By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 1 COLUMBUS — Ohio is one step closer to keeping inexperienced teen drivers off the road. A conference committee yesterday reached a compromise on Senate Bill 35, which would make teenagers wait until age 18 to get a full-fledged driver’s license, while allowing them limited access to wheels […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 1 Some say it would protect Ohio’s citizens from the state’s worst criminals. Others say it would take away their most basic rights. On Nov. 4, voters will pass judgment on Issue 1, which would amend the state Constitution and give judges the power to hold accused felons […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 24 WASHINGTON — Kathleen Ashley, the wife of former Congressman Thomas Ludlow Ashley, died yesterday of heart failure in George Washington University Hospital here. She was 65. She was born in Birmingham, Ala., where her father, Charles Lucey, was a reporter. Mr. Lucey spent his life working as […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 A 13-year-old South Toledo boy was shot dead by his stepfather yesterday afternoon, after a loaded gun they were playing with went off in the youth’s face, police said. Gregory McNally was pronounced dead at Medical College Hospital at 4:07 p.m., a half-hour after the shooting at […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 22 COLUMBUS –The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in a Toledo case that could expand a prosecutor’s power to shut down crack houses. But attorneys for the buildings’ owners said the state is trying to violate their clients’ property rights. The case involves three Toledo buildings – […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 State Trooper Greg Rayot sat in his patrol car in a driveway in rural Fulton County. He had a clear view of one of the more dangerous intersections in the county – State Rt. 64 and County Road K. Late for class, a 24-year-old University of Toledo […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 6 They bring oranges from Florida, oil from Louisiana, and potatoes from Idaho. But commercial trucks also bring added danger to northwest Ohio’s roads. Crisscrossed by I-75, I-80, and I-90, Toledo gets truck traffic from across the country. And when trucks get into accidents, the results can be […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 7 Last year, 293 teenagers were the drivers in fatal traffic accidents in Ohio. “A big part of it is inexperience,” said Ohio Highway Patrol Lt. Fred Greive. “Teens drive a little more aggressively and put themselves in situations they can’t get out of.” In Ohio, teenagers make […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 DEFIANCE — A father and two of his sons were killed last night when the pickup truck they were riding in was crushed by a Greyhound bus on U.S. 24, about five miles west of here, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol. James Unger, 32, and his […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 1 COLUMBUS — Sen. John Glenn (D., O.) has donated the work of his life – ranging from the pith helmet he wore in World War II to a copy of his first Senate speech – to Ohio State University, he announced yesterday. The gift includes more than […]