Tag: Ohio

$10 million to Help Ohio Courts Process Backlog of Cases Quicker

Ohio is spending up to $10 million in a move to reduce the backlog of court cases that has piled up mostly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Mike DeWine announced on June 29 the launch of the Ohio Court Backlog Reduction Program, a new project aimed at helping local courts process the increasing numbers…


Ohio Judge to Consider Removing School Board Members Who Backed Unisex Bathroom at K-12 School

An Ohio county court judge will consider whether to remove three members from the Bethel School Board in Tipp City, Ohio, for continuing to allow a boy to use the girls’ restroom at his school as he transgenders. A vocal group of parents spearheading the effort to remove school board members Danny Elam, Lori Sebastian,…


’I Just Wanted to Call Him Dad’: Boy, 11, Shares Journey of Being Adopted By Stepfather

For an 11-year-old boy from Cincinnati, Ohio, who was officially adopted by his stepdad into their forever family, this special day meant the world to him. “I’d been waiting for it for a long time,” Connor Julian told The Epoch Times. “When the judge said I was officially adopted, I burst into tears because I was…


5 Former Fraternity Brothers Sentenced in Hazing Death of Ohio Student

Five former fraternity members were sentenced Thursday for their roles in the hazing death of a 20-year-old Bowling Green State University student last year. Stone Foltz, 20, died in March 2021 of alcohol poisoning after a brutal fraternity initiation event in which he was forced into drinking an entire bottle of Evan Williams whiskey. According…


Ohio’s Permitless Concealed Carry Gun Law Takes Effect

Ohio residents can now carry concealed firearms without a permit after a so called Constitutional carry law went in effect on June 13. The controversial bill, Senate Bill 215, was signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on March 14. The law came into effect on June 13, the same day DeWine signed a law which…


Ohio Relaxes Gun Training Requirement for Teachers; Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ Banned Over Gay Kiss in UAE | NTD Evening News

As Congress crafts a new piece of gun control legislation, the State of Ohio has enacted a new law that relaxes the training requirement for teachers to carry guns on school grounds. Disney and Pixar Studio’s new movie “Lightyear” will be in theaters this Friday, but not in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Middle…


Ohio Governor Signs Bill Allowing Teachers to Be Armed

School districts in Ohio now have the option to allow teachers and school employees to carry weapons. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on June 13 signed a bill that would let school districts decide whether to allow teachers to be armed. Teachers in participating district would require a minimum of 24 hours of training and eight hours…


3 Arrested in Connection to Fatal Beating of Teen at ‘I Promise School’ Basketball Court

Authorities arrested three individuals wanted by Ohio police for allegedly beating 17-year-old Ethan Liming to death outside the “I Promise School” basketball court in Akron earlier this month. Liming’s body was discovered in a parking lot near the courts at about 10:45 p.m. on June 2, police said. The teen was “brutally assaulted” during a…


Teen Boy Beaten to Death at ‘I Promise School’ Basketball Court in Ohio

Authorities found the body of a 17-year-old boy on Thursday who was apparently beaten to death at the “I Promise School” basketball court in Akron, Ohio. The teen student was identified as Ethan Liming and was discovered in a parking lot near the courts at about 10:45 p.m., the Akron Beacon Journal reported. His identity…


Ohio Governor to Sign Bill Allowing Armed School Employees

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under legislation approved by Republican lawmakers and set to be signed by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine. Democrats said the proposal, which is optional for schools, sends the wrong message a week after the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an…