Latest Ohio Headlines

All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Tornado Havoc Has Ohio Residents Facing Week-Long Power Cuts

Aug 14 2024 // Thousands of FirstEnergy Corp.’s customers in Ohio will potentially be without power through this after two tornadoes hit the northeastern part of the state last Tuesday.About 252,000 customers of The Illuminating...

Ohio Begins Sales of Recreational Marijuana

Aug 6 2024 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales will begin across Ohio on Tuesday when the state issues its first operating certificates.Nearly 100 medical marijuana dispensaries will be able to begin sales...

City of Columbus, Ohio Says Foreign Cyber Threat Attempted to Disrupt IT System

Aug 6 2024 // The City of Columbus said an investigation into a July 18 cybersecurity incident has found that a foreign cyber threat actor attempted to disrupt the city’s IT infrastructure, in a possible effort to deploy...

Ohio Supreme Court Orders City to Pay $30M Police Brutality Judgment

Aug 5 2024 // The Ohio city of East Cleveland must pay a $30 million jury verdict awarded to a man who police wrongly assaulted, arrested and detained, the state’s highest court has ordered.The victim, Arnold Black, went to court...

Orion180 Launches Homeowners Insurance in Ohio

Aug 2 2024 // Orion180 has announced its expansion into the Buckeye State.According to a press release, the company now offers homeowners insurance services and coverage in Ohio through Orion Select Insurance Co., Orion180’s...

Some Ohio Residents Can Now Get $25,000 for Injuries in 2023 Train Derailment

Aug 1 2024 // People who live near East Palestine, Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year’s Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on top of whatever money they get for property damage...

Norfolk Southern Reports $156M in Insurance Payments Following Ohio Derailment

Jul 31 2024 // Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year’s disastrous East Palestine derailment, but it also made progress in reducing its expenses and getting more...

Ohio Supreme Ct.: Chicken Wings Advertised as ‘Boneless’ Can Have Bones

Jul 30 2024 // Consumers cannot expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled last week, rejecting claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical complications from getting a...

Ohio Manufacturer Faces $145K in Fines After Worker Fatally Burned by Molten Metal

Jul 29 2024 // A Hubbard, Ohio industrial manufacturer failed to protect their employees from molten metal that was heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the U.S. Department of Labor determined after its investigation into how a...

Truck Driver Charged in Ohio Interstate Crash That Left 6 People Dead

Jul 23 2024 // A truck driver in Ohio has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in a chain-reaction crash involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead and 18 injured.The crash on Interstate...

Plane Crash Near Northeast Ohio Airport Kills 3; Authorities Investigating

Jul 22 2024 // VIENNA, Ohio (AP) — A plane trying to make an emergency landing at an airport in northeastern Ohio crashed, killing all three people aboard, authorities said.The twin-engine Beechcraft 60 went down near the...

People Moves: Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company Names Tribble as CEO

Jul 19 2024 // Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company announced that John R. Tribble, MBA, CPCU, CCLA will be joining the company as its next President and CEO. Tribble has held a variety of positions during the past eight years with...

EPA Watchdog Investigates Delay in Using Specialized Plane After Ohio Derailment

Jul 19 2024 // The EPA’s Inspector General is investigating why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern...

Ohio Supreme Court Orders City to Pay $30 Million Police Brutality Judgment

Jul 18 2024 // The Ohio city of East Cleveland must pay a $30 million jury verdict awarded to a man who police wrongly assaulted, arrested and detained, the state’s highest court has ordered.The victim, Arnold Black, went to court...

Few Residents Opt Out of Proposed $600 Million Settlement in Ohio Train Derailment

Jul 18 2024 // Few people ultimately opted out of the $600 million class action settlement Norfolk Southern offered to people affected by last year’s disastrous East Palestine train derailment despite the questions residents raised...

Insurers Seek Subrogation Over Ohio Train Derailment

Jul 15 2024 // Four insurance companies filed a subrogation lawsuit against Norfolk Southern in federal court, alleging the rail carrier’s negligence led to the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and subsequent fire,...

Ohio Apartment Building Set to Reopen After Nearby Deadly Gas Explosion

Jul 9 2024 // A 16-story apartment building in Ohio may reopen early next month, several weeks after it was temporarily shuttered following a deadly natural gas explosion that severely damaged a neighboring building.Youngstown officials...

Ohio Company to Pay $23K Over Disability Discrimination Suit

Jul 1 2024 // Pearl Interactive Network, Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based telecommunications company, resolved a charge of disability discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal...

Insurers Seek Subrogation Against Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment

Jun 28 2024 // Four insurance companies filed a subrogation lawsuit against Norfolk Southern in federal court last week, alleging the rail carrier’s negligence led to the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and subsequent...

Cause Determined in Ohio Refinery Fire That Killed 2

Jun 27 2024 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued its final investigation report into the fatal naphtha release and fire at the BP-Husky Toledo Refinery (“BP Toledo Refinery”) in Oregon,...