COLUMBUS — A glitch in Ohio’s troubled child-welfare system is revealing information from sealed adoption records, a data breach some child advocates say is a massive violation of confidentiality. The data breach involves children who were adopted out of the foster-care system and now are enrolled in a children’s health insurance program in 35 Ohio [...]

DAYTON — Of the 315 inmates trying to take advantage of a law allowing them to ask for DNA testing after they’ve been convicted and sent to prison, just 19 of the applications have been approved, a newspaper reported Sunday. The law, which took effect in 2003, is so restrictive and prosecutors fight the requests [...]

YOUNGSTOWN — By age 24, she had been married, given birth to a son, gotten a divorce, filed for bankruptcy and tried to make extra cash as a model. By age 22, he had played plenty of the computer game Halo, and found a job at an armored car company. As a couple, they lived [...]

AKRON — Akron fire officials are trying to determine whether copper thieves caused a vacant house to explode this week. Arson investigators say thieves may have removed copper piping from the home, releasing gas that exploded Friday, sending the home’s walls crashing into neighboring houses and trees. No one was hurt. Fire department spokesman John [...]

Avon Lake police Friday, Dec. 7 3:11 a.m. – 100 block Beachwood Ave., loose change and two sets of keys stolen from truck. Saturday, Dec. 9 1:11 a.m. – 33000 block Lake Road. 16-year-old juvenile cited for curfew violation. Avon police Saturday, Dec. 9 2:48 a.m.  – Interstate 90, Jorge A. Diaz, 29, Avon Lake, [...]