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Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel will visit Crestview Elementary School and Columbiana Middle School to promote the Team Tressel Fitness Challenge, which is part of Governor Mike DeWine's push to improve the overall health of Ohioans.

Part of Shields Road in Boardman and Raccoon Road in Canfield and Austintown will be closed on Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for tree removals, with traffic being rerouted onto Lockwood Boulevard.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged cross-border attacks overnight in a dramatic escalation of tensions that led Pakistan’s defense minister to say on Friday that the two countries are in a state of “open war.” Afghanistan launched an attack on Pakistan late Thursday, saying it was in retaliation for deadly Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan

The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a “seemingly threatening” drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said. The case of mistaken identity prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close additional airspace around Fort Hancock, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast

State lawmakers are considering bipartisan legislation to limit the ability of some Ohioans to obtain public records from government agencies.

A Columbus City Schools student was shot in the parking lot of a Columbus Metropolitan Library branch Thursday night.

A Boardman trustee says a mistake was made that's going to cost the township close to $2 million. The mistake centers around a tax levy that wasn't renewed because the trustees failed to get it on the ballot on time.

The family and friends of Michel Ortega Casanova said he was one of four men killed in an armed confrontation off the Cuban Coast.

"Some of these truckers can't afford to lose their rigs, for most, it's their only source of income, losing a truck to arson would be a total loss of their livelihood."

A Southern California woman is devastated after her beloved Shih Tzu was snatched by a mountain lion right in front of her late Monday night.