Latest Ohio News, Sports, Business And Entertainment – WCBD
WASHINGTON (AP) Asking House Speaker John Boehner why he cries so much is one thing. If you want to turn his tears to mild annoyance, bring up his smoking. Boehner tells “Fox News Sunday” that he wears his emotions on his sleeve and that’s why he tears up …

Boxer s death still a mystery – Arkansas Online
LITTLE ROCK As Norman Baker watched from Quincy Palmer s corner Saturday night, it appeared to the trainer that Anthony Jones had just run out of gas. An inexperienced fighter hitting a wall, perhaps. You know in boxing, Baker said Monday, it …

Chattanooga, Tenn. man’s death from copperhead bite puzzles experts – Asheville Citizen-Times
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. The weekend death of a 26-year-old man from a copperhead bite left a Tennessee wildlife official and a snake expert puzzled. Police in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge said Wade Westbrook, 26, was bitten on his upper right arm …

Illinois food company to pay penalty in pollution case – Tulsa World
WASHINGTON – An Illinois food processing firm has agreed to pay a $390,000 civil penalty to settle allegations linked to pollution of the Spring River in northeastern Oklahoma and Kansas, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. Orval Kent Food Co …

Latest Tennessee News, Sports, Business And Entertainment: – WNCT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is stressing in budget hearings that the state can’t afford to meet all the spending requests from state agencies seeking to avoid the deepest cuts delayed by the federal stimulus plan. Officials with the …

Ex-congressman Tanner turns lobbyist – Birmingham Business Journal
Former U.S. Rep. John Tanner , who retired last month after 12 years representing West Tennessee, has joined Washington, D.C. lobbying firm Prime Policy Group. The Commercial Appeal reports that Tanner will be a vice chairman for the firm, whose recent …

OSHA fines AR plant $88K for danger to workers – Kait 8
LITTLE ROCK, AR (AP) – A company that makes pipe has been fined $88,000 by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing its workers to safety and health hazards at its Little Rock plant. OSHA said in a news release Monday that the …

GM reports 20% sales jump in January – Detroit News
General Motors Co. announced this morning that January sales jumped more than 20 percent in the United States. “January was a good month and signaled a solid start to the new year for each of our divisions,” said Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. sales …

This Hour: Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment – Fox 28
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The expectation of a winter storm will close down the Michigan Legislature. The state Senate and House have canceled sessions and committee meetings previously scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday because of a snowstorm that’s …

Latest Ohio News, Sports, Business And Entertainment: – WNCT
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Officials are investigating what caused a fire at a Toledo home that apparently killed the 27-year-old son of a city firefighter who was on duty at the time. Fire Chief Mike Wolever says Curtis Johnson Jr. appeared to have died of smoke …