Friday's News

They're a worldwide leader in their industry, constantly reaching new heights, literally and figuratively. Indeed, Sky Climber, based in Delaware, Ohio, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of powered hoists, scaffolding and construction riggings.

The Supreme Court of Ohio reversed an appellate ruling Thursday resulting in the dismissal of an indictment against a Canton police officer who was compelled by his employer to make a statement which later incriminated him in a subsequent criminal proceeding.

House Bill 461, introduced this week in the Ohio General Assembly, would make changes to the law regarding the Ohio Veterans' Home Agency, the Department of Veterans Services, the Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program and other military-related laws.

They do the heavy lifting for consumers and without them people might not get all they're paying for - whether it's gasoline, bananas or firewood. Workers at the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Division of Weights and Measures have a wide variety of responsibilities, from assuring the accuracy of devices such as retail store scanners and fuel meters to livestock scales and truck weigh stations.

A Franklin County appellate panel upheld a court's refusal to grant a North Central Correctional Institution inmate release from prison and shock probation. The 10th District Court of Appeals found the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas had ruled correctly to deny the motion filed by Howard McCardle is appealing from the trial court's refusal as a consequence of the man's five rape convictions.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing sharp questions from bailout overseers, Citigroup Inc. CEO Vikram Pandit said Thursday the bank is "fundamentally different" than the tangled behemoth that took more than $45 billion in government aid during the recent financial crisis.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told the nation's leading health insurers Thursday to publicly justify a spate of double-digit premium hikes that have infuriated consumers in at least a half dozen states.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - When Derrick McCraw bought a house in South Bayview, Va., in 1992, he didn't think anything of the boarded-up white bungalow across the street.

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