Category: Ohio

‘I Can Go Into Anyone’s House at Any Time’: Judiciary Committee Investigates IRS Agent Threatening Taxpayer

An IRS agent used a fake identity to approach and threaten a taxpayer, following which House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel seeking further information on the incident. The incident occurred on April 25, 2023, when an IRS agent identifying as “Bill Haus” with the agency’s…


Man Allegedly Kills 3 Children and Wounds Woman in Shooting at Ohio Home, Report Says

MONROE TOWNSHIP, Ohio—A man allegedly shot and killed three children and wounded a woman at an Ohio home Thursday afternoon, according to a news station. Police responded to the home in Monroe Township shortly before 4:30 p.m., WKRC-TV reported. Officers found three boys, ages 3, 4, and 7, outside the home with gunshot wounds and…


US Soldiers Pleads Guilty to Instructing ISIS to Ambush and Kill US Troops

A U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to teaching ISIS fighters to be better able to kill his fellow service members. 22-year-old Cole Bridges of Stow, Ohio, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bridges further pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. military service members…


US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Instructing ISIS to Ambush and Kill US Troops

A U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to teaching ISIS fighters to be better able to kill his fellow service members. 22-year-old Cole Bridges of Stow, Ohio, pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bridges further pled guilty to attempting to murder U.S. military service members…


Remains Found Stuffed in Garment Bag 45 Years Ago in Rural Nevada ID’d as Ohio Woman

LAS VEGAS—In 1978, a garment bag containing a woman’s heavily decayed remains was discovered in a remote area of northern Nevada. The case soon went cold—and the victim remained nameless for 45 years. But on Wednesday, Nevada State Police announced that advancements in DNA testing have finally led to an identification. She was Florence Charleston,…


19 States Sue EPA Over California’s New Zero-Emission Rules for Big Rigs

A coalition of states has filed a lawsuit seeking a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant waivers to California that allows the state to ban new diesel-powered heavy-duty truck sales in 2035. Iowa’s Attorney General Brenna Bird led the group of 19 states that filed the legal action on June 5…


Supreme Court Won’t Hear Ohio’s Lawsuit Over Using Pandemic Relief for Tax Cuts

The Supreme Court refused on June 12 to hear Ohio’s argument that the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) unconstitutionally prevents states from using COVID-19-related pandemic relief funding to offset tax cuts. This is the second time this year that the court has turned down a state’s petition challenging a tax-related provision in ARPA. The $1.7-trillion…


Emergency Officials Investigating After Freight Train Hauling New Vehicles Derails In Arizona

Authorities said a freight train derailed in northern Arizona about 30 miles west of Flagstaff on June 7, heavily damaging 23 rail cars. Coconino County Emergency Management (CCEM) officials said the agency is investigating the 11:20 p.m. accident involving a BNSF freight train east of Williams. “A total of 23 cars derailed and sustained heavy…


Nurse Injured by COVID-19 Vaccine Heading to Trial Against Former Employer

A nurse diagnosed with a COVID-19 vaccine injury is headed to trial in a case against her former employer. Danielle Baker, 43, is trying to compel Ohio’s Hospice Inc. to pay worker’s compensation for her COVID-19 vaccine injury, suffered after she went to get vaccinated in June 2021 because she believed the company would mandate…


Man Charged in Ohio Slaying of 4, Wounding of Girl, Now Charged in 2013 New Jersey Killing

CAMDEN, N.J.—A man charged in an Ohio shooting that killed four people and injured a child earlier this year has now been charged in a slaying in New Jersey a decade ago, authorities said. Martin Muniz, 41, was charged in Cuyahoga County in January with multiple counts of aggravated murder as well as attempted murder,…