COLUMBUS — A new law goes into effect this month that will put more responsibility on dog owners and give dog wardens more latitude to deal with troublesome animals. In mid-December, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 247, also known as Avery’s Law. The bill is named for Avery ...

The Ohio House approved a bill sponsored by state Rep. Nick Santucci, R-Niles, to create the Ohio Defense and Space Commission. The commission, with 13 voting members from the state Legislature, would meet at least monthly to go over strategies to promote the defense and aerospace industries ...

MCDONALD — Wanting to provide enough funds for the fire and police departments for operations, village council on Wednesday gave first reading to placing a new 4.5-mill, five-year safety services levy on the November general election ballot. Officials said the levy will generate $310,000 ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The mother of two young girls found buried inside suitcases in Cleveland was charged Thursday with two counts of aggravated murder, police said. Aliyah Henderson, 28, is accused of killing Mila Chatman and Amor Wilson, whose remains were recovered after a dog walker led ...

CAMPBELL — The city has been awarded a pair of grants that will be used to buy a new senior van as well as additional body cameras and upgrades for the police department. A $70,400 grant through the Ohio Department of Transportation will go toward the new vehicle, which will replace a ...

BOARDMAN — Joyce J. Chen recalled being happy about a promotion, but that joy was greatly offset by the realization that her salary was still lower than her colleagues with far less tenure, but happened to be male. “I filed a pay equity appeal in 2017. I saw that I was being paid less ...