Latest Ohio Headlines
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Appeal Delays $600M Class Action Settlement in Fiery Ohio Derailment
Oct 3 2024 // Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern’s disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal of a federal judge’s decision last week to approve the $600 million deal has...
Federal Agency Resumes Sending Hazardous Waste to Michigan From Ohio
Oct 1 2024 // VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A federal agency said it has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in suburban Detroit continue their legal fight to bar waste from a World...
OSHA Cites Company for Multiple Safety Violations Following Cargo Hold Fire in Ohio
Sep 30 2024 // Federal safety inspectors found a crew working aboard the Cuyahoga, a commercial iron ore vessel moored at the Port of Ashtabula, narrowly avoided disaster after a large fire erupted as they welded off paint in a cargo...
Judge Approves $600M Settlement for Residents Near Ohio Train Derailment
Sep 27 2024 // A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of last year’s disastrous derailment...
Chemical Leak Prompts Evacuation Order in Ohio Town
Sep 26 2024 // CLEVES, Ohio (AP) — Students in school buildings and residents in neighboring homes were told to evacuate after a dangerous chemical began leaking from a railcar Tuesday near Cincinnati. Aerial video showed firefighters...
An 8-Year-Old Girl in Ohio Drove an SUV to a Target: Authorities
Sep 17 2024 // BEDFORD, Ohio (AP) — An 8-year-old girl took an SUV from her Ohio home and drove for miles to a store where she was later found unharmed, authorities said. The girl, whose name was not released, and the vehicle — a...
Worker’s Death in Ohio Prompts Concerns Over Remote Control Trains
Sep 16 2024 // The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives in a rail yard last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths in the future: two-person crews. But that idea...
Few Households Opt Out of $600M Ohio Train Derailment Settlement
Sep 11 2024 // Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action settlement despite residents’ reservations about whether the deal offers enough, so lawyers argue the...
FirstEnergy to Pay $20M Settlement Over Ohio Bribery Scheme
Sep 2 2024 // The energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio will pay $20 million and avoid criminal charges as part of a deal with state prosecutors to resolve its role in the scandal. Akron-based FirstEnergy...
Railway Worker’s Death in Ohio Prompts Concerns Over Remote Control Trains
Aug 30 2024 // The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives in a railyard last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths in the future: two-person crews. But that idea...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Ohio’s Buckeye State Mutual
Aug 28 2024 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” (Good) of Buckeye State Mutual Insurance Company...
Ohio Nursing and Rehab Facility to Pay $150K Over Discrimination Settlement
Aug 21 2024 // The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and operated by Laurel Heath Care Company, Athens LTC, Inc., Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc., and Ciena Group, LLC, will pay $150,000...
Hidden Report Reveals Worker Illnesses From Ohio Derailment Cleanup
Aug 19 2024 // The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some workers became sick during the cleanup. Workers who reported headaches and nausea —...
$7M Settlement Reached for Family of Man Fatally Shot by Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy
Aug 16 2024 // The family of Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man who was shot and killed by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy, will receive $7 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over the December 2020 shooting. The Franklin County...
FirstEnergy Corp. to Pay $20M to Settle Ohio Bribery Scheme
Aug 15 2024 // The energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio will pay $20 million and avoid criminal charges as part of a deal with state prosecutors to resolve its role in the scandal. Akron-based FirstEnergy...
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...
