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2 Ohio Hospitals Continue To Earn ‘D’ Grade for Patient Safety
Find out what 2 hospitals in Ohio continue to have an issue with patient safety. Out of 177 hospitals in Ohio, only 2 earned the dreaded 'D' grade for patient safety according to HospitalSafetyGrade.org. There is both good news and bad news with this information. Let's get the bad news out of the way.
“Absurd and Unnecessary,” Transgender Ohioans, Allies React to House Passage of Bathroom Ban Bill
The bill would require Ohio K-12 schools and colleges to mandate that students would only be able to use the bathroom or locker room that matches up with their gender assigned at birth.
Columbus bar bans customers under 30 on Friday, Saturday nights
COLUMBUS, Ohio — At many bars, you need to be 21 in order to get in, but at one establishment in central Ohio, there are certain hours where even people in their 20s are too young. For the last two months, Donerick’s Pub in the outskirts of Columbus has...
Fireworks are legal in Ohio, but make sure you don’t blow up your holiday by breaking the rules
BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO (WTRF) – The 4th of July is right around the corner and folks around the Buckeye State are looking to put on some small scale fireworks displays of their own. However, there are a number of things you need to keep in mine to insure your celebration is within the law. This […]
Ohio National Guard honors four Black Civil War heroes at Freedom to Serve celebration
As America gets ready to celebrate its independence, the Ohio National Guard took time on Monday to honor some less-known Black heroes who helped keep the country unified during the Civil War. The Ohio National Guard held its "Freedom to Serve" campaign, which began last year as a way to commemorate the 75th...
Fourth of July fireworks, festivities and more: See our coverage ahead of Independence Day
Fourth of July is nearly upon us, bringing with it fireworks, parades and plenty of fun in the sun — if the weather forecast cooperates. We've already published several guides to Fourth of July festivities and news you can use when it comes to setting off your own fireworks, keeping your pets...
Last-minute action speeds up Ohio’s ‘bathroom bill’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A last-minute act could expedite what has become a divisive bill at the Ohio Statehouse, known as the “bathroom bill.” “There’s extreme mileage that people get out of attacking LGBTQ rights,” Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood) said. “We want to protect children, and this is the way to do […]
Ohio seeing slight uptick in COVID-19 cases
CLEVELAND — A total of 39 states are seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, including those that surround Ohio. So far, Ohio remains stable, although we are seeing a slight uptick in cases in the Buckeye State. If those allergies are still bothering you, and you’re feeling exhausted and...
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