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Ohio Gov. DeWine "reluctantly" signs bill eliminating grace period for late ballots
13+ hour, 47+ min ago (408+ words) December 23, 2025 / 5:21 PM EST / AP The number of states that will accept late-arriving mail-in ballots during next year's critical midterm elections continues to dwindle, as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine "reluctantly" signed new restrictions into law Friday, citing the uncertainty of pending…...
Ohio High schools approve bylaw to allow NIL agreements for athletes
3+ week, 6+ day ago (422+ words) November 26, 2025 / 3:14 PM EST / AP Ohio has become the 45th state to allow high school athletes to enter into name, image and likeness agreements. Member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association voted 447-121 to approve the referendum, which was moved up…...
Fisherman in Ohio breaks state record with massive 37-pound striped bass
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (265+ words) November 6, 2025 / 9:15 PM EST / CBS Pittsburgh "A man in Ohio caught a record-breaking striped bass." A striped bass weighing more than 37 pounds was caught last month, breaking the state's weight record, according to posts"on Facebook from the Ohio Division of…...
Penn State lineman praised for viral moment helping equipment staff after loss to Ohio State
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (218+ words) November 4, 2025 / 1:21 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh An offensive lineman from Penn State University is being praised after a viral moment caught on camera showed him helping an equipment staff member after his team's loss to Ohio State over the weekend." Penn…...
Ohio eatery named one of the best new restaurants of 2025 by Yelp
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (277+ words) October 14, 2025 / 8:38 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh An eatery in Ohio was named one of the 25 best new restaurants in America by Yelp." The online forum released its "Best New Restaurants 2025" list this week, and Court Street Kitchen in Cincinnati made the…...
Ohio woman charged with murder in shooting death of her Southfield mother
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (429+ words) October 14, 2025 / 12:07 PM EDT / CBS Detroit An Ohio woman has been charged with homicide and felony firearms in the shooting death of her mother on Oct. 5 in Southfield, Michigan. Southfield Chief of Police Elvin V. Barren said Tuesday that'Ada Mae Simmons-Jones, 45,'was…...
3 Pittsburgh-area men arrested on prostitution charges in Ohio human trafficking sting
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (286+ words) October 10, 2025 / 7:35 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Three Pittsburgh-area men were arrested on prostitution charges during a sting by a human trafficking task force in Ohio, authorities announced on Thursday. Eight people were arrested during a sting operation by the Mahoning Valley…...
2 teen girls dead in apparent murder-suicide in Ohio
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (265+ words) October 6, 2025 / 7:31 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Two teen girls are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Akron, Ohio, over the weekend, authorities said." The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office said that two girls, ages 18 and 17, were found just after midnight on…...
Route 28 shut down from East Ohio Street Interchange to 31st Street Bridge
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (99+ words) September 6, 2025 / 8:00 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Route 28 is closed in both directions from the 31st Street Bridge to the East Ohio Street interchange." Pittsburgh Public Safety has said that police are on the scene and they're asking drivers to avoid the area…...
Ohio family travels to Minneapolis, cooks free pancake breakfast for grieving community
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (321+ words) August 31, 2025 / 7:23 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota The pain felt in Minnesota from the recent mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis stretches far beyond state borders. A family from Cleveland, Ohio showed up in Minneapolis on Sunday morning…...