Aug 22 Ohio searching for 7,000 construction workers to build Intel chip plants By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Ohio's largest-ever economic development project is coming with a big employment challenge. Continue reading
Aug 17 Judge says pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650 million in opioids suit By Mark Gillispie, Associated Press A federal judge in Cleveland has awarded $650 million in damages to two Ohio counties that sued CVS, Walgreens and Walmart over the way the national pharmacy chains distributed opioids to their communities. Continue reading
Aug 12 Man killed trying to break in Ohio FBI office appeared to threaten agents in social media posts. By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press A gunman who died in a shootout after trying to get inside the FBI’s Cincinnati office appeared to have posted calls on social media for FBI agents to be killed and for people to take up arms… Continue reading
Aug 11 Armed man killed after trying to breach Cincinnati FBI office By Associated Press The confrontation came as officials warned of an increase in threats against federal agents in the days following a search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Continue reading
Jul 06 WATCH: Biden spotlights rescued pensions for millions during visit to Ohio By Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Hurt politically by inflation at a 40-year high and damage wrought by the pandemic, the president chose to deliver his message in a state that has been trending strongly Republican, with Donald Trump easily carrying it twice. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 5:28 Protests erupt in Akron, Ohio after police shooting of an unarmed Black man Protesters demanded justice last night in Akron, Ohio, despite a citywide curfew, and dozens were arrested. It came one week after the fatal police shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker, an unarmed Black man who sustained more than 60 wounds. Bobby… Continue watching
Jul 03 Black man fatally shot by Akron police officers was unarmed, authorities say By Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A Black man shot and killed by Akron police officers in a hail of bullets following a vehicle and foot pursuit was unarmed at the time of the shooting, but a shot appeared to have come… Continue reading
Jun 13 Ohio gov. Mike DeWine signs bill allowing armed school employees By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Mark Gillispie, Associated Press The Republican governor said he's directing the Ohio School Safety Center to require the maximum 24 hours of training spelled out by the law, as well as the maximum eight hours of annual training. Continue reading
Jun 02 Ohio governor to sign bill allowing armed school employees By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press The Republican-backed measure aims to undo the effect of a 2021 state Supreme Court ruling that said under current law armed school workers would need hundreds of hours of training. Continue reading
May 03 Brown, backed by Democratic Party moderate establishment, wins Ohio rematch with progressive activist Turner By Will Weissert, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Democratic U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown has beaten former state Sen. Nina Turner for the second time since last summer, easily prevailing in an Ohio primary billed nationally as a key showdown between the party's more moderate establishment and its activist… Continue reading