Upset Ohio residents pack town hall meeting seeking answers over train derailment
Hundreds gathered Wednesday in East Palestine, Ohio, to hear state officials insist yet again that testing shows local air is safe to breathe so far and that air and water monitoring would continue.
Ohio train derailment: Town hall set as concerns linger over odor, sick animals
In and around East Palestine, Ohio, residents are asking whether the air and water around them is safe for people, pets and livestock.
What we know about the Ohio train derailment
After a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, concerns over the quality of air and water have begun mounting. Here’s what is known in the aftermath of the incident.
Air near Ohio derailment safe for residents to return home
Residents were ordered to evacuate when authorities decided to release and burn five tankers filled with vinyl chloride.
Ohio residents kept out as officials monitor air from derailed train wreckage
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that it’s unclear when evacuated residents will be able to return home to the area where officials released and burned toxic chemicals from the wreckage of the train.
Release of toxic chemicals from derailed Ohio tanker cars begins
Officials warned the controlled burn would send phosgene and hydrogen chloride into the air. Phosgene is a highly toxic gas that can cause vomiting and breathing trouble and was used as a weapon in World War I.
50-car train derailment causes massive fire, evacuations in Ohio
About 50 cars derailed in East Palestine as a train was carrying a variety of freight from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania.
Ohio couple suing their neighbors over backyard pizza oven
The couple filing the lawsuit claim that smoke and fumes from the pizza oven give them headaches, makes them cough, and causes dizziness.
Video: Cat trapped on Ohio interstate rescued by state trooper, good Samaritan
According to Ohio State Highway Patrol, the lucky cat was taken to the Toledo Humane Society and named “Trooper.”
Officer seen on video punching woman after McDonald's dispute
An Ohio police officer has been put on administrative leave after video showed him punching a Black woman several times as she was taken into custody following a dispute at a McDonald’s over extra cheese on a Big Mac.
Spike, a Chihuahua mix from Ohio, named world's oldest living dog
Spike’s owner found him abandoned at a grocery store back in 2009. Today, the world’s oldest living dog enjoys spending time with the grandchildren and indulging in his favorite chips.
Blizzard blamed for deadly 50-vehicle pileup along Ohio interstate
At least one person is reportedly dead and several others injured after a multi-vehicle pile-up amidst a blizzard in Ohio.
Suspect in 2 deaths involved in 3rd slaying after being mistakenly freed from jail, authorities say
After being freed from an Ohio jail on a clerical error, authorities said David Johnson III and two others were involved in an attempted robbery that left a 21-year-old man dead.
Vandals at Ohio farm release 10,000 carnivorous mink into wild, sheriff says
The local sheriff warned people not to approach the loose mammals because they might bite.
Costumed Ohio sex offender pleads guilty to planting bomb at romantic rival's Maryland home
Authorities say Clayton McCoy drove to Maryland to drop off a homemade package bomb that seriously wounded a man dating a woman who spurned him.
Ohio 'incel' pleads guilty in plot to 'slaughter' thousands of sorority girls
Tres Genco said he planned to "slaughter" women "out of hatred, jealousy and revenge."
Ohio fishing scandal: 2 men caught cheating at tournament charged, prosecutors say
The men are accused of stuffing lead weights and fish fillets into walleye in an attempt to win the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament, which had a prize of $28,760.
Honda, LG to build $3.5 billion battery plant, hire 2,200 in Ohio
Honda says it will build a $3.5 billion joint-venture battery factory in rural southern Ohio and hire 2,200 people to staff it as it starts to turn the state into its North American electric vehicle hub.
Wild turkey causes chaos after breaking into Ohio home
The turkey caused quite the chaos in this Ohio home, smashing (twice!) through a window while escaping police.
Ohio mother charged after 2 infants die of co-sleeping in a year
An Ohio woman is facing multiple charges after authorities said two of her babies died of co-sleeping within nearly one year of each other.