Ohio

Ohio lawmakers propose law requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to use social media

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's proposal names YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, but it would apply broadly, to any online website, service, product or feature that requires consumer consent to register. It would not apply to “e-commerce” or “online shopping.”

February 14, 2023 3:16pm CST

Ohio residents fear train derailment poisoned air, ground, report animals dying

Ohio residents have reported a foul smell, headaches, and sick and dying animals near the site of the toxic chemical burn to clean up the train accident.

February 14, 2023 10:58am CST

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.

February 9, 2023 7:58am CST

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.

February 7, 2023 3:29pm CST

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.

February 6, 2023 4:15pm CST

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.

February 4, 2023 1:38pm CST

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.

January 31, 2023 5:43pm CST

Ohio baby abducted during carjacking has died, police say

Columbus police identified the baby as one of two boys who were the subject of an AMBER Alert when they were abducted during a carjacking last month.

January 29, 2023 11:42am CST

Missing Ohio architect killed in Mexico with fiancée

Mexican authorities discovered Jose Gutierrez — along with his fiancée, Daniela Pichardo, and Pichardo’s sister and cousin — dead last week

January 26, 2023 4:59pm CST

Canton, Ohio to host USFL games during 2023 regular season

USFL is returning to Canton for the 2023 season.

January 26, 2023 1:44pm CST

Couple recreates ‘Friends,’ ‘Seinfeld’ sets for sitcom-themed Airbnbs

An Ohio couple said they got the idea after wondering what it would be like to live inside their favorite TV shows.

January 25, 2023 12:37pm CST

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.”

January 24, 2023 7:58pm CST

Mexican authorities find bullet-riddled car of missing Ohio man, bodies buried nearby: report

Jose Gutierrez, 36, has been missing since December after traveling to Mexico to visit his fiancée.

January 20, 2023 4:46pm CST

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.

January 20, 2023 12:14pm CST

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.

January 20, 2023 7:28am CST