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Survivor of Ohio State Fair Fire Ball accident awarded $20 million in civil lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman who was severely injured from a 2017 malfunction on the Ohio State Fair’s Fire Ball ride has won a massive lawsuit against its manufacturer. According to a spokesperson for the law firm Cooper Elliott, Keziah Lewis was awarded $20 million. The judge’s decision in the case was read in […]
Ohio Man Set on $5 Million Bond for Alleged Grandmother Shooting and Police Officer Murder
A $5 million bond has been set for De’Lawnte Hardy, a 24-year-old Ohio man who allegedly shot his grandmother in the face and subsequently killed a Cleveland police officer. Hardy now faces an aggravated murder charge in the death of Officer Jamieson Ritter. Turbulent Night on July 4. The...
New report looks at underlying causes of Ohio’s violent crimes
Many societal structures and systems can be drivers of violent crimes, according to a new report by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio. More than 30,000 violent crimes — including homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault — were reported in Ohio in 2023. “Even with laws and penalties...
Third ex-Columbus Zoo executive pleads guilty to grand theft, fraud
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A third ex-Columbus Zoo executive has pleaded guilty to charges in connection to the theft of $2.3 million. Tracy Murnane, 65, of Westerville, pleaded guilty to eight charges on Monday in Delaware County Common Pleas court, including grand theft, telecommunications fraud, forgery, and more. A former purchasing agent for the Columbus […]
Fake Botox, knock-off Ozempic seized by border protection officers in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — It's 1 a.m. at the Port of Cincinnati, prime time for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency. According to CBP officers, shipments of fake medication and merchandise fly into the busy air freight hub every single day. Those officers' jobs are to catch those dangerous and sometimes deadly knockoffs before they hit the streets.
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