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COLUMBUS - Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has been named the recipient of two American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Labor Market Information Improvement grants aimed at building a skilled workforce for "green jobs" in Ohio.

This photo file photo taken July 31, 2009, shows Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter during his arraignment in Belmont County Court in St.

The federal government has come through with an additional $4.4 million to help workers in southwest Ohio hurt by the relocation of DHL shipping operations.

Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come.

An Ohio man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities said he put an infant and a toddler in a trash bin.

The American Civil Liberties Union has asked an Ohio school to stop punishing a student who refused to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Ohio lawmakers were deadlocked once again on how to fix Ohio's budget Wednesday, as a Senate Republican proposal blending most of Gov.

Sarah Palin has been called the rock star of the Republican Party, and on Wednesday her supporters treated her like one.

Some people who get arrested for nonviolent crimes in nine Kentucky counties will be able to post bail immediately instead of going to jail, under an initiative that court officials hope will help slow down the rising cost of locking people up.

A report released Tuesday shows increasing obesity rates in Ohio and across the country will result in higher health care spending for states and individuals.

A one-time aide who helped bring about the downfall of former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has been sentenced to 45 days on unrelated theft in office and other charges.

Developers of the casinos that voters approved for Ohio want a rule that would block communities from "unreasonably" holding up building permits or other local action.

An Ohio police chief says a police officer fatally shot a man who fled after a traffic stop and exchanged gunfire with officers.

A 1,679-mile pipeline crossing eight states is now fully completed and funneling natural gas from Wyoming and Colorado to the eastern edge of Ohio.

Henry Sternweiler who, as a young U.S. Army lieutenant in Germany helped save thousands of files from destruction, sits with photos of him as a young soldier, He will receive the Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany.

Vonage customers in Ohio could be eligible for refunds regarding issues with company service dating five years back.

An Olympic gold medalist and an NFL veteran have joined those urging an Ohio school board to keep requiring all high school students to take gym class.

Henry Triplett of Henry's Jewelers in Toledo says what appeared to be thousands of dollars in gold rings in his display cases were actually rings made of brass and worth barely 25 cents apiece.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick turned to a surrogate mother in St. Clairsville, Ohio, to carry their twins.

A A Butler County Engineer's Office worker was transported to Atrium Medical Center this morning, Nov.