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Todays MLB starting lineups May 17
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Indians activate Pestano from disabled list
Vinnie Pestano had a 2.25 ERA in eight appearances before landing on the DL with elbow tendinitis. (AP) The Indians activated reliever Vinnie Pestano from the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Pestano was placed on the disabled list May 7, retroactive to May 1, with right elbow tendinitis. The right-hander worked his way back through a Minor League rehab assignment with Class A Lake County on ...
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Tennessee Gas Pipeline signs 20-year deal to ship natural gas from supply areas in Ohio other states
Tennessee Gas Pipeline has signed a 20-year agreement with Mitsubishi Corp. to transport gas to a processing facility in Louisiana. A pipeline company that moves natural gas through Ohio and others states has signed a 20-year agreement with Mitsubishi Corp. to ship gas to a processing facility in Louisiana. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., a unit of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE:KMP), said it ...
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Frontier Airlines launches Denver service to Cincinnati Eugene Fresno
The Cincinnati skyline from the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge across the Ohio River. Frontier Airlines has launched service from Denver International Airport to Cincinnati as well as points in California and Oregon. Flights between DIA and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, announced in January, began Thursday. Also on that date, the airline discontinued service from Denver ...
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Take a sneak peek at The Beachs $5M renovation SLIDESHOW
The Beach Waterpark has done $5 million in upgrades and renovations in preparation for its opening on May 18. At left is the Maui Wowie, and at right is the Pipeline Plunge. Visitors will notice most of the slides have been painted bright colors, which make the park a more attractive place to play. The Beach Waterpark will reopen under new ownership Saturday, revealing $5 million in renovations ...
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Guilty plea for Ohio man for Obama Twitter threat
Temple, who entered his plea Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Norah McCann King, could be sentenced to five years in prison and pay a $250,000 ...
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Cleveland business fined $1.05M for environmental violations
CLEVELAND -- Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency confirmed that Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Cassandra Collier-Williams has ordered Gray Container LLC, of Cleveland, and its affiliates to pay $1.05 million for hazardous waste and air pollution violations caused by the chemical drum reconditioning business. The business is located within a half of a ...
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Hilltop Clean-Up Event Slated For Saturday
The 12th Annual South Central Hilltop Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday.Organizers said they will meet at the park behind Burroughs Elementary School, located at 551 S. Richardson Avenue.They plan to take trash grabbers, trash bags, brooms and dustpans to the streets to clean up blighted areas and spread their enthusiasm for the neighborhood.The clean-up will be followed by a cookout at noon ...
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Clarett to play Ohio rugby event eyes Olympics
. Clarett will play for the Columbus affiliate of Tiger Rugby, the rugby development program for selecting the team that will represent the U.S. at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Clarett is scheduled to play in theThe Ohio Rugby Sevens Invitational in Mechanicsburg on May 25. Clarett played one season at Ohio State, rushing for 1,237 yards and scored 18 touchdowns and helped Ohio State ...
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Cleveland Commuters ditch their cars for bicycles
Organizers say the numbers of people commuting to work by bicycle in Cleveland have gone up over 280% over the past 10 years, resulting in a growing grassroots bike Culture across Greater ...
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States foreclosure scene still in crisis despite dip in filings says Policy Matters Ohio
The state's foreclosure scene remains at crisis levels, Policy Matters Ohio says. The flow of foreclosure filings in Ohio eased last year but the housing ownership tumult remains at crisis levels, says a report from Policy Matters Ohio, a Cleveland-based public policy research organization. The study, based on state Supreme Court data, found new foreclosure filings dropped 1.5 percent to ...
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Belterra begins hiring for new sports bar and grill
Belterra Casino Resort is adding a sports bar and grill to its offerings. Belterra Casino Resort is planning to open Stadium Sports Bar & Grill in June, and its recruiting 25 to 30 new employees to work in the new location. Belterra is hosting a career fair from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21 in its Poplar Room for prospective employees. We are looking for fun, energetic, and motivated ...
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Firefighters Found Themselves In Middle Of Clintonville Gun Battle
Columbus firefighters who were caught in the crossfire of a deadly shootout earlier this week are talking about the scene that unfolded before their eyes. The gun battle, which left a woman and a man wanted for questioning in connection with a homicide dead, occurred just outside of Fire Station 19 in Clintonville Wednesday morning.Firefighters said they were sound asleep on the second story of ...
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Vinton County Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child
A Vinton County woman is being charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a child.Cassandra Holsinger, 28, was indicted by a grand jury on 12 counts, according to the Ohio Attorney General's Office.According to authorities, Holsinger faces three counts each of rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition and kidnapping.Authorities said the alleged victim was younger than 13.No other details ...
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Woman Charged After Turning Herself In For Allegedly Stealing Purse
A woman is charged with three counts of theft and one count of robbery for allegedly stealing an elderly woman's purse.According to the Zanesville Police Department, a woman was leaving the Walmart store, located at 2850 Maple Avenue, on May 14, when a woman approached her and grabbed her purse.A woman, identified as Rachel Penrod, 22, of Roseville, ran from the scene with the purse and its ...
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Buckeye Lake Explosion Remains A Mystery
Residents around Buckeye Lake reported hearing a huge blast Thursday night, but officials still have not found the cause.It happened near the Village of Buckeye Lake around 9:15 p.m.Officials said the blast could be felt for miles. Even police chief James Hanzey heard it.Police have been searching the area near the Leisure Village mobile home park. "This 'boom' - it was awful. It ...
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Here are the Small Business Excellence Award winners
Clay Mathile, former CEO of the Iams Company and chairman and CEO of The Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition, was the keynote speaker at the event. The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber awarded the hard work of the areas small businesses at its Small Business Excellence Awards on Thursday at the Millennium Hotel. Clay Mathile, former CEO of the Iams Company and chairman and ...
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Ohio unemployment rate improves to 7
Ohio's unemployment rate improved to 7 percent in April, while the U.S. rate dropped to 7.5 percent. Ohios unemployment rate edged down to 7 percent in April from 7.1 percent a month earlier on a slight increase in employment and as people left the labor force. Total employment in the state increased 4,000 to about 5.34 million, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday. ...
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Eastern Illinois hires womens basketball coach
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) -- Eastern Illinois University has hired longtime Ohio State assistant coach Debbie Black to take over its women's basketball ...
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Republicans to nominate Cincinnati City Council slate
Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou The Hamilton County Republican Party is expected to endorse four candidates for Cincinnati City Council, including two people who have been on council before. The partys nominating committee recommended endorsements for Councilman Charles Winburn, former council members Amy Murray and Sam Malone, and businesswoman Melissa Wegman. They ...
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Sports coaches still top highest paid public officials list
Former University of Cincinnati head football coach Lyle "Butch" Jones was the highest paid public official in the area last year. Which employee of a publicly funded entity made the most money in 2012? If you guessed Cincinnatis city manager or any elected official for that matter youre wrong. Its the University of Cincinnatis head football coach, of course. Or former head football ...
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More Amtrak in Cincinnati What it would take and what we could hope to get
Currently, Amtrak's Cardinal line departs Union Terminal for Chicago at 1:23 a.m. and for the East Coast at 3:27 a.m. on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. I just returned to Cincinnati about five weeks ago after living in Springfield, Ill., for just over eight years. I kept an eye on my hometown from afar, though, particularly on state and local politics because Im kind of a junkie. One of the ...
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1 sailor dead others injured in training accident
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -; Officials say one U.S. Navy sailor was killed and several others were hurt in a training exercise at Fort Knox in ...
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Akron City Computers Hacked Personal Info Compromised
Officials in Akron say the city's website and internal systems have been hacked - and names, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers were compromised. Deputy Mayor Rick Merolla said the attacks, apparently by a Turkish group that has claimed credit, got past the city's firewall sometime Thursday. Merolla tells the Akron Beacon Journal that it appears the hackers got into the ...
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I-70 Closed Near Springfield Due To Crashes
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed in Clark County on Friday morning due to several crashes.Officials said as many as 20 vehicles may have been involved in the crashes near the South Charleston Pike exit.The incidents were reported around 7:30 a.m. There was a dense fog advisory for the area at the time.According to WHIO-TV, several semi-trucks were involved with at least one ...
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Cincinnati’s streetcar named bureaucracy
Cincinnati once had a streetcar system that carried 100 million people each year, but it was scrapped in favor of the bus in the mid-twentieth century. Today, just 25 million people use the bus network in Cincinnati, which has led to a proposal for a new streetcar line, but red-tape is blocking the tracks.
Cincinnati, throughout the first half of the twentieth century, had over 200 miles of streetcar tracks and the system carried over 100 million people per year. By the 1950’s the system was deemed unfeasible and was dismantled, with the last streetcar being retired in 1951. Several decades later, the faith that everyone had in the efficiency and convenience of busses has proven unfounded. Read more
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