Cleveland News latest RSS headlines - Ohio Standard.com Provides the latest RSS feeds for Cleveland News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Ohio Standard.com http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/10/id/e703c5c9aef0ff62/ en-us Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:16:21 -0400 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:16:21 -0400 30 McCain, Obama To Make Ohio Stops (Cleveland, OH) -- The presidential candidates are coming to Ohio again. Republican nominee John McCain and Democratic candidate Barack Obama will follow up their performances in tomorrow's debate wit... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399948/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:22:23 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399948/ Ohio Homeowners To Get $103M In Loan Help SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Ohio homeowners with Countrywide mortgages will receive about $103 million in reduced interest and principal. That's Ohio's share of a more than $8 billion multistate settlement w... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399946/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:47:57 -0400 News Channel 5 http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399946/ Search Underway For Missing Mom And Son (Medina, OH) -- The search continues for a Pennsylvania woman and her son. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 39-year-old Lori Galina and her 16-year-old son, Tim, were reportedly abducted yesterday f... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399947/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:22:27 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399947/ Eastlake Gets Grocery Store (Eastlake, OH) -- For the first time in nearly two years, Eastlake residents won't have to leave the city to do grocery shopping. One of the first Valu King supermarkets in the nation will open next m... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399949/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:22:22 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399949/ Akron Council To Consider Sewers-For-Scholarships Plan (Akron, OH) -- Akron City Council will decide tonight if a controversial sewers-for-scholarships plan will go before voters next month. Mayor Don Plusquellic has finalized the proposal that could have... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399950/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:22:21 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399950/ Some Service Stations Below Three-Dollars (Cleveland, OH) -- Gas prices continue to take the downward path across northern Ohio. Several service stations opened the week with prices just a few cents above three-dollars for a gallon of self-se... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399951/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:22:21 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399951/ Lake Erie Cleanup Plan Unveiled (Cleveland, OH) -- A plan to build on the momentum of clean-water efforts on Lake Erie is in the works. The Ohio Lake Erie Commission has unveiled a six-year restoration and protection plan with ten p... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399953/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:22:19 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18399953/ Mike and Carolyn Brown Receive Golden Shoe Award CLEVELAND, OH - October 6th, 2008 - Head Coach Mike Brown and Carolyn Brown will receive the 2008 Golden Shoe Award from Shoes and Clothes for Kids (SC4K) at the upcoming SC4K Heart & Sole Luncheon pr... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18396270/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:37:49 -0400 Cleveland Cavaliers http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18396270/ Ohio Family Historian Traces Connection To Obama NEW HOLLAND, Ohio -- Genealogists researching the family of Barack Obama's mother have discovered that a number of relatives emigrated from Ireland in the 19th century and settled on land in several s... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18396271/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:48:03 -0400 News Channel 5 http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18396271/ Ohio Attorney General Announces $97.5 Million AIG Securites Settlement Article Reprints PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has agreed to pay $97.5 million to partly settle claims made in Ohio over its audits of the failed insurance company American International Group Inc., (AIG... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18394331/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:40:40 -0400 Insurance Journal http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18394331/ Last Day To Register In Ohio; Voters Sign Up Residents in Ohio will have to complete the voter registration form today in order to cast a Nov. 4 ballot.All voters in Ohio must be a resident for at least 30 days.West Virginia voters have a little... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391668/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:34:44 -0400 WTOV 9 http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391668/ Ohio Dominican gets $2M to help some students adjust to college has received the largest grant in its history, $2 million over five years from the federal government to expand efforts to retain students and underwrite other help for low-income students at the Roma... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391669/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:16:29 -0400 Business Journal http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391669/ Woolly Bear Draws 100-Thousand, Long Winter Prediction (Vermilion, OH) -- Northern Ohio's weather forecasting caterpillar says it's going to be a long winter. The woolly bear was unveiled Sunday at the 36th annual Woolly Bear Festival in Vermilion. Legend... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391678/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:19:02 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391678/ Couple Helps Nab Alleged Burglar (North Canton, OH) -- An alleged burglar is behind bars because of the quick thinking of a North Canton couple. Police say the residents of an Everhard Road home were pulling into their driveway this ... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391674/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:19:04 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391674/ NE Ohio High School Principal Dies Over Weekend ANDOVER, Ohio -- A principal from a northeast Ohio high school died over the weekend. Jeffrey Meddock, principal at Pymatuning Valley High School, assistant boys' basketball coach and delegate to the ... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391671/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:43:19 -0400 News Channel 5 http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391671/ Indiana Business College sees opening despite crowded Central Ohio education market hunts for a place for its first campus outside Ohio, another private school aimed at adult students has chosen Central Ohio for its first classrooms in the state. http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18388843/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:13:36 -0400 Business Journal http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18388843/ Court Allows New Walton Hills School Request (Walton Hills, OH) -- Walton Hills officials will try again to break away from the Bedford School District. A state appeals court has ruled Bedford school leaders were wrong in interpreting the law wh... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391676/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:19:05 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391676/ Woman Who Shot Self Won (Akron, OH) -- When a 90-year-old Akron woman recovers from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, she'll be able to return to the home she was evicted from last week. Fannie Mae officials say they'll forgiv... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391675/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:19:05 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391675/ $37.2 Billion Economic Impact for the State Posted on: Monday, 6 October 2008, 06:00 CDT COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio's academic health care industry contributed $37.2 billion to the state's economy in 2007, an increase of app... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18388728/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:28:42 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18388728/ Six Accused Of Running Gambling Operation (Willowick, OH) -- Six people will be in court this week to face illegal gambling charges. Willowick Police raided Lucky's Internet Lounge on Vine Street this past weekend, seizing computers, records,... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391679/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:19:01 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391679/ Gas Prices Found At $3 And Under In Cleveland, Stow CLEVELAND -- With oil prices in a downward spiral, the cost of gasoline in Ohio has dropped to levels not seen since the spring. NewsChannel5 found gas prices near or below $3 a gallon Monday morning.... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391670/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:43:20 -0400 News Channel 5 http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391670/ EPA Reports Signs Of Life On Cuyahoga River (Cleveland, OH) -- There are signs of life again on the Cuyahoga River. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says water quality tests show major improvements since the last check in 2000. EPA rese... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391672/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:19:06 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391672/ Chrissie Hynde returns to her Ohio roots MANSFIELD, Massachusetts : Backstage at the 23rd annual Farm Aid concert, the sound of Kenny Chesney's voice filled the air. Chrissie Hynde cursed at her cellphone, pulled off her boots and curle... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18390178/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:00:19 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18390178/ Drivers Urged To Watch For Deer (Cleveland, OH) -- Drivers are being asked to keep an eye out for more deer along the roads. The Ohio Division of Wildlife says whitetail deer are on the move for the mating season that continues thro... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391673/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:19:03 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391673/ Thousands Of Provisional Votes Don (Cleveland, OH) -- Thousands of northern Ohio votes aren't counting, if they're cast on a provisional basis. "The Plain Dealer" reports 20-percent of provisional ballots were rejected statewide, with ... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391677/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:19:02 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391677/ Forum To Brainstorm Healthcare Overhaul (Akron, OH) -- A forum today in Akron will bring health experts and the public together to brainstorm changes to the nation's healthcare system. Summa Health System is hosting the "Nine For '09" event... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391680/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:19:00 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391680/ Cousin Accused Of Killing Boy (Cleveland, OH) -- A court date is pending for a Cleveland man accused of gunning down his 12-year-old cousin. Cleveland Police say they're prepared to file murder charges against 18-year-old Adreon D... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391681/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:19:00 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391681/ Inner Belt Bridge Shutdowns Planned (Cleveland, OH) -- Inspections on the Inner Belt Bridge will continue this week. The Ohio Department of Transportation says the span will be shut down during the overnight hours for stress tests. Two ... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391682/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:18:59 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391682/ Nearly One-Thousand Cast Early Votes (Cleveland, OH) -- Today is the last day northern Ohioans can register to vote in next month's presidential election. Nearly one-thousand people lined up Sunday at the Cuyahoga County Board of Electio... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391683/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:18:51 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18391683/ McCain falls in Ohio as economy steals focus Sen. John McCain 's hands, and without the state's 20 electoral votes, there is virtually no way the Republican can find his way to the White House - unless he can flip at least one big Democratic "bl... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18385388/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:40:11 -0400 Washington Times http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18385388/ Obama has lead in Ohio, poll finds Advertisement COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new poll shows Barack Obama with a 7-point lead over John McCain in Ohio. The Columbus Dispatch said Sunday that Obama leads 49 percent to 42 percent am... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18387244/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:29:50 -0400 Journal Gazette http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18387244/ Bruce Springsteen rocks for Obama at Ohio State For the second day in a row, rock star Bruce Springsteen sang a few songs and urged thousands of potential voters in a battleground state to register and support Democrat Barack Obama.Springsteen's fr... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18383868/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:58:00 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18383868/ PWC Accounting Firm Reaches $97M Settlement with Ohio in AIG Case PricewaterhouseCoopers, the independent auditor for American International Group, will pay $97.5 million to settle a class-action securities fraud lawsuit against the insurance giant and others, the O... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18382491/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:11:47 -0400 Insurance Journal http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18382491/ Pryor comes through when it counts for Ohio State That's all Ohio State (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) needed to stay at the top of the class in the conference with a 20-17 win over Wisconsin on Saturday night. The Buckeyes moved up to No. 12 in the poll Sunday. http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18373239/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:28:06 -0400 MSNBC http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18373239/ Fannie Mae withdraws foreclosure for 90-year-old Ohio woman who shot herself during eviction Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage debt of a 90-year-old woman who shot herself in the chest as sheriff's deputies attempted to evict her.Addie Polk's plight was cited by http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18373240/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:06:51 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18373240/ 20 percent of provisional ballots rejected Ohio were rejected by election officials, a newspaper review found.Many voters who cast provisional ballots lost their votes because of avoidable poll worker errors, including a failure to direct vote... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18373241/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:42:32 -0400 Examiner http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18373241/ Pryor, Wells put Ohio St. past Wiscy MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Ohio State looked much different under the lights with its new double-threat backfield. Terrelle Pryor ran for an 11-yard touchdown with 1:08 left, and Chris "Beanie" Wells had... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18369413/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:05:09 -0400 Sporting News http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18369413/ Ohio woman, 90, shoots self, keeps home The shots Addie Polk, 90, fired into her chest as she was about to be evicted from her foreclosed Akron home were heard in Washington, D.C. On Friday, as Congress was preparing a bailout of Wall Stre... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18365778/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:06:14 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18365778/ Meet Noah, one of Lebanon Drug lord Noah Zaayter checks his mobile phone as he makes a tour in the village of Knaysseh in the Bekaa valley, in July. The 37-year-old is one of about 50 drug barons who operate with near total im... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18365323/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:39:42 -0400 Middle East Times http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18365323/ Newspaper poll shows Obama up 7 points in Ohio The Columbus Dispatch says Sunday that Obama leads 49 percent to 42 percent among likely voters in the important battleground state.The newspaper's poll was conducted Sept. 24-Oct. 3 by mail among 2,2... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18365779/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:34:16 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18365779/ Unclaimed human remains are uncommon in Mid-Ohio Valley PARKERSBURG - While many funeral homes across the country are faced with the dilemma of unclaimed remains, that is not the case in Wood County.Joann Clark, general manager of Sunset Memorial Funeral H... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18360927/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:19:19 -0400 News and Sentinel http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18360927/ No More Naming Rights Money For Ohio Center YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- General Motors said it will no longer pay naming rights for the city's downtown arena, citing declining revenue and the poor economy. The arena said it's close to a deal with local... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18355618/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:19:20 -0400 News Channel 5 http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18355618/ Thousands Vote In 1st-Ever Ohio Early Balloting COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Thousands of voters across Ohio cast ballots this week as a first-ever early balloting process got under way in the crucial swing state. Elections officials said more than 4,000 peop... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18355619/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:19:06 -0400 News Channel 5 http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18355619/ National City stock jumps as Ohio moves into bankers’ sights National City shares rose almost 12 percent Friday as the formation of the nation’s third coast-to-coast bank was seen as possibly putting Ohio’s regional banks in play on Wall Street. http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18352897/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:16:33 -0400 San Francisco Business Times http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18352897/ Ex-police officer in Ohio wants new murder trial CANTON, Ohio – A former police officer sentenced to life in prison for killing his pregnant lover is seeking a new trial, arguing that the jury handed down contradictory verdicts. Attorneys f... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18352965/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:52:49 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18352965/ LeBron James Stumps For Obama In Cleveland CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Cavaliers star Lebron James and hip-hop entertainment mogul Russell Simmons are stumping for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a Saturday rally in Cleveland.... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18353729/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:52:00 -0400 News Channel 5 http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18353729/ Schools invest in high-tech vocational ed Mentor High School has created a new lab by transforming the school's old machine shop into a digital photography room.Each school invested more than $1 million in what's called career technical educa... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18353730/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:39:15 -0400 Examiner http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18353730/ Ohio minimum wage to go up Jan. 1 The minimum wage to be paid by many Ohio employers will rise on Jan. 1, in keeping with a constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2006. The minimum wage will rise to $7.30 per hour for non-tippe... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18351690/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:47:52 -0400 Business Courier http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18351690/ Trade deficit cost Ohio more than 300,000 jobs last year this week. Ohio lost more than 303,000 jobs in 2007 because of the deficit, a 5.6 percent loss of total employment in the state. Michigan took the biggest hit in total percentage of jobs lost, with ... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18349776/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:07:20 -0400 Business Journal http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18349776/ Ohio Police Elated Over Arrest In 1967 Killing TOLEDO, Ohio -- A chance meeting two years ago between a police officer and a man whose 14-year-old daughter was abducted in 1967 led detectives to a suspect in a murder nearly forgotten.Even then, th... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18349778/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:40:29 -0400 News Channel 5 http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18349778/ Ohio colleges largely patient after Wachovia freezes fund Ohio colleges and universities with money in a frozen investment fund say so far they’re willing to wait to get their money back. Across the country, schools have been caught short by Monday&rs... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18347790/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:29:22 -0400 Business Journal http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18347790/ Ohio plant closing as GM gears down SUV output General Motors Corp. said yesterday it will shut down its SUV assembly plant in Ohio on Dec. 23 as the company shifts focus to smaller vehicles. GM spokesman Chris Lee said employees gathered in the p... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18347792/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:40:09 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18347792/ Weekend PMP Training sessions at Columbus and Cleveland FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, October 04, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Adventum Technologies is ramping up its PMP Training programs at Columbus and Cleveland. Adventum's weekend classes have been widely accept... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18343052/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:14:18 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18343052/ Ohio St., Wisconsin have something to prove Ohio State hasn’t been to Madison in nearly five years, but a nationally televised road game at night in front a sea of hostile fans clad in red shouldn’t be anything new to the Buckeyes. They’r... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18341008/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:58:02 -0400 MSNBC http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18341008/ James, Simmons stump for Obama in Cleveland Barack Obama during a Saturday rally in Cleveland.The event begins at 4 p.m. at Willard Park.The pair plan to urge Ohioans to register to vote by the Monday deadline and to cast ballots during the sta... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18341009/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:13:10 -0400 Examiner http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18341009/ In Crucial Swing State of Ohio, Top Court Ordered Same-Day Voting (CNSNews.com) - In the crucial presidential swing state of Ohio, the state Supreme Court has ruled, 4-3, that Ohioans can register and vote by absentee ballot on the same day. It is a decision that... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18335386/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:40:20 -0400 CNS News http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18335386/ Indians complete trade with Brewers Zach Jackson from Milwaukee in the trade for Sabathia, who went 11-2 for the Brewers and helped them reach the playoffs for the first time since 1982.LaPorta, a first-round pick in last year's amateur... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18335390/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:58:16 -0400 Examiner http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18335390/ Ohio immigrants become citizens in time to vote U.S. citizens on Friday at a courthouse ceremony moved up two weeks so they could register to vote in time for the Nov. 4 presidential election in battleground http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18335389/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:58:15 -0400 Examiner http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18335389/ Cleveland Cliffs gets investor support for buyout A hedge fund lost the fight to double its holdings in Cleveland-Cliffs on Friday, a move that would have allowed it to block the iron ore miner's $4 billion buyout of Alpha Natural Resources.Cleveland... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18331137/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:50:09 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18331137/ Byrd, like CC, Blake, enjoys playoff ride Of course, the Indians didn't anticipate that Byrd would be with the Red Sox, Sabathia would be with the Brewers and Blake would be with the Dodgers. Or that all the other members of their Opening Day... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18331139/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:31:40 -0400 Cleveland Indians http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18331139/ Local governments in Ohio offering buyouts Commissioner Tim Hagan said the county might be forced to lay off workers if the buyouts don't save enough money.The city of Dayton, which employs about 2,400, is offering buyouts to about 550 employe... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18331141/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:59:51 -0400 Examiner http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18331141/ GM Plans Overtime At Ohio Compact Car Factory Through 2008 (GM), still unable to meet demand for fuel-efficient small cars, will keep its sole U.S. compact-car factory running on overtime for the remainder of 2008, the auto maker said Friday. http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18331142/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:50:59 -0400 Morning Star http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18331142/ Brantley completes deal for Tribe Nearly three months after the Indians and Brewers consummated the CC Sabathia trade, the deal was completed Friday, with Minor League outfielder Michael Brantley joining the Tribe as the long-awaited ... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18331144/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:46:37 -0400 MLB http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18331144/ Browns rookie LB Alex Hall makes mark NFL draft in April, viewing the linebacker from Division II St. Augustine as a project.Instead, Hall has been pressed into a starting role and made the play that helped seal the Browns' 20-12 victory ... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326838/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:57:43 -0400 Examiner http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326838/ Harbinger Capital Partners Issues Statement Following Cleveland-Cliffs Based on preliminary results, it appears that Harbinger has not received the votes required to approve our acquisition of additional shares of Cleveland-Cliffs. We are obviously disappointed by this o... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18324869/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:58:50 -0400 PRWeb http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18324869/ Ohio Valley Voters Split On Biden, Palin Debate Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin were back on the campaign trail Friday after facing off Thursday night in the only vice presidential candidate debate.While both candidates have been unde... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326835/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:06:20 -0400 WTOV 9 http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326835/ More Jobs Cut At Chrysler Plant (Twinsburg, OH) -- More job cuts are on the way at Chrysler's Twinsburg stamping plant. The automaker will furlough 64 workers next week, bringing the total number of layoffs to 241. Chrysler official... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326839/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:44:36 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326839/ Fed-Up Neighbors Blow Whistle On Drug Houses (Lorain, OH) -- Lorain police say neighbors fed up with drug activity in their neighborhoods blew the whistle on two drug operations. Tips from residents of Indiana Avenue and East 28th Streets led to... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326840/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:44:35 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326840/ Columbus Rated Top Sports Town, Cleveland Fifth (Cleveland, OH) -- Cleveland sports fans think they're really into their teams, but apparently not as much as in Columbus. Scarborough Sports Marketing ranks Ohio's capitol city first among the nation... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326841/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:44:34 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326841/ Man Charged In Fatal Crash (Middleburg Heights, OH) -- A Middlburg Heights man will appear in court next week, accused of causing a fatal crash. Fifty-nine-year-old Helmuth Kotschi is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide,... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326842/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:44:34 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326842/ Lake County Gets Money To Buy Foreclosed Homes (Painesville, OH) -- Lake County officials have some federal funds to help fight the foreclosure crisis. More than three-million-dollars will help purchase, repair and sell foreclosed homes. Houses th... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326843/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:44:33 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18326843/ Ohio House Members Still Skeptical On Bailout (Washington, DC) -- Many U.S. House members from Ohio remain unhappy with the financial sector bailout bill. The measure passed the Senate Wednesday, but there were no ringing endorsements from the Oh... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322364/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:50:44 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322364/ Students Suspended For Defying Dress Code (Akron, OH) -- Nearly 30 Akron North High School students are out of class today, suspended for protesting the district's dress code. The students were banned from the classroom this week after they r... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322365/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:50:43 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322365/ Beazer Homes sells land, exits Ohio , marking the Atlanta-based builder’s official exit from Ohio. Crestview Hills, Ky.-based Fischer this week said it finalized a deal for 128 home sites and 611 undeveloped lots in Central Ohio ... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18320879/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:48:36 -0400 Business Journal http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18320879/ Inner Belt Lanes Closed Through Next Week (Cleveland, OH) -- Drivers who use the Inner Belt bridge will continue to run into backups through at least next week. State Transportation officials say two lanes will remain closed in each direction... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322366/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:50:42 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322366/ Northern Ohio Job Growth Lags (Cleveland, OH) -- A new report shows job growth in northern Ohio is falling behind the rest of the nation. The study commissioned by Fund for Our Economic Future shows job growth was less than one-pe... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322367/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:50:41 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322367/ Boy Admits To Having Gun That Killed Sister (Cleveland, OH) -- A Cleveland teenager is awaiting sentencing for bringing home a gun that was used to kill his younger sister. Fourteen-year-old Terez Avery admitted to a reckless homicide charge Th... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322368/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:50:41 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322368/ Internet Expert Avoids Prison In Child-Sex Sting (Cleveland, OH) -- A local Internet guru will not go to prison for trying to have sex with an underage girl. A Cuyahoga County judge sentenced 30-year-old Prashant Chopra Thursday to undergo more coun... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322369/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:50:40 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322369/ PETA Accuses Cleveland Clinic Of Animal Cruelty (Cleveland, OH) -- Animal activists are coming down on the Cleveland Clinic. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed a complaint with the federal government about an experiment involving... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322370/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:50:39 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18322370/ Cuyahoga County Workers Face Buyouts (Cleveland, OH) -- Cuyahoga County commissioners plan to start offering buyouts to workers to avoid a looming deficit. They'll offer full retirement to more than 17-hundred workers and part-time emplo... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18318187/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:48:45 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18318187/ Akron Woman Shoots Self To Avoid Foreclosure (Akron, OH) -- A 90-year-old Akron woman is in the hospital, after shooting herself to avoid eviction from her foreclosed home. Summit County Sheriff's deputies say Addie Polk shot herself in the ches... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18318188/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:48:44 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18318188/ Funeral Today For Fallen Soldier (Avon Lake, OH) -- Final goodbyes will be said today to a fallen soldier from Avon Lake. The funeral for 25-year-old Army Captain Michael Medders Jr. is scheduled for 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church on L... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18318189/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:48:43 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18318189/ Former Cuyahoga Recorder To Be Sentenced (Cleveland, OH) -- It's sentencing day for former Cuyahoga County Recorder Patrick O'Malley. The long time politician faces at least 16 months in federal prison as part of a plea bargain on an obsceni... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18318191/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:48:42 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18318191/ Accused Cop-Killer Takes Stand (Cleveland, OH) -- Lamidi Kafaru says he is a drug dealer, but not a cop-killer. Kafaru took the stand in his defense Thursday, telling the jury he did not kill Cleveland Patrolman Derek Owens in Febr... http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18318190/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:48:41 -0400 Cox.net http://story.ohiostandard.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/e703c5c9aef0ff62/id/18318190/