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Bassist and music producer Richard Finch, a former member of KC and the Sunshine Band, has been sentenced in Ohio to seven years in prison for sex charges involving teen boys. Finch entered pleas of no contest in Licking County Common Pleas Court on Monday.† …

Jacqueline Cutright of Akron, Ohio was robbed as she was sitting on the toilet.† According to AOL News, 22-year-old Cory Buckley broke into Cutright’s basement window and ransacked the house. Buckley, who dressed as a clown as a disguise for this robbery, demanded Oxycontin and …

According to The Cleveland Plain Dealer, a Richmond Heights man was ordered to spend the next three years in prison for driving into a teen he believed stole his son’s bicycle. The man, Julius Lyles III, pleaded guilty last month to felonious assault.† The day …

A fire destroyed a playground for special needs children at Bexley park in South Euclid, Ohio on Monday night.† According to the Plain Dealer, nearby residents reported seeing flames around 7 p.m.†† Flames that burned all of the playground equipment and rubberized playing area reached …

Obama and Common stop in Cleveland Common, the Grammy-winning hip-hop artist, will join President Barack Obama and Ohio Democrats at a get-out-and-vote rally on Sunday at Cleveland State University, according to the Democratic National Committee. The Plain Dealer reported that the appearance in Cleveland is …

Community residents congregated at Local Roots Market & CafÈ to start Ohio’s Eat Local Week last week, according to the Daily Record. Wooster participants met with Ohio Agriculture Director Robert Boggs in order to kick off the event. Boggs, along with the organizers, are encouraging …