By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS COLUMBUS, Ohio - In Dayton, a state employee returns to work to find a $2,000 computer stolen. In Cleveland, someone walks into an unlocked office and takes a $2,200 laptop belonging to the state auditor's office.

By Marilyn Miller, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Feb. 9--Three Roadway Express drivers, including two from Ohio, have been named to serve as "America's Road Team" captains by the American Trucking Association. Roadway, based in Akron, is a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. of Overland Park, Kan.

By The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Sep. 6--A fuel shortage is believed to have caused the emergency crash landing in Wayne County that killed an 80-year-old pilot Tuesday afternoon, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Los Angeles resident Winston H.

By Joey Leslie In what Cincinnati Police Chief Thomas Streicher Jr., called an unprecedented effort, city police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are joining forces to try to reduce the number of highway fatalities this summer on interstate highways in and around the Queen City.

Fatal accidents are up 26 percent in Montgomery County this year, and officials blame speed, distractions and substance abuse for the increase. Fatal accidents in Greene, Warren and Miami counties are about the same as they were last year.