December 12, 2016 Ohio man who set girlfriend on fire convicted; gets 11 years A man accused of throwing gasoline on his girlfriend and setting her on fire behind an Ohio gas station has been convicted of aggravated arson and other charges after pleading no contest and has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
December 12, 2016 Emirati ambassador talks to Kasich about police killing The United Arab Emirates' U.S. ambassador says he's spoken with Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) about the police killing of a UAE citizen after a traffic accident.
December 12, 2016 Ohio State knife attacker buried as relatives remain stunned The Somali-born student who hurt nearly a dozen people in a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University before a police officer shot and killed him has been buried.
December 12, 2016 Candlelight vigil held for John Glenn in hometown church John Glenn's hometown church in Ohio has held a candlelight vigil to celebrate the life and legacy of the hero-astronaut.
December 11, 2016 In 2 states, prosecutors face uphill police murder retrials Facing uphill battles to find jurors willing to convict police officers, prosecutors in two states say they will try again for guilty verdicts against white officers in the fatal shootings of black men.
December 10, 2016 Public viewing of John Glenn in Ohio to extend for 8 hours Members of the public will be given eight hours Friday to pay their respects to John Glenn as the late astronaut-hero lies in state at Ohio's capitol building.
December 10, 2016 APNewsBreak: Effort to stem homegrown US extremism launches A federally backed effort to stem the rise of homegrown extremists is underway in Massachusetts, nearly three years after the White House announced the initiative on the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured hundreds.
December 9, 2016 Sound engineer, attorney among Oakland fire victims A popular sound engineer, a young attorney and a woman described as a visionary were among the people killed in a fire that engulfed a dance party inside an Oakland warehouse.
December 9, 2016 Parole board rejects mercy for Ohio killer of 3-year-old The Ohio parole board has rejected mercy for the first death row inmate scheduled for execution next year under a new process for putting condemned prisoners to death.
December 8, 2016 Attorney: Death of student's roommate 'unfortunate accident' An attorney for an Ohio college student charged in the fatal stabbing of his roommate at an off-campus apartment says the death wasn't a murder but an "unfortunate accident." University of Akron student Kendal Scheid pleaded not guilty to a murder charge this week in Akron Municipal Court in the death of Duncan Unternaher.
