northern Ohio News

Driver Pleads Guilty in Ohio Hayride Crash

A northern Ohio man faces up to eight years in prison over a hay ride accident that injured 28 people just over a year ago. Investigators say Michael Hermes of Sandusky had been drinking and was operating a tractor pulling …

Northern Ohio Town Hit With 34th Arson Fire

Authorities in northern Ohio say the latest in a string of 34 arson fires destroyed a vacant house. The Mansfield News Journal reports that the Sunday night fire at a two-story vacant house in downtown Mansfield was the worst yet. …

Man Falls Asleep, Crashes Truck into Ohio Building

Police in the northern Ohio town of Bucyrus say a truck driver fell asleep and crashed his rig into a downtown business. Dispatcher Shawn Zeigler says nobody was inside the building when the semi left the road and crashed into …

Ohio Works to Make Wrong-Way Signs More Visible

Several wrong-way auto accidents in northern Ohio, including a crash that killed three sorority sisters, have led the state’s highway department to put up new signs designed to prevent drivers from going the wrong way. The signs are going up …