COLUMBUS — An Ohio lawmaker is proposing that owners of exotic animals be subjected to background checks and required to fence their property — measures supporters say might have saved dozens of lions, tigers, and other wild creatures that were shot by authorities months ago after their suicidal owner let them loose.
Incumbent State Representative Andrew Brenner said he is proud of what he has accomplished his first term, and is running again to continue his progress.
After a couple of tumultuous years for the Delaware County Bank in which it dealt with financial losses and branch closures, its financial outlook is improving under new leadership.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Conceding his earlier housing programs have fallen short, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners, aiming to make lower lending rates a possibility for millions of borrowers who have not been able to get out from under burdensome mortgages.
LOS ANGELES — Etta James, the feisty rhythm and blues singer whose raw, passionate vocals anchored many hits and made the yearning ballad “At Last” an enduring anthem for weddings, commercials and even President Barack Obama, died Friday. She was 73.
Ensured of a fourth term on the bench due to a lack of opposition in next year’s general election, Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge Everett H. Krueger is focused on combating the county’s drug epidemic rather than his re-election campaign.
CHICAGO — Seven vinyl banners draped this month along one of Chicago’s most iconic bridges, advertisements some have dubbed “a visual crime” and “commercial graffiti,” are reviving a debate about how governments raise money in tough economic times.
One of three federal tax liens against Powell councilwoman Sara Marie Brenner’s business has been released.