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Climate change is hurting Lake Erie. Ohio is training a workforce to help
Climate change is altering Lake Erie: warmer water temperatures increase the risk of toxic algal blooms. Less ice cover in the winter can lead to more soil erosion. And its water levels are fluctuating at a faster rate. A new program at Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and...
Ohio History Connection working to repatriate major collection of Indigenous remains
At the end of a long day of work, Nekole Alligood says goodbye to her charges, flips on the night lights lining the room and closes the door behind her. Sometimes they answer back: a whisper of her name or a knock from the top shelf. After three decades in the business, Alligood,...
LGBTQ community sounds alarm bells over Vance
LGBTQ Americans and advocacy groups are sounding alarm bells over the selection of Sen. JD Vance as former President Trump’s running mate. In addition to a history of anti-LGBTQ statements, the Ohio Republican is the primary sponsor of at least two pieces of federal legislation threatening to sharply roll back transgender rights, including one proposal…
Consequences continue as bill at center of Ohio utility corruption scandal marks fifth anniversary
Five years after Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 6 into law, Ohio citizens and ratepayers are still paying the price. Ohio lawmakers still haven’t taken steps to repeal the rest of the nuclear and coal bailout bill, which is the focus of what prosecutors say was a roughly $60 million bribery scheme by utility FirstEnergy and its affiliates. Cases continue to wind through the courts, and two men implicated in the scandal have apparently taken their own lives.
Ariane Kirkpatrick And Amonica Davis Are Behind The First Black Women-Owned 100% Vertically Integrated Cannabis Company In Ohio
Ariane Kirkpatrick was undeterred by the limited presence of Black entrepreneurs in the cannabis sector. In 2017, she made her official foray into the space, according to WKCY-3. “We made the decision that we, despite the barriers, despite the obstacles, despite being Black and female, we were going to make this work and we did,”… Continue reading Ariane Kirkpatrick And Amonica Davis Are Behind The First Black Women-Owned 100% Vertically Integrated Cannabis Company In Ohio
Richmond woman charged after vandalizing stranger's Tesla Cybertruck
BELLBROOK, Ohio — A 29-year-old Richmond woman was arrested and charged last week with criminal damaging or endangering, a misdemeanor, after allegedly vandalizing a stranger's Tesla Cybertruck. In a report by the Bellbrook Police Department, Courtney K. Piotrowski pulled into the driveway of Daniel Lee Herres at 2:52 p.m....
Data shows juvenile crime is down. Why do police and prosecutors say it's getting worse?
In less than 48 hours in January, two groups of teenagers attacked two pedestrians in downtown Cincinnati, punching and kicking the victims until they crumpled to the concrete, dazed and bleeding. Videos of the attacks, captured by surveillance cameras, went viral within days. As thousands watched and re-watched the violence, the videos became...
Campbell speaks to Rotary Club about Head Start
Dorothy Campbell, director of Clinton County Head Start, recently spoke to the Wilmington Rotary Club about Head Start. Campbell said that Head Start serves 85 children from ages 3 to 5. The program provides services in the areas of education, nutrition, health, mental health, transportation, and social services. The children...
Greene County man with dementia reported missing
XENIA, Ohio (WKEF) -- Authorities in Greene County is needing the public's help in locating a man reported missing Monday. 89-year-old George Wright went missing after leaving his home in Xenia Township at approximately 5 p.m. to go to Hollywood Casino. Wright has dementia and a pacemaker, but its unknown...
Fairfield man arrested on murder charge in Springdale motel assault: court docs
SPRINGDALE, Ohio (WXIX) - A Fairfield man is under arrest on a murder charge after a motel assault turned deadly, records show. Marquis Owens, 33, made his first court appearance Monday. A judge set his bond at $150,000. He was booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center shortly after 4...
Catching Up with the 2024-25 Dayton Flyers
DAYTON, OHIO (WKEF) - There are still more than three months to go until a new college basketball season, but offseason activities are in progress for the Dayton Flyers. As is the case most years, the 2024-25 roster is a mix of returning faces and newcomers. Among the players about to begin their first season with UD: former Ohio State Buckeye Zed Key, and Alter High School graduate Jacob Conner, who transferred from Marshall. Regarding the returning players, Malachi Smith is eager to get back on the court after his season-ending injury in the opening game of 2023-24.
West Milton family honors late daughter by opening Butterfly Room at local hospital
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) -- In the midst of their grief, one local family decided to help others who are experiencing the same thing. Dayton 24/7 Now's Lydia Bice sat down with Sarah and Rob Chaney who just unveiled the Butterfly Room at Miami Valley Hospital, created in their daughter Georgia's honor.
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