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Rite Aid to close 30 more stores
Rite Aid has continued to announce the closing of more of its stores. The company announced 30 more closings in bankruptcy filings on Friday. All 30 stores are in Ohio and Michigan. Since the beginning of June, Rite Aid has announced that it would close 196 stores. All but three...
Ohioans with disabilities can receive less than minimum wage. Will that change?
The idea seems simple: Ohio workers should earn at least minimum wage − even if they have disabilities. But in practice, the debate over whether individuals with disabilities should earn minimum wage has been far more controversial and complex. As of mid-2023, about 44,434 people with disabilities nationwide earned less than minimum wage, according to federal labor statistics.
ODNR stepping in to clean up Austin Master Services after company misses court deadline
Martins Ferry, OHIO (WTRF) – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will be stepping in to clean up Austin Master Service’s facility in Martins Ferry. Austin Master Services had until Monday, July 22nd to comply with a court order to clean up the site. According to the ODNR, they did not, and now the ODNR […]
Motorcyclist killed in Akron crash while fleeing from Barberton police: What we know
AKRON, Ohio — A 53-year-old man has died following a motorcycle crash after a pursuit involving Barberton police. SUBSCRIBE: Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! newsletter. Akron police say the incident began on Monday, July 22, at...
Google and Wiz end $23B acquisition talks, while First Solar to power up Ohio with $500M R&D Hub
First Solar, Tempe, Arizona, recently commissioned what it dubs ‘the largest thin-film R&D center in the Western Hemisphere.’ The company — the U.S.’s largest solar panel manufacturer — has sited its Jim Nolan Center for Solar Innovation in Lake Township, Ohio, which is just south of Akron. The 1.3-million-ft² facility includes a pilot manufacturing line for producing full-sized prototypes of thin film and tandem photovoltaic (PV) modules. The Nolan Center is expected to create about 300 new jobs by 2025. The company has been using a manufacturing line at its Perrysburg, Ohio, factory near Toledo for late-stage product development, but this manufacturing line limits development flexibility. The new R&D facility is designed to accelerate innovation cycles, enhancing First Solar’s research and development capabilities.
Ohio parents are strict about kids' internet safety, study finds. Inside the numbers
Ohio parents are stricter about social media and internet safety than the average American parent. According to a recent study by HostingAdvice, more than half (54%) of Ohio parents regularly monitor their children’s social media use and the websites they visit, more than the national average. Here’s what parents...
Ohio will soon require cardiac defibrillators at public schools, local recreation facilities
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Automated external defibrillators will soon be required at all public and charter schools, as well as most municipal sports and recreation facilities, in Ohio, under legislation set to be signed into law Tuesday. Gov. Mike DeWine is scheduled to hold a signing ceremony in suburban Columbus on Tuesday...
As tick-borne diseases spread rapidly across Ohio, researchers call on the public for help
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Neal Sargeant drags a one-meter piece of cloth through the tall grass. After walking a few feet, he stops, kneels and flips over the fabric. “And just like that, he’s ours,” Sargeant says. Attached is an American dog tick. He drops the tick...
Truck driver charged in Ohio crash that killed 6 including 3 high school students
ETNA, Ohio — A truck driver in Ohio has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide because of his involvment in a November 2023 chain-reaction crash involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead and 18 injured. Jacob McDonald, of Zanesville, Ohio, was indicted...
Ohio honors West Point graduate, Wilberforce professor with a highway designation
An Ohioan who graduated from West Point, rose to the rank of Colonel, taught at Wilberforce University, and served as the first National Park Superintendent is being honored. The Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor will stretch from Wilberforce to Ripley, Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill creating...
Ways you can register to vote in Ohio
The 2024 presidential campaign is officially down one candidate as President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he is withdrawing his bid for reelection and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. The 2024 election season is unprecendented. ...
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