Fire in Perry nuclear plant contained By Brie Zeltner, The Plain Dealer March 28, 2010, 10:22PM A small fire in a lubrication system at the Perry nuclear power plant was contained Sunday evening and did not affect power to customers or the health or safety of anyone in the surrounding area, according to FirstEnergy […]

Angelo “Troy” Marshall will lose his job with the federal government Friday after 17 years. Not because of a poor job performance or downsizing, but because he owes nearly $6,000 on credit card and medical bills. The 48-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man is among 67 workers who he said will be fired at the Defense Finance […]

Federal authorities plan to unseal charges Monday against several people arrested in a series of weekend raids in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, prosecutors in Detroit said Sunday. At least seven people were arrested on charges that were under seal over the weekend, a law enforcement source said Sunday. Gina Balaya, spokeswoman for the U.S attorney’s […]

  Newborn With Heart Defect Is Denied Insurance Coverage by Jan Jarvis At birth, Houston Tracy let out a single loud cry before his father cut the cord and handed him to a nurse. Instantly, Doug Tracy knew something was wrong with his son. “He wasn’t turning pink fast enough,” Tracy said. “When they listened […]

President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Sunday. The president left his Camp David, Maryland, retreat for the trip and flew to Afghanistan on Air Force One, landing at Bagram Air Base at 7:24 p.m. (around 11 a.m. ET). Obama then flew on a helicopter to the Presidential Palace for a meeting with […]

State lawmakers are discussing a bill that would allow some gun owners to carry their firearms in family restaurants, bars and open air arenas, like Cleveland Browns Stadium.  Senate Bill 239, introduced by two Republican state senators, would also modify the concealed carry law to allow gun owners to travel in their vehicles with their […]

Civil rights activist Dorothy Height, 98, remained in “very serious, but stable condition” Saturday, her friend and spokeswoman said. A flurry of rumors about Height’s death appeared Saturday on the Internet, particularly on the social networking site Twitter, where her name was a trending topic. Wikipedia also briefly reported Height’s death. Height remains hospitalized, according […]