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Release of Toxic Chemicals From Derailed Tanker Cars Begins
Crews in Ohio are beginning to release toxic chemicals from five cars of a derailed train near the Pennsylvania state line to reduce the threat of an explosion. Flames and black smoke billowed high into the sky from the derailment site Monday afternoon. The Ohio Emergency Management Agency confirmed the controlled release was underway. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine earlier ordered...
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Train Derailment in Ohio Sparks Massive Fire, Prompts Evacuations
Residents near the site of a train derailment in Eastern Ohio were ordered to evacuate over concerns of a potential explosion from a rail car and a high probability of toxic gas releasing.
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Officials Urge Evacuation Near Train Derailment, Fearing Explosion
Officials monitoring the smoldering, tangled wreckage of a train derailment in Ohio have warned hundreds of nearby residents who had declined to evacuate to do so immediately, citing concerns about a potential explosion.
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Watch: Train Catches Fire After Derailment in Ohio
Video obtained by WFMJ showed a large fire and massive cloud of smoke that could allegedly be seen for miles.
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50-Car Train Derailment in Eastern Ohio Causes Massive Fire and Evacuations
A train derailment and resulting large fire have prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line.
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Ohio Infant Dies a Month After Returning Home From Abduction
Ky’air Thomas and his twin brother, Kason, were found alive last month after the car they were in was stolen.
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Four Strangers Drive From Florida to Cleveland After Flights Get Canceled
With flights at airports across the country canceled due to the massive winter storms, four strangers at an airport in Tampa did the only logical thing: rented a car and drove the nearly 1,100 miles to Ohio.
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50-Car Crash in Ohio Leaves 4 Dead and Multiple Others Injured, Authorities Say
Four people died and multiple others were injured in a massive car crash involving at least 46 vehicles, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Friday.
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Ohio Couple, Both 100, Die Hours Apart After 79 Years of Marriage
“He wasn’t going to let her go alone. He lined up to be with her.”
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Born to Be Buckeyes: Ohio Hospital Gears Up for Rivalry Week With ‘Beat Michigan' Swaddles
An Ohio medical center wraps the newborns in “Beat Michigan” swaddles that are decked out in scarlet and gray to cheer on their favorite football team.
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Thousands of Minks on the Lam After Vandalism at Ohio Farm
Tens of thousands of minks that were set loose from a farm were wreaking havoc on small animals and property in Van Wert, Ohio.
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Postal Worker Holdup Leads to Muscle Car Theft Ring Arrests
Cloned key fobs, high-powered Hellcats and thieves daring police and risking arrest are part of a trend in which vehicles are being stolen from factory lots and dealer showrooms only to be later sold on the street for tens of thousands of dollars less than their worth.
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At Least 2 Killed After Massive Fire Breaks Out at Ohio Petroleum Refinery
Video showed huge flames and a column of black smoke emanating from a British Petroleum refinery in Toledo, Ohio.
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Two People Killed in Massive Overnight Fire at Ohio BP Oil Refinery
Officials say a fire at an oil refinery in Ohio killed two people and the facility has been shut down.
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Mother Charged After Her Second 6-Week-Old Dies as a Result of Co-Sleeping
An Ohio mother was charged with involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment after her 6-week-old died as a result of co-sleeping almost a year to the date that another child also died at 6 weeks old as a result of co-sleeping, prosecutors said.
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Ohio Gunman Called for Violence Against FBI on Trump's Truth Social in Days After Mar-a-Lago Search
A law enforcement official says 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 in the wake of the search at Donald Trump’s home.
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Suspect Who Shot Nail Gun at FBI Cincinnati Building Killed in Standoff
A man who fired a nail gun at the FBI building in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday before fleeing on an interstate was killed in the ensuing standoff.
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Man in Ohio Pleads Not Guilty to Raping Girl, 10, Who Had Abortion in Indiana
The 27-year-old defendant is charged with two felony counts of rape in a court in Franklin County, home to the state capital Columbus. He could face life without parole.
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Jayland Walker Was Shot 46 Times by Ohio Police, Medical Examiner Says
A preliminary autopsy report shows that Jayland Walker was shot dozens of times and that 26 bullets were recovered from his body. Walker was a 25-year-old Black man who died last month at the hands of police in the Ohio city of Akron. The county medical examiner released her report Friday. She tallied 41 entry wounds and five wounds from...
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Doctor's Lawyer Defends Steps in 10-Year-Old Girl's Abortion
A 27-year-old man was charged in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday with raping the girl, confirming the existence of a case initially met with skepticism by some media outlets and Republican politicians.