November 16, 2009
Christian Activists Draw Attention To Rifqa Bary Case At Public Rally
Dozens of Christian activists descended on Columbus Monday morning to rally in the name of Rifqa Barry, the central Ohio teenager who converted from Islam to Christianity. Bary fled to Florida during the summer, saying she feared her father would kill her because of her conversion.
November 09, 2009
Fla. Police: Graffiti Artist Left Work Incomplete
Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work.
October 27, 2009
Runaway Convert Back In Ohio After 3-Month Flight
A teenage girl is back in Ohio after running away to Florida because she said she feared her father would harm or kill her for converting from Islam to Christianity.
Ohio Judge Limits Convert’s Phone, Internet Use
An Ohio judge has ordered the state to supervise the telephone and Internet use of a teenage girl who says she ran away to Florida because she feared her father would harm or kill her for converting from Islam to Christianity.
October 23, 2009
Judge Orders Runaway Convert To Return To Ohio
An Orange County judge ordered Ohio teen runaway Fathima Rifqa Bary back to that state, ending the 17-year-old girl’s three-month stay in Florida as she battled her parents over her religious freedom and allegations of abuse.
October 15, 2009
Runaway Convert To Be In State Custody In Ohio
Ohio can take custody of a girl who ran away to Florida, saying she feared she’d be killed for converting to Christianity from Islam, a judge ruled Thursday in a decision clarifying the girl’s legal status once she returns.
October 13, 2009
Fla. Judge To Order Runaway Convert Back To Ohio
A Florida judge said Tuesday he planned to send a teenager back to Ohio after she ran away from her home to Florida because she feared physical harm for converting from Islam to Christianity.
October 01, 2009
Coffee Drinkers Pay Big For Cat Poop Coffee
Tampa coffee drinkers paid $20 for a taste of a rare delicacy—Cat Poop Coffee.
September 24, 2009
Special-Needs Teacher Found Guilty Of Abuse
A special-needs teacher has been found guilty of abuse after reportedly putting hot sauce in a student’s soda.
September 11, 2009
Governor: Handle Runaway Convert Case In Ohio
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland believes the case of a Muslim girl who ran away to Florida after converting to Christianity should by handled by Ohio authorities.
September 01, 2009
Ohio Teen Convert’s Attorney Claims Safety At Risk
An attorney for a teenager who says she ran away from home because she feared for her safety after she converted to Christianity from Islam claimed in court documents Monday that her family’s mosque in Ohio has terrorist ties – a charge disputed by the Islamic center’s leader.
August 30, 2009
Ohio Convert’s Dad Says Laptop Started It All
The Muslim father of a runaway Ohio teen who converted to Christianity says he believes the ordeal started with a gift he gave her last fall - a laptop computer.
June 19, 2009
Fla. City Council Votes: Underwear Required
It should go without saying—wear underwear and deodorant when you go to work. But, one Florida town is making it official, adding the obvious to the dress code.
May 11, 2009
Dog Journeys 700 Miles To Home
Chachi the Chihuahua is back home in Florida, thanks to a couple who found the pooch in southwest Ohio 10 months after it went missing.
April 19, 2009
Ohio Man Arrested In Cold Case
An Ohio man has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting another man nearly two decades ago in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity.

