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ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS — Officials say an Ohio inmate who intentionally overdosed on pills hours before his scheduled execution has returned to prison and is on suicide watch. Prisons spokeswoman Julie Walburn says 43-year-old Lawrence Reynolds Jr., who admitted taking an overdose of medication prescribed to him, arrived at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown [...]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- President Barack Obama is expected to make an appearance in northeast Ohio Monday to continue his push for health care reform. The exact location of the appearance has not been released.
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Youngstown is getting a little help from the state to connect YSU with downtown. A half-million dollar grant was approved Monday by the Ohio Controlling Board. It will be used to extend Hazel Street to connect with Commerce Street and Rayen Avenue. Officials hope it will bring more YSU students into downtown Youngstown.
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CAMPBELL, Ohio- A Campbell house is damaged after a Youngstown city school bus crashed into the yard and stopped between two houses Tuesday morning. The driver said his foot was caught between the brake and gas pedal, causing him to lose control.
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Youngstown is getting a little help from the state to connect YSU with downtown.
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Officials say an Ohio inmate who intentionally overdosed on pills hours before his scheduled execution has returned to prison and is on suicide watch.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- The execution of an Ohio man scheduled for Tuesday has been delayed after he apparently overdosed on drugs in his cell Sunday.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — On what had been his scheduled execution date, a condemned killer remains hospitalized in Ohio following an overdose of pills. Prison system spokeswoman Julie Walburn said Tuesday that 43-year-old Lawrence Reynolds Jr. is still in a Youngstown hospital.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 9 (UPI) — The scheduled Tuesday execution of Lawrence Reynolds was delayed after he overdosed on prescription medicine in an apparent suicide attempt, Ohio officials say.
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Rock legend Elton John and his band will play the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio, on May 1. That #8217;s a relatively small venue to catch Elton rocking out. He usually tours smaller venue sas a one-man show with piano, but not this time.
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