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Accidental overdoses killed eight people a day in Ohio last year

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Accidental drug overdoses killed 3,050 people in Ohio last year, an average of eight per day, as deaths blamed on the powerful painkiller fentanyl again rose sharply and pushed the total overdose fatalities to a record high, the state reported Thursday. Over one-third of those deaths — 1,155 — were fentanyl-related, which more than doubled from …

Ohio sheriff pleads not guilty to drug and theft charges

FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff who is up for re-election this fall pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he stole medications from prescription drug disposal drop boxes, deceived doctors into giving him painkillers and misused department funds. Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer faces six felony charges in a 43-count indictment released Tuesday night. Overmyer, 42, wore handcuffs and an …

Underage party host sentenced for fatally shooting Ohio teen

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (AP) — A western Ohio man who admitted that he fatally shot a teenager while hosting a drinking party has been sentenced to five years in prison. Twenty-year-old Evan Hoffman, of Bloom Center, pleaded guilty last month to reckless homicide and was sentenced Monday. Investigators have said Hoffman told them he shot the 16-year-old Jackson Center boy in …

Ohio gas prices down slightly

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gas prices around Ohio are down slightly heading into the workweek. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Ohio was $2.09 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. That’s down 6 cents from a week ago and 10 cents below the average reported a month …

Diarrheal disease outbreak reported in central Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Public health officials in central Ohio have declared a community outbreak of a diarrheal disease caused by a parasite. Columbus Public Health Spokesman Jose Rodriguez says at least 107 cases of cryptosporidiosis have been reported in Columbus, Franklin and Delaware counties this year, more than the previous three years combined. The outbreak is being linked to …

Ohio troopers report big increase in seized heroin

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio troopers seized about seven times as much heroin during the first half of 2016 as they did during the same period last year, an increase that the State Highway Patrol attributes at least in part to several large drug busts. The patrol seized over 53 kilograms of heroin with an estimated value of nearly $8 …

Police chief: Officer under ‘violent attack’ by man he shot

CINCINNATI (AP) — A police officer who killed a knife-wielding robbery suspect had no choice but to open fire, his chief said Monday. “This was a vicious, violent attack on the officer,” police Chief Eliot Isaac said. “This officer had no other course of action.” The county prosecutor agreed, informing police that he found Officer Anthony Brucato’s actions justified and …

Missing Ohio teen found safe in Wyoming

MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — Searchers located an Ohio teen who went missing in Grand Teton National Park on Saturday and tracked her down after she fled when authorities tried to rescue her. Fauna Jackson, 16, was uninjured and taken to a hospital to be checked out. The National Park Service said Jackson changed her appearance by cutting and dying her …

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