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By Khabir Bhatia, WKSU Retief Goosen birdied the final two holes to win the inaugural Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club in Akron for his first PGA Tour Champions title. The 50-year-old Hall of Famer from South Africa broke a tie for the lead with a 15-foot putt on the par-4 17th hole and made a 10-footer on the par-4 18th for a 2-under 68. He beat Jay Haas and Tim Petrovic by two strokes.

There has been a surge in fatal overdoses in Cuyahoga County over five days, and the recent spate of deaths has hit those over 60 years old harder than usual, according to the medical examiner. On Thursday, the medical examiner's office increased the number of overdose deaths reported from 14 to 16 after further testing. Dr. Thomas Gilson called the deaths in the five days from August 2 through August 6 “a concerning trend.” Four of those deaths occurred in one 24-hour period between Monday and Tuesday.

With Ohio consumer confidence continuing to soar, economic forecasters said Monday they expect Ohio shoppers to increase holiday spending by 3.2 percent…

The charges stem from a scheme to defraud the zoo of almost $2.3 million between 2011 and 2021.

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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer plays the puzzle with KAMW listener Daniel Abramson of Albuquerque, N.M, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

What would your life be like without homegrown tomatoes? Maybe not as delicious. Though technically a fruit, the USDA labels the tomato as a vegetable. As…

Banks have tightened lending since the recession. And if you're a start-up business with no capital, you can all but forget getting a loan from them. But…

Like other states, Ohio’s Hispanic population is growing and becoming a larger political force. But still many eligible Latino voters are not…

Our feature "First Mention" discovers audio of Republican presidential candidate John Kasich's 1987 debut on NPR's air.