All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 16 2024 // More than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina, officials said. The boats...
Apr 12 2024 // The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn’t...
Apr 9 2024 // April 9 (Reuters) – U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern NSC.N said on Tuesday it had reached a $600 million deal to resolve a class action lawsuit related to the East Palestine, Ohio derailment last year.The...
Apr 4 2024 // Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornadoes.Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi,...
Apr 4 2024 // Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-person crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor’s long fight to preserve the practice.The...
Apr 1 2024 // Despite citations from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for similar hazards at its Shelby, Ohio facility in 2022, ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC — a subsidiary of...
Mar 21 2024 // An Ohio will pay $50,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.Cedar Fair, L.P., doing business as Cedar Point, and Magnum...
Mar 19 2024 // This winter’s record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest last Wednesday and Thursday, tornado experts said.At least...
Mar 19 2024 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across central Ohio struck by severe weather last week.Gov. Mike DeWine also activated the Ohio National Guard to help...
Mar 18 2024 // LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Residents in a swath of the central U.S. hit by deadly tornadoes were cleaning up, assessing damage and helping neighbors on Saturday. But it will be a long recovery from the storms that ripped...
Mar 18 2024 // AXA XL named Michelle Chia as chief underwriting officer for cyber in the Americas. Based in New York, Chia joins AXA XL from Zurich North America, where she most recently served as head of professional liability and...
Mar 18 2024 // State Farm Insurance brought forth a subrogation lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over damages to a pair of East Palestine, Ohio homes allegedly caused by the railroad company’s February 2023 train derailment.State...
Mar 15 2024 // Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has reiterated his concerns about railroad safety and scolded the industry for not doing more to improve since last year’s fiery Ohio derailment.In a new letter to the freight...
Mar 11 2024 // Norfolk Southern alone will be responsible for paying for the cleanup after last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio, a federal judge ruled.The decision issued Wednesday threw out the railroad’s claim...
Mar 7 2024 // An Ohio cannabis manufacturer and its insurer are suing a lighting products provider for negligence after a lamp it sold exploded at a greenhouse, causing six figures worth of damages.Cure Ohio and Dorchester Insurance...
Feb 28 2024 // Eleven tornadoes were reported across the Midwest, with five coming in Illinois, four in Ohio and two in Michigan, the US Storm Prediction Center said as of 7 a.m. New York time. In addition, there were 36 instances of...
Feb 28 2024 // DT Pizza, a restaurant in Zanesville, Ohio doing business as Pizza Hut, will pay $13,083 in damages and $1,916 in back pay to resolve disability discrimination and harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Feb 26 2024 // State Farm Insurance brought forth a subrogation lawsuit last week against Norfolk Southern over damages to a pair of East Palestine, Ohio homes allegedly caused by the railroad company’s February 2023 train...
Feb 20 2024 // EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio, more than a year after an explosive fire from a derailed train carrying hazardous chemicals, and saw up...
Feb 13 2024 // JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, made several new hires and promotions in offices across the country. Katie Priester Bird joined the company as a property and casualty underwriter. Bird previously held roles...