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COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Senate began hearings Wednesday on two bills and one resolution aimed at controlling casino locations approved by voters last month. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Health care overhaul now looks like it really will happen, with a compromise coming together in the Senate to give uninsured Americans options they've never had before. But it won't be a free ride. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House voted Wednesday to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income tax deduction for sales and property taxes, to be financed with a tax increase on investment fund managers and a crackdown on international tax cheats. Full Story »

The sky darkened, the wind kicked up and rain fell in the area around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, causing power outages and property damage throughout the Sebring, Beloit and surrounding area. Full Story »

An Alliance woman who is accused of attacking the woman accused in her daughter's death will be back for arraignment Friday. Full Story »

COLUMBUS -- Ohio's new single-drug execution protocol worked as planned Tuesday, putting Kenneth Biros to death in about 10 minutes. Full Story »

A day before a court appearance on criminal charges, Courtesy Auto World representatives tied up some loose ends on city tax-related charges. Full Story »

LUCASVILLE — Convicted Trumbull County murderer Kenneth Biros apologized and thanked his family and friends for their support and prayers before being executed Tuesday morning at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. Full Story »

The congregation at New Zion Baptist Church is mourning the loss of its leader after the Rev. Jerry Hawkins died earlier this week. Hawkins, who was diagnosed with lung cancer last January, succumbed to the disease on Monday. He had been pastor at New Zion Baptist for the past year. Full Story »

If plans continue as expected, the 600 block of Scranton Avenue will become a temporary home for displaced families by 2011. Alliance City Council unanimously approved both an alley vacation and a replat Monday night after no one expressed opposition for the moves during a brief public hearing. Full Story »

It appears that Michael Yarian will be Alliance's next police sergeant. The Civil Service Commission met briefly Monday afternoon to certify the scoring for February's promotion examination and forward the list to Safety-Service Director John Blaser for action. Full Story »

The Alliance local unit of the Ohio Nurses Association and Alliance Community Hospital have released further details about the approval of a one-year employment contract with Alliance Community Hospital. Full Story »

LUCASVILLE -- Kenneth Biros slept, took communion (three wafers) and was scheduled to visit with family members Monday at the death house at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. Full Story »

Recent investments in technology keep the presses rolling at MPI Label Systems, a national label manufacturer headquartered in Sebring that serves thousands of customers who want labels for their recognizable brands, including Gatorade, Woolite, Prestone, Rubbermaid, Great Value, Sancap, Freshmark and Genie. Full Story »

Only thwarting a burglary in the first place is more rewarding than nabbing a burglar, explained an Alliance police detective during a public training Thursday night. Full Story »

After 10-year-old Colton and 9-year-old Melvina Huffman learned the truth about Santa Claus this year, they decided they didn't need a big Christmas for themselves. Full Story »

Kathy Gaillard's life in Virginia took a stressful turn when she became legal guardian of her teenage grandson after his mother was arrested two years ago. Full Story »

COLUMBUS -- The Death House at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility is a lone, nondescript brick building, detached from the main prison. It's the place where 32 Ohio inmates have been put to death since 1999, starting with Cuyahoga County murderer Wilford Berry Jr. Full Story »

A deer who happened to wander into the village of Sebring met with a grisly death. Sebring Police responded to a call that led them to an alley between Pennsylvania and Oregon Avenues at 11:47 a.m. on Tuesday. Full Story »

Without the community's help, police are pessimistic that three incidents of racially motivated vandalism will be solved. Full Story »

Two Alliance women remained concerned Friday about racial slurs spray-painted in the First Ward and Second Ward in October, and the apparent lack of progress with the police investigation of the case. In four different locations, the same racial label was scrawled out, along with the letters "KKK." Full Story »

A total of 536 children are signed up to receive Christmas presents this year through the Alliance Professional Firefighters Association Local 480's annual toy drive. Full Story »

Sarah Morris Brown spent a long day Thursday at the Stark County Board of Elections, but it didn't dull her enthusiasm. The city's third council at-large seat qualified for a free recount, after Democrat incumbent Steve Okey appeared to squeak out Brown by only 29 votes. Full Story »

A man and woman who had just been released from jail apparently couldn't wait to get home to have sex. A resident of the 300 block of North 12th Street called Sebring police at 3:46 p.m. Nov. 20 to report a "couple going at it in the alley behind his house." Full Story »