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Ohio EPA pulls proposed rules for streams
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency withdrew proposed regulations meant to strengthen protections for streams after business groups complained that they might cost too much.
Ohio vies to land crackerjack of a plant
Ohio stands to gain thousands of jobs even if the state loses out on the prized petrochemical plant that Shell Oil plans for Appalachia, experts say.
Ohio State Holds Off Wisconsin 58-52 in Madison:...
On Saturday, Feb. 4, No. 3 Ohio State beat 19th-ranked Wisconsin 58-52. The victory marked the first time the Buckeyes have defeated the Badgers on the road in the Thad Matta era. Overall, the win broke a nine-game losing streak at Wisconsin.
Ohio dominates Central Michigan 68-42
Walter Offutt scored 17 points and Nick Kellogg added 14 as Ohio University dominated Central Michigan 68-42 on Saturday for its sixth straight win. The Bobcats (19-4, 7-2 Mid-American Conference) matched their win total for all of last season. Kellogg and D.J. Cooper combined to open the game with three straight 3-pointers, putting Ohio up 9-1 early.
Ohio State's Meyer defends recruiting practices
There must have been a lot of interesting give-and-take when the Big Ten football coaches met at the conference offices on Friday. New Ohio State coach Urban Meyer faced off with at least a couple of coaches who have been reported saying they question his poaching of recruits who had already committed to other programs.
Ohio bill would ban new ownership of exotic pets
Proposed legislation in Ohio would ban the purchase of lions, bears and other exotic animals, but current owners of the dangerous wildlife would be allowed to keep them as pets if they meet strict new requirements.
Ohio St.-Wisconsin Preview
Ohio State has unhappy memories from its visit to Madison last season. In fact, it has been more than a decade since it left Wisconsin with a win. With first place in the Big Ten on the line, the third-ranked Buckeyes will try to end a nine-game road losing streak to the No. 19 Badgers on Saturday. Ohio State (19-3, 7-2) hasn't picked up a win in Madison since 2000 even though it has been ranked ...
Ohio group seeks tax increase on oil, gas billions
As Gov. John Kasich prepares to deliver his State of the State speech in the heart of Ohio's shale drilling region, a liberal policy group is proposing that he and other policymakers bring the state's taxes on oil and gas profits in line with those of Texas.
Ohio casino rules govern chip color, size, more
Regulators of Ohio's new casino industry have drafted enough rules to make a card counter dizzy - dictating the color and size of betting chips, how to handle background checks and who fixes slot machines.

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad lands $3.2M grant
A nonprofit rail line with 51 miles of track between Independence and Canton landed a $3.2 million grant to make several upgrades to its boarding area and cars, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.Three federal agencies teamed up to dish out $40.8 million in grants, including one for the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, the newspaper reports. The grant will help the line install a pedestrian bridge at a boarding area, purchase and add electrical power to a baggage car and make a 46-year-old locomotive more efficient, among other upgrades, the newspaper reports...
Alliance Staffing Solutions Opens New Office in...
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio , Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  Alliance Staffing Solutions , a full-service recruitment agency with offices in Cuyahoga , Summit , Portage and Franklin counties, has extended its presence ...
Ohio Taxpayers Demand Justice in Public Corruption...
COMMENTARY |The largest public official corruption trial in Ohio history is underway in Cleveland. Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora might be heralded as the biggest crook accepting a taxpayer funded paycheck in the corruption case but is only one of many who were caught during the federal dragnet which swept through northern Ohio. Dimora faces 37 federal indictments stemming from ...
Cuyahoga County elections board leads pack in...
To cope with ballot scanners a federal agency has deemed faulty, Cuyahoga County's elections board has mandated four tests during each election -- plus an audit afterward -- to guarantee results are right.
Cuyahoga County Council accomplished most of its...
County operations are more transparent, with council meetings streamed live and contracts searchable online. Departments are more efficient, with payroll trimmed by more than $20 million. Communities are talking more about health initiatives, possible mergers and an anti-poaching agreement.
The late Cuyahoga County Republican Party Chairman...
Bob Hughes was Cuyahoga County's last true Republican boss, a leader in the mold of Mark Hanna and Maurice Maschke. The results speak for themselves: On Hughes' watch, Republican candidates won 11 elections for countywide office. Since he resigned as chairman in 1991, they've won one -- in 1994.
Cuyahoga County Council considers $10 million in...
County Executive Ed FitzGerald says he disagrees with some requests from his fellow Democrats on the council and that he plans to meet with individual council members to discuss their differences.
Senator: Ohio paying twice for same building
Ohio may be paying $6.3 million to purchase a building that it helped pay to construct. That's the amount Cuyahoga Community College requested Monday from a state legislative panel to buy a Cleveland building from the Visiting Nurses Association of Ohio.
Sentencings, trials and arraignments in Cuyahoga...
Richard Wilson, 58, of Pittsburgh: Trial beings Monday on charges of aggravated murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, rape, attempted aggravated murder and attempted rape. The Cuyahoga County Cold Case Unit said Wilson raped and killed 42-year-old Mary Ann Finegan in 1982 and raped and tried to kill a 38-year-old woman. Wilson was indicted while incarcerated in Pittsburgh.
Horror movie filmed at Chippewa Lake Park:...
The movie, titled "Closed for the Season," was shot in August 2008 at Chippewa Lake, in three weeks that also included a night of filming at the Cuyahoga County Fair.
High ozone advisory issued for Sunday in Northeast...
An air quality advisory has been issued for Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Geauga, Summit, Portage, Medina and Ashtabula counties, as temperatures are expected to hit the high 80s.
Cuyahoga County boards of revision add evening...
Two of the seven boards of revision will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. for the next month. And if the sessions prove successful, the county may schedule more evening hearings, said fiscal officer Wade Steen, who oversees the boards.
Find Cuyahoga County home sales and other property...
The Plain Dealer's online database of recent Cuyahoga County home sales and other property transfers has been updated with transactions from June. Search the database to find home sales across the county.
Anthony Sowell Trial: Day 10 Twitter recap
Curtiss Jones, trace evidence supervisor at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office, testified about all trace evidence collected from Anthony Sowell's property on Imperial Avenue.
MetroHealth System to work with Cuyahoga County to...
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald calls on the county hospital to follow a list of recommendations to improve transparency, ethical standards and contracting practices.
Cuyahoga County Council districts to change with...
A county-appointed commission must redraw the lines to create 11 districts of roughly 116,000 residents, a process complicated by concerns about maintaining racial and political diversity on council and not dividing suburbs between districts.
6 people indicted in killing of Navario Banks...
Jermaine Crawford, 20, James Cassell, 17, Duan Robinson, 21, Darcy Mitchell, 23, and Jadell Van Horn, 22, will be arraigned Monday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Christopher Grimes, 23, will be arraigned July 20.
Examination of Cleveland-area land bank shows hope...
Montgomery County leaders took the first steps to create a land bank, with the authority to acquire abandoned properties to make them tax producing again. In the Cleveland area, Cuyahoga County was the first in Ohio to try this remedy two years ago. Could it work in Montgomery County?
Confusion along with passion in the fight against...
Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Chairman Stu Garson appears to be confused about who is telling the truth in the debate over collective bargaining reform.
Anthony Sowell hinted at yet undiscovered horrors,...
Sgt. Ronald Ross, who was in charge of the manhunt for serial-killings defendant Anthony Sowell, told a Cuyahoga County jury Thursday that he asked Sowell shortly after his arrest whether four bodies in the house were all they would find. "I think so," Sowell responded nonchalantly, according to Ross' testimony. Then Ross asked about the backyard. "Oh, those too," Sowell added.
Lawyer William F. Snyder led Northfield Park,...
William F. Snyder was a leading lawyer and entrepreneur involved with Northfield Park, Cyrus Eaton and the Cuyahoga County Metropolitan Hospital System.
Fifth woman says she survived Anthony Sowell's...
While serial-killings defendant Anthony Sowell darted from room to room of his Imperial Avenue home, shutting windows to contain his captive's screams, the naked woman lying on his bed noticed he left one open -- and she prayed for the courage to jump, she told a Cuyahoga County jury Tuesday.
2 rescued when personal watercrafts capsize in...
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people after their watercrafts capsized in the Cuyahoga River shortly after midnight today.
Cuyahoga County purges 100,000 from voter records
Last week, nearly 200,000 notices were sent to the addresses of those who had not voted or signed a petition in the past two years. Any voter who doesn't respond to the mailing and who remains inactive for the next four years will be removed from the registry.
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald to follow...
"This was a big shortcut for us," FitzGerald said. "We were able to stand on their shoulders instead of starting from scratch."

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