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Speaker warns against GMOs 22 Aug 2013 | 10:06 pm
Genetically modified food has been a staple of the American diet for about 20 years now and consists of 63 percent of world agriculture. But many people don’t even know what it is. The mystery has spa...
New helmets keep Comets safe 22 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm
It seems that you can’t talk about football very long before the subject of player safety is raised. The NFL just adopted a new policy limiting padded practices to one per day, and similar moves are b...
Missing women found 1 Aug 2013 | 11:52 pm
CLEVELAND (AP) — The man convicted of holding three women captive in a house he turned into a prison and raping them repeatedly for a decade was sentenced Thursday to life without parole plus 1,000 ye...
Troopers up felony charges 1 Aug 2013 | 11:47 pm
There’s been a renewed effort this year to nab bad guys roving Ohio’s highways. Lt. Anne Ralston of the State Highway Patrol said last week that troopers are taking extra time during traffic stops — i...
Unemployment crisis toughest on youth 25 Jul 2013 | 10:36 pm
By Ken Silva ksilva@civitasmedia.com A summer job can be just as important as school in a teenager’s formative years. It’s the time of the year where they supplement their book knowledge with real-wor...
Amherst cops sting local businesses 3 Jul 2013 | 12:25 am
Three Amherst businesses failed an undercover spot check in June, selling alcohol to underage police informants. Two teenagers — one 18 and the other 19 — were sent to 14 establishments to “buy” alcoh...
Town to get upgrades with state money 3 Jul 2013 | 12:22 am
Four of the oldest commercial buildings in Amherst will get restorations, upgrades, and expansions later this summer. The state economic council has awarded $240,000 to Main Street Amherst. The grant ...
State budget has many surprises 3 Jul 2013 | 12:11 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A state budget that cuts personal income taxes, revamps Ohio’s school-funding system and imposes new abortion restrictions cleared the state Legislature on Thursday over the obje...
Fracking data won't be ready until 2016 3 Jul 2013 | 12:07 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — A comprehensive government study of the effects of shale gas drilling on water quality and the environment won’t be completed until 2016, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offici...
Amend Ohio's anti-marijuana stance? 7 Jun 2013 | 11:01 pm
by KEN SILVA News-Times reporter Imagine a plant that can be farmed to make medicine, food, fuel, clothing, paper, and countless other products. Sounds good? The plant described above is cannabis — ...
