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Peoria’s Castillo still in jail after arrest inconnection with brawl - ESPN.com
DAYTON, Ohio — Peoria Chiefs minor league pitcher Julio Castillo remained in an Ohio jail this morning after he was arrested in connection with a bench-clearing baseball brawl with the Dayton Dragons. Castillo was arraigned yesterday on a charge of

Pitcher charged after minor league brawl in Ohio - Chicago Tribune
DAYTON, Ohio - One day after a bench-clearing brawl left a minor-league pitcher in jail accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan in the forehead, the two teams involved squared off again — but this time it was strictly about balls and strikes, not

Rove Threat to Blackmail GOP IT Mastermind Triggers Immunity Request - OpEdNews.com
COLUMBUS, OHIO : The little story about how the GOP cyber-gamed the Ohio presidential election in 2004 is growing by the day, spurred on to greater heights Thursday when an Ohio election attorney asked the Ohio Attorney General to provide immunity

Barons, Thunder among 6 nicknames league seeks for OKC - ESPN.com
OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA has filed for trademark rights to six nicknames for the league’s new Oklahoma City franchise: Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls, Thunder and Wind. An attorney for the league made the filing Monday with the U.S. Patent and

Former Ohio AG seeks mountain of records - Coshocton Tribune
COLUMBUS (AP) - Former Attorney General Marc Dann, who resigned in May amid a sexual harassment scandal involving a top aide, wants copies of hundreds of e-mails and expense records from his time in office. Dann made 445 public records requests in

Dann using records laws for himself - Middletown Journal
COLUMBUS When Democrat Marc Dann started his career as a state official, he often used the Open Records laws to pry information from opponents. As attorney general, he delivered records to the media that sometimes damned his administration. Now

Defense: Ohio police officer thought drug dealer was firing at him - Newsday
LIMA, Ohio (AP) _ A white police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed black woman holding her 1-year-old son thought he was being fired upon by a drug dealer when he pulled the trigger, his attorney said Tuesday. The death of 26-year-old

Former Ohio AG seeks mountain of records - Akron Beacon Journal
COLUMBUS: Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is keeping his old office busy by requesting a slew of documents pertaining to his tenure, which ended in scandal. Dann has asked for copies of news clippings on his 18 months as attorney general. He’s

Miami lawyer dies trying to save wife - Miami Herald
Prominent Miami attorney Steven E. Chaykin died Wednesday in a freak hiking accident as he tried to rescue his wife after she slipped on a wet rock and fell into fast-flowing water near Aspen, Colo. Chaykin, 57, slid into the river and hit his head

Ohio reviews car purchases by former A.G. aide - Cleveland Plain Dealer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) State investigators are looking into whether a top aide to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann misused office funds to purchase new vehicles for the office during a three-month period last summer. Anthony Gutierrez, who

Man awarded $600,000 for wrongful imprisonment - Columbus Dispatch
A man who pleaded guilty to a Pike County murder and then had his conviction overturned has been awarded $600,000 in damages for wrongful imprisonment. The settlement between Kenneth Moore, 49, of Chillicothe, and the attorney general’s office was

Former Ohio Attorney General’s aide under scrutiny for vehicle buys - Toledo Blade
COLUMBUS State investigators are looking into vehicle purchases made by a man fired amid the scandal under former Ohio attorney general Marc Dann. As Dann s general services chief, Anthony Gutierrez (goo-tee-AYR -ehz) spent $1.8 million on 94

Ohio man accused of sexually abusing corpse - WDTN
CINCINNATI (AP) - Authorities in Ohio say a man is accused of sexually assaulting the body of a woman in a morgue where he worked 25 years ago. A grand jury on Monday indicted 55-year-old Kenneth Douglas of Cincinnati on a charge of gross abuse of a

Hampton Suspect Being Sought - WTKR
LIMA, Ohio (AP) - The trial of a white police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed black woman holding her infant son entered its second day today in Lima (LY’-muh), Ohio. The death of 26-year-old Tarika Wilson set off protests and debate

Ohio reviews car purchases by former A.G. aide - Cleveland Plain Dealer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) State investigators are looking into whether a top aide to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann misused office funds to purchase new vehicles for the office during a three-month period last summer. Anthony Gutierrez, who

Deters plans news conference - Cincinnati.com
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters has called a press conference for 1 p.m. today to discuss the case of David Steffen, who sits on Ohio’s Death Row. Steffen, a door-to-door salesman, was convicted of the murder and rape in 1982 of Karen Range, 19

Evidence sought in gaming sweep - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
MANSFIELD — Nearly two years after the state attorney general’s office ruled video gaming machines illegal, the debate continues. Authorities simultaneously raided 10 businesses throughout the county Friday as part of Operation All Bets Are Off

Gunman kills 2 at a church play; hero blocks blast - Akron Beacon Journal
KNOXVILLE, TENN.: A gunman opened fire at a church youth performance Sunday and killed two people, including a man who witnesses called a hero for shielding others from a shotgun blast. Seven adults were also injured but no children were harmed at

Rove Threat to Blackmail GOP IT Mastermind Triggers Immunity Request - OpEdNews.com
COLUMBUS, OHIO : The little story about how the GOP cyber-gamed the Ohio presidential election in 2004 is growing by the day, spurred on to greater heights Thursday when an Ohio election attorney asked the Ohio Attorney General to provide immunity

A cry to help save homes in Maryland - Baltimore Sun
As foreclosure cases continue to mount unabated, Maryland nonprofit groups, elected officials and the courts are joining forces to urge attorneys to help residents in danger of losing their homes. Called the Foreclosure Prevention Pro Bono Project

Ohio A.G. aide under investigation - Herald-Dispatch
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) State investigators are looking into whether a top aide to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann misused office funds to purchase new vehicles for the office during a three-month period last summer. Anthony Gutierrez, who

Ohio A.G. aide under investigation - Herald-Dispatch
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) State investigators are looking into whether a top aide to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann misused office funds to purchase new vehicles for the office during a three-month period last summer. Anthony Gutierrez, who

Jury selection begins in Lima officer’s trial - Cleveland Plain Dealer
LIMA, Ohio (AP) Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Lima police officer charged with shooting a black woman during a drug raid and injuring her 1-year-old son. Sgt. Joseph Chavalia pleaded not guilty to charges of negligent homicide and

Former Ohio Attorney General’s aide under scrutiny for vehicle buys - Toledo Blade
COLUMBUS State investigators are looking into vehicle purchases made by a man fired amid the scandal under former Ohio attorney general Marc Dann. As Dann s general services chief, Anthony Gutierrez (goo-tee-AYR -ehz) spent $1.8 million on 94

A cry to help save homes in Maryland - Baltimore Sun
As foreclosure cases continue to mount unabated, Maryland nonprofit groups, elected officials and the courts are joining forces to urge attorneys to help residents in danger of losing their homes. Called the Foreclosure Prevention Pro Bono Project

State reviews car purchases by former A.G. aide - Newark Advocate
COLUMBUS (AP) State investigators are looking into whether a top aide to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann misused office funds to purchase new vehicles for the office during a three-month period last summer. Anthony Gutierrez, who served as

With finally a full roster, AG’s race will be a doozy - Canton Repository
COLUMBUS The attorney general card for the November election appears to be complete. Ohio Republicans named their candidate last week, and that brings to three the number vying for the unexpired term of ousted and disgraced Marc Dann. All three are

Ohio reviews car purchases by former A.G. aide - Cleveland Plain Dealer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) State investigators are looking into whether a top aide to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann misused office funds to purchase new vehicles for the office during a three-month period last summer. Anthony Gutierrez, who

Rove Threat to Blackmail GOP IT Mastermind Triggers Immunity Request - OpEdNews.com
COLUMBUS, OHIO : The little story about how the GOP cyber-gamed the Ohio presidential election in 2004 is growing by the day, spurred on to greater heights Thursday when an Ohio election attorney asked the Ohio Attorney General to provide immunity

DOJ: Former aide broke law in hiring scandal - Miami Herald
WASHINGTON — A new Justice Department report concludes that politics illegally influenced the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges, and largely lays the blame on top aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Monday’s report

Car buys under review - Columbus Dispatch
Last summer, Anthony Gutierrez went on a shopping spree for cars, trucks and sport-utility vehicles. The former general services chief for then-Attorney General Marc Dann snapped up 94 new vehicles for the office, spending more than $1.8 million in

Barons, Thunder among 6 nicknames league seeks for OKC - ESPN.com
OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA has filed for trademark rights to six nicknames for the league’s new Oklahoma City franchise: Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls, Thunder and Wind. An attorney for the league made the filing Monday with the U.S. Patent and

Gunman kills 2 at a church play; hero blocks blast - Akron Beacon Journal
KNOXVILLE, TENN.: A gunman opened fire at a church youth performance Sunday and killed two people, including a man who witnesses called a hero for shielding others from a shotgun blast. Seven adults were also injured but no children were harmed at

Peoria’s Castillo still in jail after arrest inconnection with brawl - ESPN.com
DAYTON, Ohio — Peoria Chiefs minor league pitcher Julio Castillo remained in an Ohio jail this morning after he was arrested in connection with a bench-clearing baseball brawl with the Dayton Dragons. Castillo was arraigned yesterday on a charge of

Pitcher charged after minor league brawl in Ohio - Chicago Tribune
DAYTON, Ohio - One day after a bench-clearing brawl left a minor-league pitcher in jail accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan in the forehead, the two teams involved squared off again — but this time it was strictly about balls and strikes, not

Lima police officer to begin trial in deadly raid - Toledo Blade
LIMA, Ohio A veteran Lima police officer accused of shooting and killing an unarmed woman during a drug raid is to go on trial today in Allen County Common Pleas Court. Sgt. Joseph Chavalia, 52, is charged with negligent homicide and negligent

Evidence sought in gaming sweep - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
MANSFIELD — Nearly two years after the state attorney general’s office ruled video gaming machines illegal, the debate continues. Authorities simultaneously raided 10 businesses throughout the county Friday as part of Operation All Bets Are Off

Rove Threat to Blackmail GOP IT Mastermind Triggers Immunity Request - OpEdNews.com
COLUMBUS, OHIO : The little story about how the GOP cyber-gamed the Ohio presidential election in 2004 is growing by the day, spurred on to greater heights Thursday when an Ohio election attorney asked the Ohio Attorney General to provide immunity

Regulator no fighter for ban on ex-cons - Miami Herald
Under fire for allowing bank robbers and racketeers to sell home loans in Florida, the state’s chief mortgage industry regulator said he fought to ban ex-convicts from the business during the 2008 legislative session. The regulator, Don Saxon, said

Grand jury indicts diver involved in rock flap - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Another Ohio resident faces possible jail time in the ongoing squabble between Kentucky and Ohio over an eight-ton boulder known as the Indian Head Rock. A Greenup County special grand jury indicted David G. Vetter of

Grand jury indicts diver involved in rock flap - Daily Jeffersonian
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Another Ohio resident faces possible jail time in the ongoing squabble between Kentucky and Ohio over an eight-ton boulder known as the Indian Head Rock. A Greenup County special grand jury indicted David G. Vetter of

Pitcher charged after minor league brawl in Ohio - Mansfield News Journal
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) One day after a bench-clearing brawl left a minor-league pitcher in jail accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan in the forehead, the two teams involved squared off again but this time it was strictly about balls and

2nd Ohioan faces jail in 8-ton-rock fight - Toledo Blade
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Another Ohio resident faces possible jail time in the ongoing squabble between Kentucky and Ohio over an 8-ton boulder known as Indian Head Rock. A Greenup County special grand jury indicted David Vetter of Portsmouth, Ohio

METRICH seeks evidence in video gaming sweep - Mansfield News Journal
MANSFIELD Nearly two years after the state attorney general s office ruled video gaming machines are illegal, the debate continues. Authorities raided 10 businesses throughout the county simultaneously Friday as part of Operation All Bets Are

Ohio Forclosures May Be Leveling Off - WLWT 5
COLUMBUS — A firm keeping tabs on foreclosure activity nationwide says the flood of filings may be leveling off in Ohio, and a lawyer helping struggling Ohio homeowners said their numbers could begin to decline within a year or two. During the

Peoria’s wild pitcher charged with assault - Chicago Sun-Times
DAYTON, Ohio — A minor- league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan during a bench-clearing brawl was charged with felonious assault. Pitcher Julio Castillo of the Peoria Chiefs, a Cubs affiliate, was arrested Thursday after the fight

Pitcher charged after fan hurt at brawl in minors - Seattle Times
DAYTON, Ohio A minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan during a bench-clearing brawl was charged with felonious assault, ordered held on $50,000 bond and directed to surrender his passport.

Unclear whether Karadzic appeals extradition - Miami Herald
BELGRADE, Serbia Radovan Karadzic’s lawyer refused on Saturday to confirm or deny that he had mailed a last-minute appeal against the extradition of the former Bosnian warlord, who faces 11 charges at The Hague war crimes tribunal. The Karadzic

Making a fresh start after identity theft - Baltimore Sun
As companies roll out a growing variety of tools to combat identity theft, some Americans are taking a more radical step: changing their Social Security number. Traditionally, trading in an old number for a new one is something attempted in only the