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NEWARK — Utica police dog Blaze knows a little something about forbidden love. A Belgian Malinois who turns 3 today, Blaze was content to chase birds in the backyard at home and fight crime with police officers at work. Then came the girl.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

At the exact hour a convicted Ohio killer was originally to be executed Thursday, opponents of capital punishment gathered at the Statehouse to urge state officials not to resume lethal injection after a three-year hiatus.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

A man was critically injured when he was shot Thursday night in Columbus' North Linden neighborhood. Columbus police were called just before 8 p.m. to a strip mall in the area of Howey and East Weber roads.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The city of Columbus is seeking to close a Weinland Park carryout as a nuisance, alleging that it has been a hub of illegal activity in the neighborhood.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The remains of at least three people have been recovered from the debris of a private plane carrying six people from central Ohio that crashed into Lake Erie. During a news conference this afternoon in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Thomas P. Gilson said more remains were found Wednesday.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Nora the polar bear is loving the snow.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The Central Ohio Transit Authority saved hundreds of its riders almost $17,000 by offering passes on Groupon. "This is a new way to market what we do," COTA spokeswoman Lisa Myers said this morning.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

CANTON — A 4-year-old boy and his uncle died after fire erupted in a mobile-home Tuesday night in Carroll County, investigators say. Gage Nichols, 4, and Austin Meeks, 22, were found by firefighters inside the home in the Pride Valley Mobile Home Park in Brown Township.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Authorities hope that a facial reconstruction made to match the skeletal remains of a woman whose remains were found near Marion in 2007 will help identify her and lead to evidence that she is a victim of a confessed Ashland serial killer.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

An Upper Arlington High School student was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning near the corner of Brandon and Ridgeview roads.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};