Latest Ohio Headlines
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Midwest Tornado Outbreak Linked to Record Winter Warmth
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...
Ohio Governor Declares Emergency After Deadly Severe Storms
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...
Long Recovery Ahead for Swath of Central US Hit by Deadly Tornadoes
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...
People & Places
Mar 18 2024 // National 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...
State Farm Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment
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...
Buttigieg Scolds Railroads for Not Doing More to Improve Safety Since Ohio Derailment
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...
Norfolk Southern Ordered to Solely Pay for Ohio Train Derailment Cleanup
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...
Lawsuit Filed Against Lighting Company Over Ohio Cannabis Facility Explosion
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...
Ohio on Tornado Watch After Storms Sweep Midwest: Weather Watch
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...
Ohio Pizza Hut to Pay $13K in Damages for Discrimination Lawsuit
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...
State Farm Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment Damages
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...
President Biden Visits East Palestine, Ohio to Assess Cleanup After Train Derailment
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...
People Moves: JM Wilson Makes New Hires and Promotions Nationwide
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...
Ohio City Settles with Former Officer and Truck Driver Involved in K-9 Attack
Feb 13 2024 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio city agreed this week to a settlement with a former K-9 officer and a truck driver involved in an attack last year, video of which garnered national attention and raised questions...
NTSB to Release Cause of East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment in June Hearing
Feb 12 2024 // Federal investigators say they will determine the cause of last year’s fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio at a hearing in East Palestine this June. The National Transportation Safety Board announced...
Two Dead After Plane Crash on Florida Interstate
Feb 12 2024 // NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A pilot and co-pilot were identified as the two killed in a fiery plane crash on a Florida highway, law enforcement officials said. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office identified Edward Daniel...
Chicken Processing Plant Fined $393K for Endangering Ohio Employees
Feb 9 2024 // A chicken processing plant – with a long history of violations ‒ continues to ignore federal safety regulations and expose workers to multiple hazards while they process chickens for commercial sale, federal inspectors...
Railroads Say They’re Making Safety Changes to Reduce Derailments After Ohio Crash
Feb 6 2024 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The changes railroads announced after last year’s fiery crash in East Palestine, Ohio, haven’t yet made a major difference, statistics show, and reforms have stalled in Congress. A few key...
Business Moves
Feb 5 2024 // East Arthur J. Gallagher, Hughes Insurance Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired the Queensbury, New York-based independent insurance agency, Hughes Insurance Agency Inc. From its headquarters in Queensbury and an office...
People & Places
Feb 5 2024 // National Everest Insurance appointed Patrick Hagerty senior vice president and head of U.S. retail property. He is based in New York. Hagerty joined the company’s corporate underwriting team in 2021 and was most...
