News

These archived news stories, spanning from 1999-current, are written by The Daily Reporter staff and the Associated Press.

The keyword field searches the story body. Single and multiple word searches can be performed. For multiple word searches please separate words with a single space (ex: the daily reporter), for phrase searches please place the phrase in quotation marks (ex: "the daily reporter"). To search by date the format should appear as follows: (Example: 2009-01-21 to 2009-01-29).

Format: 2012-05-17
Format: 2012-05-17
Format: 2012-05-17
Showing records 1 to 25 of 27049
Headline Publishedsort icon Author Source
Report: Central Ohio gained 9,400 jobs in Q1 05/17/2012 RICK ADAMCZAK Daily Reporter The number of jobs in Central Ohio surged in the first quarter of the year with the region adding 9,400 jobs, according to new data released by Columbus 2020. That 1 percent increase in employment is...
Legislation would make more military medals available 05/17/2012 TIFFANY L. PARKS Daily Reporter State Reps. Casey Kozlowski and Anne Gonzales are leading the way on a bill that would expand the ability for more family members of fallen soldiers to obtain the Ohio Military Medal of Distinction....
Justices void Stark County's Issue 6 in which voters were misinformed about tax levy 05/17/2012 JESSICA SHAMBAUGH Daily Reporter Because wording on a November 2011 ballot included a miscalculation for a Stark County tax levy, that election result must be set aside, Supreme Court of Ohio justices ruled yesterday. In the 7-0...
Pace of new credit card accounts picked up in Q1 05/17/2012 ALEX VEIGA AP LOS ANGELES — U.S. credit card users are getting better about making more timely payments, even as banks are increasingly issuing cards to borrowers with less-than-stellar credit. The rate of...
Death as bargaining chip? Cleveland prosecutor criticized for technique 05/17/2012 ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS AP Within days of a drug-related slaying in suburban Cleveland, six men were indicted on charges that carried the possibility of a death sentence. Six months later, all had been allowed to plead to...
Housing starts rose to 717,000 in April 05/17/2012 CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP WASHINGTON — U.S. builders started work on more homes and apartments last month and requested more permits to build single-family homes. The increases suggest the battered housing market is...
Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid 05/17/2012 PHILIP ELLIOTT AP CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After months of silence, George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race — with four short words. “I’m for Mitt Romney,” the former president...
Columbus Realtors launch leadership program 05/16/2012 RICK ADAMCZAK Daily Reporter Looking to cultivate leadership not only within its own organization but in the community, too, the Columbus Board of Realtors has started a new educational program called the Leadership Academy....
Funding cuts are limiting public's access to justice in nation's courts 05/16/2012 JESSICA SHAMBAUGH Daily Reporter The justices of the Supreme Court of Ohio are voicing concerns that the shaky economy and funding cuts may be threatening the public’s access to justice. The high court took a 10 percent cut to...
Bill would create 'Learn to Earn' program for unemployed Ohioans 05/16/2012 TIFFANY L. PARKS Daily Reporter A bill proposing an alternative program to unemployment compensation landed in the Ohio House this month. House Bill 538, jointly sponsored by Reps. Al Landis, R-Dover, and Anthony DeVitis, R-...
AP: Killer of 3 tries not to think about murders 05/16/2012 JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN AP SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut killer who once called himself one of the most hated men in America said in a death row interview that he tries not to think about the murder of a suburban...
How will JPMorgan's $2B loss affect banking rules? 05/16/2012 DANIEL WAGNER AP WASHINGTON — The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks. Two years after Congress passed an overhaul of financial rules, many of...
Mayor in Florida uses robocalls to fight nuisance signs 05/16/2012 KELLI KENNEDY AP HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The cheap signs smashed into lawns and along the corners of busy intersections are hard to miss. “We Buy Junk Cars!” ‘’Cash for Your House!”...
Politicians rockin' the shout-out to teams, trees, grits 05/16/2012 NANCY BENAC AP WASHINGTON — “Hooah!” “Did I do that right?” Michelle Obama asked after sounding a battle cry to soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia last month. “Phew,” she...
Consumers hold back, even as gas prices fall 05/16/2012 MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP WASHINGTON — Lower gas prices in April weren’t enough to embolden U.S. consumers to spend more elsewhere. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose only 0.1 percent last month. Even...
Ergonomics help businesses cut health-care expenses 05/15/2012 RICK ADAMCZAK Daily Reporter Physical comfort on the job and body positioning to prevent injuries are part of ergonomics, the physical relationship between a worker and his work equipment or tools. It is a concept that has, in...
10th District panel rejects allied offenses argument, refuses to void sentence 05/15/2012 JESSICA SHAMBAUGH Daily Reporter The 10th District Court of Appeals recently rejected a man’s argument that his 2004 sentence for felonious assault and intimidation of a crime victim or witness should be vacated and corrected...
Bill authorizes temporary licenses for mortgage loan originators 05/15/2012 TIFFANY L. PARKS Daily Reporter A Medina lawmaker is seeking to close an employment gap for some mortgage loan originators. Senate Bill 333, sponsored by Sen. Larry Obhof, would establish a temporary professional license for...
10th District rules company's failure to respond to service of process is 'inexcusable' 05/15/2012 JESSICA SHAMBAUGH Daily Reporter The 10th District Court of Appeals recently affirmed a default judgment against Tower Wireless Ltd. for violating a contract with another wireless company and interfering in the other company’s...
Summary recaps first week of events in John Edwards' corruption trial 05/15/2012 Not Available AP RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former presidential hopeful John Edwards’ attorneys are presenting his defense against charges that he masterminded a scheme to use nearly $1 million in secret...
USPS halts closure of urban stations 05/15/2012 DAVID PITT AP DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service said Monday it no longer plans to close 600 urban and suburban postal branch offices and satellite stations. The facilities in many cities serve...
Police raid 4-week Occupy encampment on UC Berkeley land 05/15/2012 Not Available AP ALBANY, Calif. (AP) — University of California police raided a four-week Occupy encampment at a college-owned farm used for agriculture research early Monday, arresting nine people after...
Facebook CEO turns 28, IPO could be $100B gift 05/15/2012 BARBARA ORTUTAY AP NEW YORK — He famously wears a hoodie, jeans and sneakers, and he was born the year Apple introduced the Macintosh. But Mark Zuckerberg is no boy-CEO. Facebook’s chief executive turned 28...
Residential Capital has filed for Chapter 11 protection 05/15/2012 TOM KRISHER AP DETROIT — The U.S. government is hoping that Monday’s bankruptcy filing by Ally Financial Inc.’s troubled mortgage business will help the company repay its government bailout faster.
Congress urged to fund traumatic brain injury treatment for military 05/14/2012 TIFFANY L. PARKS Daily Reporter A bipartisan push from a pair of Ohio lawmakers is urging Congress to appropriate funding for the tele-medicine diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in military service members and...
Today's news content is available at no charge. To access The Daily Reporter's news archives or court and legal databases you must be a 5-day subscriber. To log in, click here. To subscribe, click here.
Copyright © 2012
The Daily Reporter - All Rights Reserved