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Federal judge dismisses lethal injection challenge - Newark Advocate
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A Kentucky death row inmate on Wednesday lost a challenge to the state’s lethal injection protocol when a federal judge found he attacked the law too late. U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell ruled that death row inmate

Couples allege Ponzi-like adoption scam by NY man - The State
MINEOLA, N.Y. — An attorney who claimed his own experience as an adopted child motivated him to help people seeking to start families is suspected of running a Ponzi-like scheme that ripped off couples from New York to Texas, promising children that

Couples allege Ponzi-like adoption scam by Long Island man - Syracuse Post-Standard
AP Brian Cohen is accused of running an adoption Ponzi Scheme on as many as a dozen couples, who paid him tens of thousands of dollars in adoption fees, only to be given bogus excuses why the baby was ultimately not available. MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP

DeWines open Cedarville home for ice cream social - Dayton Daily News
CEDARVILLE More than 1,300 guests from around Ohio attended an ice cream social Sept. 20 at the Cedarville home of Ohio Attorney General candidate Mike DeWine and his wife, Fran. The guests enjoyed a banjo band, barbershop quartet, a magician

Plane in Boston inspected after threat found - Miami Herald
A threatening note forced a Boston-bound airplane to return to a Miami airport about 40 minutes after takeoff, but nothing suspicious was found. Airport spokesman Greg Chin says a flight attendant found a note in one of the plane’s bathrooms Thursday

Teen weeps in apology for causing man’s death - Toledo Blade
Standing with his wrists cuffed behind him and facing the spectators sitting in Lucas County Juvenile Court, Dai’Lahntae Jemison wept as he apologized to Robert Brundage’s brother for the single punch that ended the well-known community activist’s

Ashtabula schools wins in prevailing wage dispute - Ashtabula Star-Beacon
The Ashtabula Area City Schools Board of Education has prevailed in a challenge to a prevailing-wage requirement attached to the bid package for the Wade Avenue schools construction project. Common Pleas Court Judge Alfred Mackey, in a judgment entry

Nurse still on life support, five days after Weston spa incident - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
WESTON - A 37-year-old nurse remains on life support today at the Cleveland Clinic, five days after a visit to a spa took a disastrous turn. Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives are investigating Rohie Kah-Orukotan’s visit to Weston Medspa

Associated Press Writer - WLOS.com
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — More couples are emerging in several states saying they might have been victims of what a New York prosecutor is calling an adoption Ponzi scheme. The arrest last week of 41-year-old attorney Brian Cohen on grand larceny and

Order upheld for new trial in 1986 slayings of 2 women - Toledo Blade
More than two years after convicted killer William T. Montgomery was first granted a new trial, a federal appellate court affirmed yesterday that a police report kept from the defense during his 1986 trial could have changed the outcome of the case

City takes traffic-camera vote to Ohio Supreme Court - Chillico Gazette
Chillicothe is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to block a ballot issue that would ban red-light and speed cameras in the city. In a motion filed by Assistant Law Director James Mann, the city asks the state’s highest court to force the Ross County

$10K gift brings skate park closer to finish - Daily Star
The Common Council on Tuesday conditionally approved improvements to the skate park in Neahwa Park that will be paid for through an anonymous $10,000 gift to a local youth group. Aldermen voted, 6-0, for the improvements at a special meeting where

Culliver protests recall, gets hearing - Mansfield News Journal
MANSFIELD — Mayor Don Culliver has filed a protest against the recall issue on the Nov. 3 ballot — prompting the Richland County Board of Elections to schedule a Thursday hearing. County Elections Director Paulette Hankins said the four-member

BofA Sued by Funds Over Merrill - Wall Street Journal
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray said Monday that his office could soon seek “billions” from Bank of America Corp., including Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis, over the bank’s handling of the purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Cordray filed an

Payday lenders using loopholes - Columbus Dispatch
Payday lenders in Ohio continue to charge fees for short-term loans that equate to triple-digit annual interest rates despite a 2008 law that supporters hoped would cap the rates at 28 percent, according to a study released yesterday. People who are

Smashed cell phone at heart of case - Columbus Dispatch
Raynell Robinson smashed a cell phone to prevent a witness to a violent brawl from calling police, but his actions did not violate the Ohio law against “disrupting public services,” the Marysville man’s attorney told the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday

Ohio opposes execution delay - Cincinnati.com
COLUMBUS - The state is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to allow next week’s execution of a man who strangled his 67-year-old neighbor. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office asked the court Tuesday to reject Lawrence Reynolds’ request to delay his

Group issues report on sex-offender registration for juvenile offenses - Augusta Free Press
With Ohio becoming the first state to come into substantial compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) that is part of the Adam Walsh Act, the Justice Policy Institute, a national organization focusing on juvenile and

Customers sue AT&T, Apple over iPhone glitch - Minneapolis Star Tribune
When Kyle Irving of Rosemount couldn’t send or receive photos on his iPhone in late July, he thought AT&T had misled him about the phone’s new “multimedia messaging service.” The service, called MMS for short, allows iPhone users to easily send

Driver faces prison for hit-skip death - The Columbus Dispatch
Sara J. Small, 22, of the Far North Side, admitted having been to two bars and then texting at the time she struck a pedestrian in July 2008. A Columbus woman who had been sending and receiving text messages on her cell phone while driving admitted

Judge rules in area C8 case - Parkersburg News & Sentinel
CHARLESTON - A group of Parkersburg residents has persuaded a federal judge to let it press DuPont to fund a medical monitoring program. However, Monday’s ruling from U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin also benefited DuPont by granting some of its

Suspected arraigned on theft charges - Morning Journal
STEUBENVILLE - A man suspected in the slaying of his father appeared in court Monday and was arraigned on theft charges, with Jefferson County Prosecutor Thomas Straus saying he is not yet prepared to charge Travis Miller, 27, with murder. Miller

PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Sept 29 - Reuters
Sept 29 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Amid rising concern about the threat of influenza pandemics, three big drug

Cordray takes aim at Bank of America - Business Courier
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray said he will push for monetary damages and changes in corporate governance in connection with a shareholder lawsuit involving Bank of America Corp. s 2008 acquisition of Merrill Lynch . Ohio is part of a lead

Ohio takes lead role in BofA suit - Cincinnati.com
COLUMBUS - Bank of America Corp. executives improperly concealed billions of dollars in losses and billions in bonuses paid by Merrill Lynch before a shareholder vote on their proposed merger, Ohio’s attorney general argued in a class-action

Polanski’s arrest could be his path to freedom - The Sun News
LOS ANGELES — A surprise arrest at the Zurich airport, detention at the hands of Swiss authorities, and a high-profile extradition process that could take weeks or months. The irony is that for Roman Polanski, the acclaimed director accused of child

Issue 1 puts veterans’ bonuses in voters’ hands - Newark Advocate
COLUMBUS — Should the state borrow $200 million to provide bonuses for veterans? That’s the question voters face in Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot. It would allow the state to borrow more than $200 million to

IRS gets fired up over tax deductions for home burnings - Greenville News
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio The battered house on Sherwin Road was put to good use before the fire department burned it to the ground. SWAT teams barged through the front door in an exercise on dealing with domestic violence. Rescue crews scattered

Execution do-over: Killer’s future up in air - Cincinnati.com
COLUMBUS - Will it fail again? Will there be another last-minute court stay or reprieve ordered by the governor? Or will Ohio move ahead and try to execute Romell Broom for the second time in December? Whatever happens, the attention of death penalty

Fertility Clinic in New Orleans Questioned - WLTX.com
(CBS) In New Orleans, Ochsner Hospital’s admitted mishandling of frozen embryos could be costly to more than its reputation. Lawyers are circling, for as many as 100 affected patients, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann. “My clients have

Proposed I-69 entertainment complex in doubt - Star-Press
MUNCIE — It’s been two years since developers from New York state quietly met with Delaware County officials about an entertainment complex that, if it were actually built, could transform the local economy: Up to 4,000 full-time jobs at a 700-acre

Polanski arrested in Zurich after 31-year exile - Fresno Bee
A surprise arrest at the Zurich airport, detention at the hands of Swiss authorities, and a high-profile extradition process that could take weeks or months. The irony is that for Roman Polanski, the acclaimed director accused of child rape three

‘Concerns’ about Paterson raise questions about endorsements - Thehill.com
President Barack Obama s recent meddling in the New York governor s race is setting off another round of will-he-or-won t-he when it comes to the president s endorsement habits. Empire State Gov. David Paterson (D) stepped on to the national

Dallas terror sting signals new approach for FBI - KHOU
DALLAS — After terrorists slammed airliners into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the law-enforcement community had one overriding priority preventing another attack. Making criminal arrests or detaining noncitizens on immigration

Ohio AG to probe county auditor in Cleveland - Charleston Daily Mail
CLEVELAND (AP) - Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray will conduct a special investigation of a top political leader’s work setting property values in the state’s most populous county. Cuyahoga (keye-uh-HOH’-guh) County Auditor Frank Russo is also

Ohio woman implanted with wrong embryo gives birth - Raw Story
An Ohio woman who was implanted with the wrong embryo has given birth to a healthy baby boy and given him up to his biological parents, her family said in a statement. Carolyn Savage, 40, and her husband Sean offered their heartfelt

Murder trial to stay in county - Ironton Online
Accused murderer Tom Wilcox will stand trial in Lawrence County and be judged guilty or innocent by a jury of fellow Lawrence Countians, Lawrence County Common Pleas Judge Charles Cooper ruled Friday. Wilcox, 38, of Ironton, is accused of assaulting

Sylvania Township mom who received wrong embryo gives birth to a boy - Toledo Blade
The wait is over. Carolyn Savage - the Sylvania Township mother who received national attention this week after announcing she received another couple’s embryos at a fertility clinic - has given birth to the baby. Mrs. Savage had the healthy baby boy

Gridlock stymies prison alternative - Omaha World-Herald
The state leaders trying to fix Nebraska’s crowded prison system might want to take a field trip to Shantelle Pohlman’s cramped downtown Omaha office. There, on a recent afternoon, they would have found Pohlman rising from her desk and hugging a

High Street road closure: Owners ordered to fix or demolish building - Journal-News
HAMILTON City officials have declared a historic downtown building unsafe and have given the building s owners seven days to decide whether to fix or demolish it. Meanwhile, westbound High Street in the heart of Hamilton will remain blocked

Head of the Ohio specialty races - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Enjoy a few of the Head of the Ohio’s 64 races during the day-long event. Starting at 8 am, races are scheduled from five to 20 minutes apart with boats launching every 10 seconds. Some special races and events to take note of include: Lottie McAlice

Legal Woes for New Orleans In Vitro Clinic - CBS News
“My clients have struggled with this travesty for the last year,” said Melanie Lagarde, an attorney for Kim and Abraham Whitney. They say Ochsner admits losing four of their frozen embryos. “They want to know what happened to these embryos,” Lagarde

Cop impersonator’s next role? Inmate - Mansfield News Journal
MANSFIELD A Crestline man was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in jail, given a $500 fine and placed on 12 months probation for impersonating a police officer and unlawful restraint. Municipal Court Judge Jeff Payton told Clyde Heitzman, 49, jail

Inmate’s disease poses possible death case dilemma - Merced Sun-Star
LAS VEGAS — Federal prosecutors in Nevada and Washington are weighing whether to seek the death penalty for the reputed leader of a violent white supremacy prison gang who is awaiting trial on murder and racketeering charges. That could make Ronald

Cop impersonator’s next role? Inmate - Mansfield News Journal
MANSFIELD A Crestline man was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in jail, given a $500 fine and placed on 12 months probation for impersonating a police officer and unlawful restraint. Municipal Court Judge Jeff Payton told Clyde Heitzman, 49, jail

September 2009 - Posts - MSNBC Firstread
The Senate Finance Committee says the panel will not get to the matter of a public option debate today. Democratic Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Chuck Schumer yesterday said they were planning to introduce amendments on the so-called public option, and

Mail carrier pleads guilty to federal theft charges - Toledo Blade
Marsha Billock-Strahm told a federal judge Thursday she wasn’t being nosy when she stole select pieces of mail she was supposed to have delivered in rural Wyandot County between 2005 and 2009. She was supporting a drug habit. Billock-Strahm, 48, of

Logan County judge paying for open-records violation - Columbus Dispatch
A Logan County judge must dip into his court’s budget to pay thousands of dollars in attorney fees to a woman who appealed his decision to restrict access to court records. In what is apparently the first ruling of its kind, the Ohio Supreme Court

Postal carrier pleads guilty to stealing mail from customers - Toledo Blade
A suspended postal carrier from rural Wyandot County pleaded guilty Thursday to 11 federal charges, stemming from her stealing mail from customers along her route, including pre-approved credit card applications that she used to fraudulently obtain

Woman who got wrong embryo not sure who’s to blame - The State
MAUMEE, Ohio — An Ohio woman who is carrying another woman’s baby because of a fertility clinic error says she’s still not sure where to place the blame. Carolyn Savage told The Associated Press on Thursday that she and her husband have not been

Casebolt draws 5 years probation in hazardous waste case - Montrose Daily Press
MONTROSE After a daylong hearing, Steven Casebolt was sentenced today to five years of supervised probation, plus 135 days in jail, despite his attorney’s contention he was only minimally responsible for hazardous waste violations involving

Clinics report few problems, mull legal questions - Toledo Blade
Officials of area fertility labs said Wednesday that they follow careful procedures to prevent exactly the unfortunate switch that ruined the hopes of Carolyn and Sean Savage of Sylvania Township. And lawyers said that while Mrs. Savage’s experience

Is GOP poised to make inroads in the Valley in 2010? - Vindicator
A MYSTERY: Ex-Attorney General Marc Dann s campaign finance reports continue to be a mystery at least to me more than a year after he resigned that post. Dann paid $85,000 to Neal and Harwell, a Nashville law firm. He owed the firm $46,935

Ohio woman carrying Troy couple’s baby after implanted with wrong - Oakland Press
Carolyn Savage, 40, is seen at her home, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in Sylvania, Ohio. Savage says a fertility clinic implanted the wrong embryo and that the baby she is about to give birth to is not hers. She and her husband are prepared to give the

House speaker: New domestic violence law needed - Cincinnati.com
FRANKFORT - The killing of a Lexington woman allegedly shot to death by her ex-boyfriend this month could be used to spur legislative action that would help other domestic violence victims, House Speaker Greg Stumbo said. Stumbo on Thursday called

Audit slams Hamilton County - Cincinnati.com
A state auditor’s report Thursday accused Hamilton County of not having its financial books in order, but some top county officials suggested that the conclusion perhaps has more to do with politics than accounting. In releasing an audit of Hamilton

Other States Watching Arkansas Lethal Injection Case - Morning News
ST. LOUIS An attorney for four Arkansas death row inmates who are challenging the state’s lethal injection procedure told a federal appeals court panel Thursday even with new methods in place, the process can cause pain and suffering. A three

Woman maintains resolve while carrying wrong baby - Montgomery Advertiser
TOLEDO, OH - An Ohio woman is carrying another couple’s child after she says a fertility clinic implanted her with the wrong embryo. Similar cases have degenerated into custody battles and ugly lawsuits. But 40-year-old Carolyn Savage, of Sylvania

Garland cop killer set to die Thursday night - WFAA
HUNTSVILLE, Texas Kenneth Mosley already was a wanted man in the Dallas area, sought for holding up a fast-food restaurant, when he was recognized inside a bank as the man who robbed it more than a month earlier. Garland police got a 911 call