Monday, March 28, 2016

Suspect shot, bystander injured in incident at Capitol Visitors Center and other top stories.

  • Suspect shot, bystander injured in incident at Capitol Visitors Center

    A street leading to Capitol Hill in Washington is closed today after reports of gunfire at the Capitol Visitor Center complex. ASSOCIATED PRESS Enlarge Published: Monday, 3/28/2016 - Updated: 5 minutes ago Suspect shot, bystander injured in incident at Capitol Visitors Center ASSOCIATED PRESS Capitol Police shot a man today after he pulled a weapon at a U.S. Capitol checkpoint. The suspect was taken to a local hospital and a female bystander sustained non-life-threatening ..
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  • 2 shot in early-morning drive-by in North Toledo

    Published: Monday, 3/28/2016 2 shot in early-morning drive-by in North Toledo BLADE STAFF Two Toledo men were shot in North Toledo early today in what police believe was a drive-by shooting. Eric Wright, Jr., who was shot in the right arm, and Larry Spearman, Jr., who was shot in the chest and his right hip, were taken by a private vehicle to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center and were expected to recover, police said. Authorities did not release the victims’ ages and their condition. ..
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  • Justice Department cracks iPhone; withdraws legal action

    Justice Department cracks iPhone; withdraws legal action
    Published: Monday, 3/28/2016 - Updated: 19 seconds ago Justice Department cracks iPhone; withdraws legal action ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The FBI said Monday it successfully used a mysterious technique without Apple Inc.‘s help to hack into the iPhone used by a gunman in a mass shooting in California, effectively ending a pitched court battle between the Obama administration and one of the world’s leading technology companies. The government asked a federal judge to vacate a dispu..
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  • Rossford residents demand referendum on tax expansion

    Published: Monday, 3/28/2016 Rossford residents demand referendum on tax expansion BY JAY SKEBBABLADE STAFF WRITER The citizen group Rossford Voters’ Voice has filed paperwork with an Ohio appeals court demanding Rossford officials let voters decide whether to rescind an expansion of the city’s income tax. The group filed a writ of mandamus Friday in the 6th District Court of Appeals, regarding the ordinance Rossford City Council approved in January. Proponents want the city to stop c..
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  • To Reduce Gun Violence, Potential Offenders Offered Support And ...

    To Reduce Gun Violence, Potential Offenders Offered Support And ...
    Not long ago, the city of Richmond, Calif., was considered one of the most dangerous cities in America. There was a skyrocketing homicide rate fueled by gangs of young men settling personal or territorial disputes. But today, the city of about 100,000 residents is called a national model for reducing gun violence. Many cities around the country are adopting their unconventional strategy to prevent violence --รข€“ which includes paying potential criminals to stay out of trouble. Joseph McCoy cruis..
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  • Ohio school officials seek input on math, English standards

    Ohio school officials seek input on math, English standards
    Published: Monday, 3/28/2016 Ohio school officials seek input on math, English standards ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS, Ohio — Education officials are asking parents, teachers and other residents to help refine learning standards in the state. The Ohio Department of Education wants residents to use an online survey to review math and English standards. The standards were adopted in 2010 as the state moved to Common Core and this is the first time the state has conducted a revision since ..
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  • Wood County fire ruled an arson

    Wood County fire ruled an arson
    Published: Monday, 3/28/2016 Wood County fire ruled an arson BLADE STAFF RISINGSUN, Ohio — A string of Wood County fires, many in its rural east and south, have state officials investigating as at least one was ruled an arson today. The State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating six fires that occurred in the past week, with three in the Risingsun area, one near Perrysburg, one near North Baltimore, and another near Fostoria, department spokesman William Krugh said. All of the fires..
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  • Toledo woman dies after crash in Oregon

    Toledo woman dies after crash in Oregon
    Published: Monday, 3/28/2016 - Updated: 10 minutes ago Toledo woman dies after crash in Oregon Passenger of Bradner, Ohio, taken to hospital BLADE STAFF A Toledo woman was killed and a Bradner, Ohio resident was injured in a single-car crash on rain-slickened I-280 in Oregon early today, authorities said.  Jasmine Tingley, 18, who was driving, was taken to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead, according to Oregon police. Ruby Avalos Trevino, 19, a pas..
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  • Davis-Besse down for refueling and maintenance

    Davis-Besse down for refueling and maintenance
    AKRON, Ohio -- FirstEnergy's Davis-Besse nuclear power plant shut down during the weekend for scheduled refueling and maintenance. The company Monday said crews would replace a third of the reactor's 177 fuel rod assemblies and two of the four very large motors that drive the plant's two reactor coolant pump. Each of the 9,000-horsepower motors weighs 50 tons and stands 16 feet tall. The large pumps they drive are each capable of pushing 100,000 gallons of water per minute through the reactor...
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  • 2 killed as cars collide in San Bernardino pursuit

    2 killed as cars collide in San Bernardino pursuit
    Published: Monday, 3/28/2016 2 killed as cars collide in San Bernardino pursuit ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Two people have died after a speeding car crashed into another vehicle during a police chase in San Bernardino. The crash early today was so intense it destroyed the front end of one car and sent its engine flying onto the street. Authorities say a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy began chasing a black Honda in the city of Colton at around 5 a.m. but the dep..
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