Cleveland comic book author Pekar dies at 70
Harvey Pekar, creator of American Splendor, died at age 70 in Cleveland Heights. his wife Joyce Brabner reported the death as an autopsy planned to determine cause. Pekar, famed for autobiographical comics, collaborated with artists like Frank Stack and R Crumb and inspired a 2005 film.
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State workers face narrowing but persistent gender pay gap
A Columbus Dispatch analysis shows women in Ohio state jobs earn on average $2.17 less per hour than men, down from $2.70 three years ago. Top earning women remain about 20 percent behind men in highest‑level posts, prompting notes that some agencies may skew figures with female‑dominated lower level executive roles.
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Toledo Girl Fatally Crushed by Parking Lot Gate
An 11 year old girl Arrzanne Triplett died in Toledo when she was trapped between a fence and a gate in a parking lot as it opened. Lucas County Deputy Coroner Diane Barnett said an electronic sensing eye failed to detect her.
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Visitor from West Virginia dies in Akron house fire
A 66 year old woman visiting from Charleston West Virginia died in an Akron Northeast Ohio house fire police said firefighter crews found Karen Williams trapped in the home and she died at a hospital an autopsy was scheduled others in the home escaped safely
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Chemicals detected in Ohio River near Louisville
Researchers find dozens of contaminants including antidepressants hormones and cocaine in the Ohio River upstream and downstream from Louisville. The $85,000 eight state Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission survey tested 158 substances, of which 118 were pharmaceuticals hormones or personal care products, all at very low concentrations.
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Three year old’s drowning ruled an accident in Ohio
Hamilton County sheriff's deputies responded to a pool incident in the Cincinnati area after a three year old boy was recovered from an in ground pool and later died. Investigators led by Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Barnett concluded the drowning appears accidental and no charges are anticipated.
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Relatives question police action in standoff near Fremont Ohio
Sanders County deputies shot and killed 26 year old Bryan Jones after relatives said he threatened harm and appeared to be in crisis. Sheriff Overmyer said deputies entered the Fremont area home and fired when Jones pointed a weapon. Family describes a distressed, unemployed man.
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Man robbed of 57 dollars on Oberlin Avenue Lorain
A man on Oberlin Avenue near West 14th Street in Lorain reported two men robbed him of 57 dollars around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. He said the assailants jumped from a car, pushed him, and took the cash before leaving in the vehicle. he was not injured.
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