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Newborn infant dies after dog attack at Ohio home |
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Written by By Associated Press
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Saturday, 19 May 2012 06:45 |
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LIMA, Ohio (AP) — A 3-day-old infant died hours after she was attacked by a family dog while sitting in a swing at her grandmother's home in northwest Ohio, a sheriff's deputy said Friday.
The baby girl, Makayla Darnell, suffered a head injury at the home near Beaverdam in northern Allen County at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, said Chief Deputy Jim Everett of the Allen County Sheriff's Office in Lima.
The grandmother, Janette Myers, 44, of Monroe Township, told investigators that the baby's mother had put the infant in a swing while she prepared to feed her, Everett said. The mother, Audrianna Myers, 22, also of Monroe Township, and the grandmother apparently were in the kitchen when they heard a whimper from the infant, according to the deputy.
The two women would only have been a few feet away from the child who apparently was in the living room near the doorway to the kitchen, Everett said. They took the baby to a nearby hospital, and she was then flown to a hospital in Toledo, where she died at about 11 p.m.
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Stabbed Ohio woman hits child with car, both dead |
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Written by THOMAS J. SHEERAN, Associated Press
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Saturday, 19 May 2012 06:41 |
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman allegedly stabbed by her best friend during an argument while sitting behind the wheel of a car tried to drive away and struck her attacker's 2-year-old daughter, authorities said Friday. The woman and the toddler both died.
The toddler's mother, Kimberly Black, 29, of Cleveland, was found naked several blocks away and was arrested.
The death of Sharice Swain, 29, of Cleveland, was being investigated as a homicide. Police identified the other victim as 2-year-old Kimshia Ruffin. Her 1-year-old sister, Taraji Ruffin, also was struck, but her injuries were not considering life-threatening.
The violence began Thursday night when Black and Swain were sitting in a running car parked in Black's driveway and got into an argument, police said. Black left the vehicle, went into her house, returned with a knife and stabbed Swain in the face and neck, police said.
According to Sgt. Sammy Morris, a police spokesman, the injured Swain then stepped on the gas pedal and hit the two young children, who were standing near the car. The car also struck a house, collapsing the roof of the porch.
The nature of the argument involving Black and Swain wasn't disclosed, and it wasn't clear if Swain hit the children intentionally or accidentally.
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Gorilla believed to be age 47 dies at Columbus Zoo |
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Written by By Associated Press
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Saturday, 19 May 2012 06:43 |
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POWELL, Ohio (AP) — A gorilla who was an adoptive father to 16 gorillas has died at an Ohio zoo. He was believed to be age 47.
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said Mumbah (MUHM-ba) was eating breakfast with his family when he collapsed on Friday morning. An animal care team had tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate him.
A zoo spokeswoman said an autopsy of the animal showed he died of heart failure. She said he also had a history of hypertension.
The gorilla was born in Africa and was well past a male gorilla's life expectancy of 31 years. He came to the Columbus zoo in 1984 from Howletts Wild Animal Park in England.
Jack Hanna, the Columbus zoo's director emeritus, said in a statement he had been impressed with Mumbah's wonderful personality.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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Ohio unemployment rate down for ninth straight month |
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Written by By Associated Press
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Friday, 18 May 2012 13:35 |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's unemployment rate has dropped for the ninth month in a row, a trend that continues to place the state below the national rate, officials said Friday.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said that seasonally adjusted joblessness inched downward from 7.5 percent in March to 7.4 percent in April, while the state's non-farm payrolls shrank by 3,400.
The state's unemployment rate continues to remain below the national rate, which was 8.1 percent in April. That's down from 8.2 percent in March.
The number of unemployed workers in Ohio decreased by 7,000 in April to 431,000, down from 438,000 in March. That means over the past year, the number of unemployed Ohio workers dropped by 79,000, from a starting total of 510,000.
Department spokesman Ben Johnson said the state's unemployment rate, which is determined by data collected through a household survey and employer payroll survey, did not see a lot of movement in April. But he hopes Ohioans will look at the state's economic growth over the past several months.
"Hopefully by stepping back, you get a better picture of the economy," he said. "The economy is getting better, but it's happening slowly."
The state saw gains of about 2,900 jobs in government, 1,900 in professional and business services and 1,500 in education and health services.
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