Chaos continues with Ohio teachers’ pension fund as second advisor quits – News 5 Cleveland WEWS
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A second major consulting group has stopped working with Ohio’s controversial retired teachers pension fund, dealing another blow to a system already in turmoil. Unrest is growing at the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS). STRS has been mired in controversy: to summarise, there have been constant infighting, two board resignations, and allegations […]
Ohio mother dies after jumping on car being stolen with her 6-year-old son inside, police say
Police in Ohio say a woman has died after jumping onto the hood of a car to save her 6-year-old child from a carjacker. The tragic incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Thursday at the White Oak Park Condominiums in Columbus when 29-year-old Alexa Steakley went to pick up her son from babysitting. “They absolutely know […]
Ohio mom dies in frantic effort to save 6-year-old son from carjacker
An Ohio mother died Thursday after jumping in front of her car to save her sleeping 6-year-old son from carjackers who threw her onto the sidewalk. According to city police, Alexa Steakley, 29, was on her way to pick up her son from a babysitter’s apartment in the 6300 block of Blue Knoll Drive in […]
Video shows police bust Ohio man with hamsters inside his leopard print onesie
A man was arrested near Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday after he allegedly burglarized multiple stores and later found a pair of hamsters inside a leopard print onesie, police said. Columbus police responded to Roosters Restaurant near Hilliard just after 3 a.m. after receiving an alert from the restaurant’s security system. Officers who responded retraced the […]
Biden Floods Ohio Town with 20,000 Haitian Migrants: 10 to a Bedroom
Residents of the Midwestern Ohio town of Springfield are demanding that their city council do something to stem the tide of Haitian migrants flocking to the city, especially after a child was killed in a school bus crash caused by an immigrant driving illegally. The town, just west of the state capital, Columbus, has been […]
Ohio city facing ‘significant’ housing crisis due to migrant influx
Large numbers of people are in or living in the U.S. illegally, including in areas far from the border such as Ohio, exacerbating the housing crisis. Springfield Mayor Brian Heck sent an urgent letter to Sens. Tim Scott (R-Lausanne) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) pleading for federal aid after the city’s resources were stretched by the […]
Ohio testing data integrity program on elections statewide
A pilot program targeting the accuracy of Ohio’s voter rolls is currently rolling out across the state. Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently announced a new voter data integrity program that began in six counties and is now expanding statewide. The program uses county-specific digital dashboards to identify voter registration discrepancies. Ohio is testing a […]
Ohio police chief fired for refusing to take a drug test after mayor claims his office reeked of marijuana
An Ohio police chief reportedly lost his job after refusing to submit to a drug test, even though the mayor claimed there was a “passing-enough” smell of marijuana coming from his office. The New Miami Village Council voted unanimously on June 27 to fire Police Chief Harold Webb, according to a letter obtained from the […]
Hurricane Beryl set to hit Texas but storm’s wrath to be felt as far north as Michigan, Ohio this week
Beryl is expected to bring hurricane conditions to Texas on Monday, but cyclone-force winds and rains will move into the Midwest by midweek. Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio are among the states affected by Beryl. Once Beryl hits Texas, the cyclone is expected to move northward through the South and Midwest. Beryl’s current forecast cone […]
Ohio tourist bitten by shark playing football at Florida beach
Authorities said an Ohio tourist was stung while playing football in knee-deep water on a Florida beach on the Fourth of July. Authorities said the 21-year-old Ohio man was playing football in knee-deep water. New Smyrna Beach when the shark bit him on the right leg. Police say the attack happened on Thursday, July 4th […]