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ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say swine flu infections continue to wane, with only half the states reporting widespread cases. Ohio is one of them. Full Story »

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio will use $11 million federal stimulus money to provide rebates to people who buy energy efficient appliances for their homes. Full Story »

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The year-old New York City annex to Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will shut down Jan. 3. Full Story »

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A former judge in Ohio has been charged with two counts of fraud for allegedly getting a sham loan from a business executive with cases before her court. Full Story »

CINCINNATI (AP) — The parents of an Ohio high school who committed suicide are suing her school, alleging that officials failed to stop sexual harassment that came after her classmates shared nude photos of her using cell phones. Full Story »

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say a recently divorced Ohio man shot to death his two daughters, ages 15 and about 11, before killing himself in a bedroom at his home. Full Story »

CLEVELAND -- Breaking news into the Fox 8 Newsroom...Cuyahoga Coroner Spokesperson, Powell Caesar, has confirmed that the 11th victim has been identified from accused serial killer Anthony Sowell's home. Full Story »

ELYRIA, Ohio -- A popular Lorain County bus service is scheduled to hit the brakes. Full Story »

MANSFIELD, Ohio -- Dozens of residents in Mansfield woke up over the Thanksgiving holiday to discover that their car windows had been smashed out, and paint had been dumped inside their cars. Full Story »

ELYRIA, Ohio -- The Lorain County Tuberculosis Clinic alerted school officials Wednesday, that a student at Elyria High School has tested positive for Tuberculosis (TB). Full Story »

RAVENNA -- Four horses remain in the care of the Happy Trails Animal Sanctuary in Ravenna after 11 severely malnourished horses were removed from property in Newton Falls. Full Story »

The Cleveland Department of Health and the Cuyahoga County Board of Health are teaming up with two area churches to provide free H1N1 vaccinations this Saturday. Full Story »

Thirty years later, on the open concrete plaza on the west side of U.S. Bank Arena, there is no hint of the tragedy that unfolded there on the night of Dec. 3, 1979. Full Story »

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Auto insurance rates have gone down for a third straight year in Ohio, and officials say the state's premiums are the 11th lowest in the country. Full Story »

LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — Southwest Ohio authorities say former NBA player Kirk Snyder has been transferred to a mental treatment facility after being ordered back to jail for allegedly removing an electronic monitor. Full Story »

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland has applied for $219 million in federal funds to fix erosion along the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) River that officials see as a potential threat to people and commerce. Full Story »

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County authorities say a man has been indicted on charges of identity theft and forgery. Full Story »

INDIAN HILL, Ohio (AP) — Police in southwest Ohio say a man was so angry that a park revoked his privileges that he destroyed the park gate with an assault rifle and an ax. Full Story »

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A controversial political cartoon has some local African-American politicians and religious leaders outraged. Full Story »

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jamal Lewis has plowed into the line for the last time. Full Story »

He's the Mayor of Seven Hills and he's not shy about publicity. But how he's been generating attention lately, has become a real page turner. Full Story »

INDIAN HILL, Ohio (AP) — Police in southwest Ohio said a man was so angry that a park revoked his privileges that he destroyed the park gate with an assault rifle and an ax. Police said 23-year-old Michael Rosenbaum, of Cincinnati, was arrested Tuesday on charges of vandalism and possession of criminal tools. Full Story »

MARIETTA, Ohio (AP) — Police said whoever donated a water jug to a charity in southeast Ohio probably didn't mean to be so generous. The jug contained about $1,500 worth of marijuana. Police said workers at a local Goodwill Industries site recently found four bags of marijuana when they looked inside a water jug left outside by an anonymous donor. Full Story »

CLEVELAND -- Larry Cermak, 59, a deacon in the church and the bookkeeper at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Garfield Heights, admitted to stealing $335,000 from his home parish, over a six year period. He says he took about $5,000 a month. Full Story »

A former Canton police officer in prison for killing his pregnant girlfriend and unborn child will not get a chance to argue his appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court. Full Story »