CINCINNATI, OhioA major credit ratings agency says Ohio’s credit standing is at risk, saying the state was counting too much on gambling dollars that are now in doubt.

Despite predictions the Great Recession is running out of steam, the House is taking up emergency legislation this week to help the millions of Americans who see no immediate end to their economic miseries.

A standout athlete has been ordered to stay on the sidelines by a judge after pleading guilty to felonious assault.

State officials say Ohio’s jobless rate has fallen for the first time in a year—to 10.8 percent in August, from 11.2 percent in July.

Authorities say 7,000 pounds of fireworks found in Ohio home.

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant has met conditions the agency set following an acid leak in 2002 and is no longer required to have special independent assessments.

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.

A former Army soldier once stationed in southern Arizona was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for violating his probation.

Six American tourists in Antigua were charged with assault and malicious damage after refusing to pay a cab fare they thought was excessive and later scuffling with police officers.

A northwest Ohio judge has added neon green T-shirts to his sentencing repertoire.

Antioch University has turned over Antioch College in Ohio to an alumni group, a further step toward creation of a new, independent school.

Many cash-strapped school districts are not only short of teaching staff, they are not maintaining enough school nurses—-and with the chance of the flu on the way, it’s more worrisome to health officials.

Women are less likely to serve in the Statehouse and pursue college degrees in Ohio than they are in many other states, according to a report released Wednesday.

An Ohio police department says a SWAT team test of gas masks didn’t go as planned, leaving some residents complaining they felt the effects of tear gas.

Police in a Cleveland suburb are using radar to fight speeding on bicycles.