Tag: Ohio

Officials Urge Evacuation Near Derailment, Fearing Explosion

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—Officials monitoring the smoldering, tangled wreckage of a train derailment in northeastern Ohio urgently warned hundreds of nearby residents who had declined to evacuate to do so Sunday night, saying a rail car was at risk of a potential explosion that could launch deadly shrapnel as far as a mile. They warned of…


Safety Board: Mechanical Defect Caused Ohio Train Wreck

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—A mechanical issue with a rail car axle caused the fiery derailment of dozens of freight cars in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line Friday night, federal investigators announced Sunday. The smoldering tangle of cars, some carrying hazardous materials, kept an evacuation order in effect. Michael Graham, a board member of the National…


50-car Train Derailment Causes Big Fire, Evacuations in Ohio

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line on Friday night, covering the area in billows of smoke lit orange by the flames below. About 50 cars derailed in East Palestine as a train was carrying a variety of freight from…


Ohio Man Who Identifies as Female Faces Charges for Being Naked in Locker Room While Young Girls Were Present

A man who identifies as a female has been charged with public indecency for allegedly being naked while in the presence of young girls, in the women’s locker room of a YMCA in Ohio. The man, Darren C. Glines, 31, of Fairborn, was charged with three counts of indecent exposure for three separate incidents spanning 2021–2022 that were…


Police: 1 of 2 Babies Recovered After Amber Alert Has Died

COLUMBUS, Ohio—One of the twin Ohio boys who became the center of a statewide AMBER Alert that garnered nationwide attention last month has died, authorities said. Columbus police said officers were sent to a home shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday on a report of a baby not breathing. Medics transported the baby, who was about…


Hazing Suit at Bowling Green Ends With Nearly $3 Million Settlement

The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity will receive nearly $3 million from Bowling Green State University to settle its hazing-related lawsuit, according to an agreement announced Monday. As part of the settlement, the family of Stone Foltz and the university both said they will work to address…


Ohio Parents Sue School District Over Teachers Allegedly Talking About Sexuality With Students in Secret

A school district in Ohio is facing a lawsuit from a group of parents who accuse it of allowing teachers to conduct private conversations on sexual attitudes and behaviors with students, which parents claim intrudes into the upbringing of their kids. The lawsuit was filed by eight parents against the Hilliard School District at the…


Republican Matt Dolan Announces Bid for Ohio Democrat’s Senate Seat in 2024

Ohio State Sen. Matt Dolan, a Republican, announced on Jan. 17 that he will seek to unseat Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in 2024. The 2024 bid will be Dolan’s second attempt to join the echelons of the U.S. Senate. Dolan, whose family owns the Cleveland Guardians baseball team, lost the GOP nomination in 2022 by…


Bipartisan Appalachian Governments Work to Become One of Many ‘Hydrogen Hubs’

A bipartisan group of Appalachian governors is coming together to focus on hydrogen and its uses in the future as a fuel and energy source. The group is part of several around the country working to secure funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to fund regional hydrogen hubs. The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen…


Court Puts on Hold Execution Date For Ohio Transgender Inmate

The Ohio Supreme Court put an execution date on hold for a transgender inmate—a twice-convicted killer with disputed diagnoses of gender dysphoria and other mental issues. Now legally named Victoria Drain, the condemned prisoner formerly known as Joel Drain was granted a stay of execution on Jan. 5. In its decision, the state’s highest court…