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SWACO sues companies that manage Phoenix Golf Links

Feb 4, 2012 12:29 am

The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio has sued several companies that manage the Phoenix Golf Links golf course on the South Side for failing to adequately maintain the landfill the course was bui...

Rickenbacker and other Ohio bases losing aircraft, crews

Feb 4, 2012 12:08 am

WASHINGTON The Air Force plans to retire six of the 18 KC-135 tankers at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base as part of an extensive plan to save $8.7 billion by retiring 200 aging planes and cuttin...

Prosecutors file 20 misdemeanor charges against Franklinton landlord

Feb 3, 2012 10:53 pm

Columbus prosecutors today filed 20 misdemeanor charges against landlord Sam Vazirani for renting out a Franklinton house that city building officials had ordered vacated in 2009 for safety hazards. T...

Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding

Feb 3, 2012 9:58 pm

(AP) The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity today abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that res...

Kasich, GOP battle for control of Republican Party

Feb 3, 2012 9:46 pm

Gov. John Kasichs effort to wrest control of the Ohio Republican Party was dealt a setback today when the partys central committee approved two rule changes that effectively bolster Kevin DeWines hold...

Ohio State football: Meyer stands his ground on recruiting

Feb 3, 2012 9:07 pm

Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer let it be known in no uncertain terms to the members of the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association this morning that he considers this state the Buckeyes h...

Former nurse's aide convicted of raping patient

Feb 3, 2012 8:56 pm

A former nurses aide was convicted today of raping a patient while she was recuperating from surgery at a Victorian Village rehabilitation center. A Franklin County jury found Tizazu Arega, 34, guilty...

Cardinal Health fights license suspension of a Florida operation by DEA

Feb 3, 2012 8:27 pm

Cardinal Health is fighting suspension of its license to sell drugs from its Lakeland, Fla., operation. Federal drug-enforcement officials reportedly say the company failed to make sure controlled sub...

Former Red Hamilton has relapse with alcohol

Feb 3, 2012 7:25 pm

DALLAS (AP) -- Texas Rangers outfielder and recovering drug addict Josh Hamilton says he had a relapse and had "three or four" drinks earlier this week. Hamilton spoke today, confirming a re...

Trainers are howling at dog whisperer tactics

Feb 3, 2012 5:55 pm

The training techniques used by television star Cesar Millan the dog whisperer are criticized as inhumane and misguided by some dog trainers locally and nationally.

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Lebanon racetrack may face competition from Dayton

Feb 4, 2012 5:42 am

LEBANON - Lebanon Raceway officials expressed concern Friday after learning another racetrack companys plan for a racino in Dayton now features a harness-racing track instead of a thoroughbred track.

WPAFB may gain program-analysis, intelligence missions

Feb 4, 2012 5:37 am

WASHINGTON -Wright-Patterson Air Force Base may gain program-analysis missions and intelligence missions under a restructuring of the Air Force aimed at cutting military costs, the Air Force announced...

Plans for Piketon uranium plant meet new resistance

Feb 4, 2012 5:35 am

WASHINGTON - Congressional opposition to a proposed uranium enrichment plant in southern Ohio appears to be growing.

Ohio workers to share in AIGs $725M settlement

Feb 4, 2012 5:29 am

COLUMBUS - Insurance giant American International Group Inc. must pay $725 million to settle a securities class action lawsuit led by three Ohio public pension systems.

Dog rescued after being thrown from truck

Feb 4, 2012 5:26 am

MIAMISBURG - A dog that was thrown from a moving vehicle on South Union Road in Miamisburg on Thursday is recovering at the Montgomery County Animal Resource Center.

Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants

Feb 4, 2012 5:22 am

An explosion of online protests, fiery complaints and damaging criticism that its actions were jeopardizing womens health caused the Susan G.

New pizza restaurants coming to Dayton area

Feb 4, 2012 4:59 am

Several brash upstarts are trying to capture a prime Miami Valley slice of the $35.2 billion-a-year national pizza market.

Kings Island to fill 4,000 summer jobs

Feb 4, 2012 2:16 am

MASON - Kings Island announced it is accepting applications to hire 4,000 part-time seasonal jobs for the summer.

Fairmont AD Donoher in court, not yet charged

Feb 4, 2012 2:15 am

City prosecutors did not charge Brian Donoher, the athletic director for Kettering Fairmont High School, at his initial court appearance Friday involving solicitation.

NATO session provides update on security issues in region

Feb 4, 2012 1:53 am

DAYTON - A parliamentary delegation from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization met Friday at Carillon Park to receive an update on conditions in the Balkan states and to discuss security issues.