The Latest Breaking News from Ohio

Aches, rashes and fear: Trauma remains after Ohio derailment

Headaches, congestion, itchy skin rashes — and fear

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

GOP showcases states with added voter ID laws as model for country

Republicans are highlighting states that have tightened voting laws — especially with added voter identification requirements — like Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Ohio as models to increase election integrity, drawing a fight with Democrats over what constitutes a successful election.

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023

When train crashes leak harmful chemicals, small town firefighters can be vulnerable

Firefighters are often "woefully under-equipped" to handle train accidents that emit hazardous materials. Most of those serious enough to cause evacuations happened near small towns.

WEKU · Mar 10, 2023

‘I’m terribly sorry,’ Norfolk Southern CEO tells senators

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said he is “terribly sorry” for his company’s toxic derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, in testimony Thursday before a U.S. Senate committee, while lawmakers called out the company for its safety practices and its lack of transparency after the wreck.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

Railway CEO apologises for toxic train crash at US Senate hearing

Norfolk Southern chief says he is ‘terribly sorry’ but stops short of fully backing Senate bill to boost safety rules.

Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2023

Norfolk Southern’s call to burn derailed train cars ‘jaw-dropping’, Senate hears

Local official tells panel of chaotic response Ohio derailment and operator’s chief executive makes first appearance before Congress

The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2023

LGES And Honda Break Ground For New EV Battery JV In Ohio

LG Energy Solution and Honda recently held the official groundbreaking ceremony for their EV battery joint venture factory, which will be built in Ohio.

InsideEVs · Mar 9, 2023

Former Ohio House speaker convicted in $60M bribery scheme

Former state House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Matt Borges have been convicted in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Norfolk Southern CEO pledges environmental, economic restoration at Ohio crash site

WASHINGTON — The head of Norfolk Southern Corp. pledged at a Senate hearing Thursday to fully restore environmental and economic conditions in the Ohio community where one of the company’s trains derailed last month, triggering a fire and public health concerns.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023

Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama, third in several weeks

The incident follows two Norfolk Southern train derailments in Ohio.

Axios · Mar 9, 2023