As we await a final report on the Norfolk Southern derailment that continues to haunt East Palestine, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy made waves Wednesday when she told Congress the decision to blow open five tanks and burn what was inside was unnecessary. Imagine ...

CHEERS to the fact that the Ohio Department of Transportation provided a second option for its planned repairs to Ohio 7 in Bridgeport. JEERS to the fact that Martins Ferry city leaders have to resort to placing charges on residents’ utility bills because people are not adhering to the ...

It took four long years, but U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials are finally ready to recommend parents treat COVID-19 and its variants like any other respiratory illness. It is no longer a federal recommendation that students undergo isolation and masking. As deaths and ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he chose Alisha Nelson to be executive director of OneOhio “because I know that she shares my vision of intentionally using these settlement funds to help Ohioans struggling with substance use disorder for years to come.” Never mind what that says about the ...

In Lower Saucon Township, Pa., residents are awaiting the results of an investigation into yet another Norfolk Southern train derailment March 2. This one involved three trains and scattered rail cars along a riverbank. At least one was partially in the Lehigh River. So far, the National ...

While the weather may make it a little easier to spend time outside, Ohioans tempted to use the opportunity to fire up the burn pile and get rid of some yard waste might want to take a look at the rules for doing so. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, ...