Tag: Ohio news
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Statewide air quality advisory continues; local measurement is ‘moderate’
Ohio EPA is continuing the statewide air quality advisory today as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.
Ohio Senate moves to criminalize secretly tracking people with Air Tags, similar apps, devices
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tracking someone through apps and devices like the popular Apple AirTag without their consent could soon be deemed a criminal offense in Ohio, after the state’s Republican-led Senate advanced the measure Wednesday with a unanimous bipartisan vote.
Home to Glenn, Armstrong and Wrights perfect spot for Space Command HQ, Ohio lawmakers...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s rich history of aviation innovation makes it an ideally suited location for the Air Force’s new U.S. Space Command headquarters or Space Force units, a group of the state’s congressional delegates told Democratic President Joe Biden in a letter Wednesday.
State issues air quality warning, but Wood County is ‘moderate’
The Ohio EPA has issued a statewide air quality advisory as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.
State union head blames Lima prison escape on understaffing
LIMA — The head of Ohio’s largest state employees union said too little staff and too much mandatory overtime contributed to two inmates escaping from Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution last week.
State Supreme Court: Ohio abortion question will go forward as single issue
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a blow to abortion opponents in Ohio, a fall ballot issue aimed at enshrining access to the procedure in state’s constitution will not be split into two separate issues — one about abortion, and one about all other reproductive care.
Escaped Allen Oakwood inmate found dead in Ohio River
HENDERSON, Ky. — Bradley Gillespie, an inmate who escaped Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution last week, has been found dead in the Ohio River after a multiple-day manhunt, according to officials from the Henderson Police Department in Kentucky.
Allen-Oakwood escaped inmate still at large, questions on how escape occurred remain
LIMA — As of Friday, it has been three days since the public was notified of the escape of Bradley Gillespie and James Lee from the Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima.
Search for escaped Allen-Oakwood inmate continues in Kentucky
HENDERSON, Ky. — Efforts continue in Kentucky to locate an inmate who was reported Tuesday to have escaped the Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima.
