Latest Ohio Headlines
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Explosion, Fire Cause Extensive Damage at Husky Energy’s Ohio Refinery
Jan 12 2015 // A fire that started after an explosion on Jan. 10 at Husky Energy Inc.’s 155,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) crude oil refinery in Lima, Ohio, has caused extensive damage to a unit at the plant, a fire official said. No...
Ohio, Nebraska See Vehicle Crashes, Fatalities Increase in 2014
Jan 12 2015 // Ohio saw more traffic deaths and Nebraska had an increase in vehicle crashes in 2014, according to authorities in both states. Preliminary data indicate the number of Ohio traffic deaths for the past year might end up...
December Was Ohio’s Deadliest Month for Fires in 2014
Jan 9 2015 // A string of multiple-fatality home blazes made December Ohio’s deadliest fire month of 2014 and pushed the year’s death toll to 115. Statistics requested by The Associated Press from the state fire...
No State Mandate to Shovel Sidewalks in Ohio, but Local Laws May Require It
Jan 7 2015 // As far as Ohio state law goes, homeowners don’t have a legal obligation to shovel sidewalks due to a natural accumulation of snow and ice, but this doesn’t mean they shouldn’t at least try to maintain...
Ohio Traffic Deaths Increased in 2014
Jan 4 2015 // Preliminary data indicate the number of Ohio traffic deaths for the past year probably won’t be another record low and might go back above 1,000. The State Highway Patrol reports 973 fatalities for the year, with at...
Caution: Pulling Plug on Traffic Cameras Leaves Municipalities in the Red
Dec 30 2014 // Municipalities that installed traffic cameras to boost revenue are scraping for cash to fill budget gaps after complaints by irate drivers forced them to cancel their use. Nassau County on Long Island ended its program...
Ohio School District Employees Appeal Ruling in Shooting Lawsuit
Dec 29 2014 // Five current or former officials from an Ohio school district are appealing a ruling allowing three school shooting victims’ families to proceed with parts of a lawsuit. The lawsuit by the families and a student...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Use of Traffic Cameras
Dec 22 2014 // A divided Ohio Supreme Court again upheld use of traffic camera enforcement by the state’s municipalities, reversing a lower court after a year of legal setbacks for camera advocates. The Supreme Court justices ruled...
Ohio Vehicle Thefts Down 64% from Peak in 1991
Dec 17 2014 // From its peak auto theft year in 1991 when 54,744 vehicles were stolen, Ohio has experienced a significant decline ending 2013 with 19,532 thefts. That’s a reduction of 64 percent since 1991, according to the...
IICF Midwest Awards $545K in Grants to Local Non-Profits
Dec 17 2014 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s (IICF) Midwest Division announced it is awarding $545,000 in community grants to local non-profit organizations in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin for...
Ohio and Indiana Joint Venture to Fly Drones to Aid Farmers
Dec 2 2014 // A joint venture between Ohio and Indiana is teaming up with an Ohio college to fly drone missions aimed at helping farmers boost crop yields. The Ohio/Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center in Springfield, Ohio, and Ohio...
Snow Named Chief of New Office of Captive Insurance at Ohio Department
Dec 2 2014 // Following the signing of legislation allowing Ohio businesses to form captive insurance companies, the Ohio Department of Insurance tapped Tracy Snow as chief of its newly established Office of Captive Insurance. Snow has...
Pothole Claims Up in Ohio This Year
Nov 24 2014 // More Ohio motorists are looking for repayment from the state for pothole damage to their cars, nearly tripling the number of claims filed in 2013. The Dayton Daily News reports nearly 300 pothole damage claims have been...
5 Ohio Universities Get Bomb Dogs
Nov 18 2014 // Five more universities around Ohio are receiving bomb-sniffing dogs as officials expand a state program that makes more of those canines available for safety needs on and off campuses. The University of Toledo, Kent State...
Millions Unclaimed in Ohio Workers’ Comp Case
Nov 17 2014 // The law firm handling a $420 million state settlement over Ohio employers being overcharged for workers’ compensation premiums says millions of dollars weren’t claimed by the deadline. The Bricker & Eckler...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced for Stealing Client Premiums
Nov 13 2014 // The Ohio Department of Insurance announced that former Warren insurance agent Timothy J. Mulvey has been sentenced on charges of stealing clients’ premium payments. The Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas sentenced...
Ohio Home Healthcare Firm Owner Failed to Report Employees; Owes $124K
Nov 12 2014 // An Ohio woman was sentenced Oct. 16 in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay $124,573.07 in restitution to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) after operating a home...
Vote Bans Traffic Cameras in Cleveland, Ohio
Nov 12 2014 // Cleveland, Ohio, has stopped employing traffic cameras to enforce speed and red light violations after voters overwhelmingly approved a measure that effectively banned their use. More than 77 percent of voters on Nov. 4...
Home Depot Breach Costs Ohio Credit Unions $1.3M
Nov 4 2014 // The Credit Union National Association says the breach of customer data at Home Depot earlier this year cost Ohio credit unions more than a million dollars. The Columbus Dispatch reports Ohio credit unions spent $1.3...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau: Fraud Investigator Goals Are Not Quotas
Nov 3 2014 // Ohio’s injured worker insurance fund sets goals for the number of fraud cases its investigators should refer for prosecution annually — an arrangement some former employees say encourages the pursuit of innocent...
