An Ohio man is due in federal court Tuesday on charges of defrauding contractors involved in FBI building projects in Indianapolis and Knoxville, Tenn. Judge Sara Lioi in Akron has scheduled the hearing for 51-year-old Robert Berryhill of Aurora. Her …
The city of Columbus is adding 14 emergency sirens around Ohio’s capital city. WCMH in Columbus reports that the Franklin County emergency agency director says a survey indicates some 85 percent of people count on sirens to warn them of …
An Ohio woman was sentenced on multiple counts after agents with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) captured video of her running her own clothing store while receiving workers’ comp benefits for a prior workplace injury. Bernice D. Stephens …
State officials are using the 100th anniversary of a devastating and deadly flood to encourage Ohioans to prepare for potential high water emergencies by reviewing their response plans and insurance coverage. On the heels of the state and national Flood …
A proposal to raise the weight limit for trucks is backed by Ohio’s transportation chief as economically beneficial, but it has opposition from trucking and other officials concerned about safety and roadway deterioration. The measure would raise the maximum weight …
Authorities say a northern Ohio man who died after a crash on Interstate 75 was texting while driving. Toledo police said 51-year-old Ken Harder died Tuesday from injuries suffered in the violent crash Monday afternoon. The Blade newspaper reports Harder …
The state and a group of landowners are sparring over whether Ohio is meeting a deadline to compensate the landowners for losses from flooding near Ohio’s largest inland lake. At issue is how fast the Department of Natural Resources is …
The city of Toledo collected nearly $3 million from red-light or speed cameras in 2012 – and officials expect that number will be even higher this year. But city leaders insist the cameras – which target speeders or red-light runners …
Ohio’s Department of Insurance says it processed more than 7,000 allegations of agent misconduct and insurance fraud last year. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, the state’s insurance director, said the department identified more than 700 civil and criminal violations of Ohio …
Coaches and officials in Ohio’s youth sports leagues could face criminal penalties for violating a new state law governing young athletes’ concussions and head injuries. But state lawmakers said Wednesday that a bill-writing error unintentionally imposes the punishments and they …