All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 9 2013 // A Cleveland, Ohio, man has been sentenced after a jury convicted him of failing to maintain workers’ compensation coverage for his business.Donald L. “Donnie” Schilling, owner of Cleveland Tire &...
Sep 6 2013 // The city of Cincinnati created a hostile work environment and retaliated against a longtime firefighter, but he wasn’t targeted for his race, a jury concluded on Sept. 4.The verdict came after four days of...
Aug 30 2013 // Predictions of sharp increases in health-insurance premiums for people getting coverage under the U.S. Affordable Care Act have been overstated and many states will see little to no change, researchers at Rand Corp....
Aug 26 2013 // Ohioans saw increases in their homeowners and auto insurance rates last year, though they’re still getting a bargain.Ohio’s Department of Insurance recently released the 2012 average rates for homeowners and...
Aug 23 2013 // A central Ohio woman says a certified gun safety class instructor accused of accidentally shooting a student in the arm during a demonstration was involved in a second accidental shooting decades ago. Cathy Schmelzer tells...
Aug 21 2013 // Nearly 6,900 firearms were reported stolen or lost in Ohio last year, ranking it sixth among states with the most missing guns, federal data shows.The lion’s share of those were listed as stolen; 78 were reported...
Aug 21 2013 // International Excess Program Managers, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has added George C. Schmid to its executive team. Schmid, an insurance industry veteran, will be taking on the role of vice president of program...
Aug 16 2013 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that Patricia Young, of Piqua, was sentenced to three years of community control and 17 months incarceration (suspended) in Miami County...
Aug 14 2013 // An Ohio legislative panel has cleared new state rules for professionals guiding people through the insurance marketplaces created by the federal health care law, despite concerns from some consumer groups that the...
Aug 14 2013 // Exactly 10 years ago, at 15:05 Eastern Time on August 14, 2003, an overhead power line came into contact with an overgrown tree near Cleveland, Ohio.What happened next is a frightening case study of how vulnerable modern...
Aug 12 2013 // Authorities say recently released statistics show boat thefts in Ohio continued to decline last year. Data compiled by the nonprofit National Insurance Crime Bureau shows that about 95 boats and other watercraft were...
Jul 30 2013 // Rick Gregory has been selected as director of the Special Investigations Department (SID) at the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). Gregory will oversee 123 employees who work to deter, detect, investigate...
Jul 25 2013 // A lawsuit alleging that traffic cameras used to trap speeders are unconstitutional has been filed against a southwest Ohio village just months after a judge ordered similar cameras removed in another village in the...
Jul 22 2013 // A tornado packing 110 mph winds hit Ursuline College in northeast Ohio early on July 20, collapsing a wall of the school’s athletic center and damaging other buildings but causing no injuries, officials said.The EF1...
Jul 18 2013 // A central Ohio township is going to pay nearly $900,000 to a former firefighter to resolve a sexual-harassment lawsuit.The Columbus Dispatch reports that the settlement between Orange Township and Raechel Peters also calls...
Jul 8 2013 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that a department insurance fraud investigation involving a $2,400 claim has led to the sentencing of husband and wife, Tony and Patricia...
Jul 2 2013 // A western Ohio insurance company’s expansion should mean about 200 jobs for Dayton. Springfield-based Assurant Special Property plans to open a satellite office in northeast Dayton. The Dayton Daily News reports that...
Jun 28 2013 // Toledo is using an unexpectedly big rebate from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to increase the size of its fire department.Ohio businesses and public employers have started getting one-time rebate checks...
Jun 28 2013 // The Ohio Department of Transportation is investigating how three signs posted above a Cleveland-area highway smashed into traffic during stormy weather, damaging three vehicles and leaving a man in critical condition.The...
Jun 27 2013 // Risking death every time they go to work, wing walkers need courage, poise, a healthy craving for adrenaline and, most importantly, they need to be meticulously exacting with every step they take on the small planes that...