Buc-ee’s Faces Backlash in Ohio Over Logo Lawsuit With Mini Mart August 27, 2026 By Julie Carr Smyth A lip-licking alligator, a smiling moose and a hat-wearing bear are among the many cartoon animals to have found themselves...
3 Firefighters Killed in Colorado as Wildfires Stoked By Heat, Wind Rage Across West June 30, 2026 By Ty Oneil, Michael R. Sisak and Julie Carr Smyth Blistering heat and strong winds Sunday stoked wildfires across the West after three firefighters were killed a day earlier in...
Court Orders Ohio Restrictions on Kids’ Use of Social Media Restored June 22, 2026 By Julie Carr Smyth Ohio’s law requiring children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps must be restored, a divided...
Jury Can’t Reach Verdict in Corruption Trial of Fired FirstEnergy Execs May 4, 2026 By Julie Carr Smyth Jurors failed to reach a verdict last month in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged with...
Jury Can’t Reach Verdict in Corruption Trial of Fired FirstEnergy Execs April 2, 2026 By Julie Carr Smyth Jurors failed to reach a verdict on Tuesday in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged with...
FirstEnergy Execs Face Corruption Trial in Bribery Scheme March 20, 2026 By Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos and Julie Carr Smyth Jurors in Akron began deliberating this week in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their...
Trial of Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Charged in $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Begins February 5, 2026 By Julie Carr Smyth The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he...
Ohio’s FirstEnergy Ordered to Pay More Than $250M for Bribery Scheme November 21, 2025 By Julie Carr Smyth Ohio utility regulators ordered Akron-based FirstEnergy on Wednesday to pay more than $250 million in fines and refunds as a...
5 Years After Bribery Scandal, Critics Say FirstEnergy Hasn’t Faced Consequences July 25, 2025 By Julie Carr Smyth Five years after a $60 million bribery scheme funded by FirstEnergy Corp. came to light in Ohio, expert observers say...
Congressman Jim Jordan Deposed in Ohio State Sex Abuse Case July 24, 2025 By Julie Carr Smyth Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was among those questioned under oath this month about the sexual abuse of Ohio State...