Ralph Gearhart, owner of Ohio State Roofing, Inc., who operated his business for more than a decade without proper workers’ compensation insurance was sentenced recently. According to authorities, he was found guilty of failing to comply with the law, having …
Matthew Fox wants a jury trial in a Cleveland civil lawsuit claiming the former star of TV’s “Lost” punched the driver of a chartered party bus. Online court records show Fox made the demand in a counterclaim filed Thursday. In …
Thieves in northern Ohio absconded with an unusual item from a cemetery – the doors to several mausoleums. The Morning Journal of Lorain reports that the large double doors on three of the crypts had been stolen on Friday after …
An Ohio man has been sentenced in a fraud case after investigators from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) captured video not only showing him working a roofing job while receiving benefits, but also leaving the worksite to attend …
A string of four fires labeled arson, including a blaze that destroyed a historic building in a northeast Ohio village, remains unsolved one year later despite a $5,000 reward. Investigators still are not releasing much information about the fires. One …
An Ohio business owner has been sentenced following a fraud investigation that showed he was operating his business in violation of the law that forbids injured workers from working while receiving benefits from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). …
Fire has destroyed a luxury lodge in southeast Ohio’s scenic Hocking Hills region. Authorities suspect an electrical problem started Sunday’s fire that spread quickly through Eagle Wings Lodge in Rockbridge. The Logan Daily News reports firefighters who responded from neighboring …
Small fire departments in Ohio say they’re losing volunteers because it’s difficult to keep up with a state law that took effect in 2008 requiring firefighters to be recertified on a regular basis. “People work 40 to 50 hours a …
The Ohio Supreme Court has been drawn into the case of two central Ohio couples who say their homes became giant magnets that hampered their TVs, phones and computers. The Columbus Dispatch reports the problem was traced to steel joists …
An Ohio grand jury has indicted an alleged theft ring with stealing trucks, trailers, lawnmowers and construction equipment across the state. Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O’Brien reports that five men and two women have been charged with crimes ranging from …