Gov. John Kasich says the state provide $750,000 to assist uninsured homeowners and renters who suffered damages from flash flooding in seven southern Ohio counties on May 10 and 11. The governor’s office said Tuesday that the State Assistance program …
New rules for this summer are meant to ensure the safety of Ohio “splash pads,” those areas at parks and retail centers where spurts of water from the ground entertain children and help adults cool off. As of April 1, …
There are many ways to measure the tornado that ripped through Ohio State University’s Agricultural Research and Development Center in September. Time wise, the twister took four minutes to cross the Wayne County campus. As far as size, the storm …
An apparent natural gas explosion at a central Ohio apartment complex has left two men injured. Newark fire Assistant Chief John Clouse told The Columbus Dispatch authorities believe a maintenance man was trying to re-light a furnace before the blast …
The state fire marshal has ruled that a barn fire that killed eight horses in eastern Ohio was arson. Fire marshal’s spokesman Shane Cartmill says seven adult horses and a foal died in the Sunday night fire in McConnelsville in …
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a cancer patient may pursue an emotional distress claim that alleges a faulty diagnosis let undetected cancer spread. The court Wednesday upheld an appellate court decision in a lawsuit filed by the woman …
Insurers say so far they’ve received about $69 million in claims related to violent storms and flooding that hit Ohio in late February. The Ohio Insurance Institute says the tally of losses is expected to rise in the coming months …
A fire official says about 20 horses have died in a barn fire in suburban Cincinnati. Capt. Steve Conn of the Colerain Township fire department says some 15 other horses were rescued from the fire on April 5. Conn told …
A North Baltimore, Ohio, man has pleaded guilty to one count of workers’ compensation fraud. An investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Special Investigations Division (SID) found that Harold Hayne was remodeling homes and opening a hardware …
A federal administrative law judge with the Occupational Health and Safety Review Commission has affirmed six of seven safety and health citations issued to Independence, Mo.-based ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety …