FINDLAY — The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two people found dead Monday evening at 605 Palm Drive, Liberty Township. Ashley M. Sayarath, 19, of that address, was found with two gunshot wounds and pronounced deceased at the scene. David Sayarath, 30, of Bluffton and cousin of Ashley, was found deceased at the scene with one gunshot wound. …

COLUMBUS — Courtney Fulton, of Kenton, was selected to serve as CFAES Student Council representative for Agricultural Education Society (AES) at The Ohio State University. Fulton is the daughter of Jason and Shelly Fulton and a graduate of Kenton High School. In addition to AES, she is a member of Real Life, Campus Crusade for Christ and is a resident …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state estimates that 750,000 Ohioans would lose coverage if its expansion of Medicaid is phased out under the Republican plan backed by President Donald Trump to replace Obamacare. The plan would eliminate federal funding incentives that provided for expansion under the Affordable Care Act. A phase-out of Ohio’s expansion would reduce Ohio Medicaid spending by …

DELTA, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a man shot and killed the mother of his 10-month-old son   and abducted the boy before being caught in Indiana. Delta Police Chief Nathan Hartsock says authorities tracked James Ramey’s cellphone to Fulton   County, Indiana, where he was found with the boy Tuesday. The child wasn’t hurt. Police say Ramey will be …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Objections by family members did not directly influence a coroner’s decision to shield full autopsy reports of eight relatives who were shot in their homes, the coroner said in a deposition filed Tuesday in the state Supreme Court. Relatives of those victims raised concerns about the release of details of how their loved ones died, Pike …

FINDLAY — Republican State Central Committee member Cheryl Buckland of Findlay has announced her intent to run for the 83rd Ohio House district, which includes Hancock, Hardin and a portion of Logan County. Incumbent State Rep. Robert Cole Sprague is not seeking re-election in 2018 to run for the state treasurer’s job that year. Buckland’s political approach will tap on …

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A man driving a van with a woman and three children inside led police on a high-speed chase in Ohio before he was stopped, reached down to light a cigarette and was fatally shot by an officer, according to a police dispatch log. The Tuesday chase began in Strongsville, about 20 miles south of downtown Cleveland, …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy who stopped at convenience store for coffee on his way to work stopped an armed robbery. Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil says Terry Harper was at the United Dairy Farmers in suburban Cheviot at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday when a masked man came in and tried to rob the cashier. He says Harper …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State officials say a record number of concealed carry licenses for handguns were issued last year. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday that nearly 118,000 new permits were issued in 2016 along with 41,000 renewals. The total of 159,000 permits is the highest number since the state began issuing concealed carry licenses in 2004. The …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio State University student has died after falling from a parking garage. Police say Madison Paul fell from the top floor of a campus garage around 2 p.m. on Monday. Officials say Paul was taken to Wexner Medical Center where she later succumbed to her injuries. Paul’s age was not immediately available. Ohio …