken into custody in Columbus directed authorities to the bodies. The three boys lived in the trailer home in Ottawa with their mothers.
Authorities have released few details about the deaths...
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Families whose children have been among dozens sickened in an Ohio cancer cluster are hoping they have pinpointed a cause for the illnesses.
More than two dozen family members say in a federal lawsuit filed in Toledo that testing in the attics of homes around the northern Ohio city of Clyde found a chemical compound that is suspected of causing cancer.
The families say in the civil lawsuit that the compound came from a Whirlpool...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House has unanimously approved a bill making more teachers eligible to participate in meeting Ohio's new third-grade reading guarantee.
In a 98-0 vote Wednesday, the House adopted revised teacher eligibility guidelines and other changes to the program, which requires that students be proficient in reading before leaving third grade.
House Education Chairman Gerald Stebelton said school districts and educators raised...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Some Ohio conservative activists who say they were targeted by the Internal Revenue Service are heading to Washington as federal investigations widen.
The activists say they are among those who drew extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status. The Justice Department is opening a criminal probe, and several congressional hearings are planned.
Several Ohioans plan to attend a Washington news conference Thursday and sit in...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House has cleared a bill correcting a new state law that inadvertently allows coaches and referees in youth sports leagues to be criminally prosecuted for violating rules regarding players' head injuries.
The House voted unanimously Wednesday to fix the error in the law. The Senate passed an earlier version.
The new law requires coaches, volunteers and officials in youth sports organizations to have players who show...
The number of people in each Ohio county who self-identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, alone or in combination with one or more other races, according to 2010 data from the U.S. Census Bureau:
| County | American Indian/Alaska Native Population | Total Population |
| Adams County | 376 | 28550 |
| Allen County | 790 | 106331 |
| Ashland County | 294... |
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Lottery is looking into ways to reward its most loyal players.
The state lottery commission is seeking proposals from companies that would run a customer loyalty program.
The Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/16zbJL8 ) reports that players would accumulate points for playing lottery games. Then they'd be able to redeem the points for prizes, sweepstakes entries, instant-win games or second-chance drawings. It would begin...
NORTH COLLEGE HILL, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old man has died in a house fire.
It happened late Tuesday in North College Hill, near Cincinnati.
North College Hill Fire Department Lt. Ken Rodgers said the man's body was found on the second floor of the house just before 11 p.m.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (http://cin.ci/12uc9y7 ) reports that the victim was a resident of the home, but his name hasn't been released....
CINCINNATI (AP) — A woman facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly helping her daughter beat up a female classmate is suing the Cincinnati school district and police.
Authorities say 31-year-old Precious Allen held the 15-year-old girl down in a Withrow High School classroom and told her 14-year-old daughter to hit the girl with a combination lock. Police say the victim suffered cuts and bruises in the Feb. 7 scuffle.
A grand jury indicted Allen on...
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