No card, no problem: Ohio bill would require retailers to accept cash
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recently introduced bill would require Ohio retailers to accept cash as a form of payment. Sens. Louis Blessing III (R-Colerain Township) and Catherine Ingram (D-Cincinnati) introduced Senate Bill 30 last week. The legislation would ban cashless...
Ohio governor wants delay in ethanol gas
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has asked the EPA to delay allowing E-15 gas to be sold year-round until next year.
Mirac Tabtronics Announces $2.69 Million Expansion in Southern Ohio, Creating 40 New Jobs
MANCHESTER, OHIO – January 30, 2025 – Mirac Tabtronics (Mirac, LLC) has announced a $2.69 million investment in its Adams County and Highland County operations, a move set to create 40 new jobs in the region. The expansion is being supported by JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic...
Bill introduced to change Ohio’s marijuana laws
If passed, the legislation would raise taxes on weed and reduce the number of marijuana plants you can grow at home. Here's a look at both sides of the debate.
New lawsuit aimed at Norfolk Southern, EPA, among others
Just Well Law founder Kristina Baehr is spearheading a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the CDC, as well as state and local government agencies nearly two years after a train derailment rocked the village. Baehr landed in Ohio back...
First Alert Forecast: Tracking rain Thursday evening, Friday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A large weather system is inching closer to NE Indiana and NW Ohio. However, this one is going to be mostly rain versus our normal wintry precipitation. YOUR NEXT FIRST ALERT. Rain showers will start to fall on Thursday evening, likely after the...
Heavy rain, high water will mark the end of January
A month that has been marked by cold and snow will ironically end on a mild and very wet note and it's prompted a Weather Alert issuance from the Eyewitness StormTeam. Temperatures in recent days have reached the 40s and 50s and that has melted off much of the snow on the...
Ohio Bill Seeks School Bus Illegal Passing Fine Increase, Safety Fund
A year after the Ohio School Bus Working Group issued its final recommendations on school bus safety, a bill introduced in the state House seeks to increase fines of illegally passing motorists and to create a safety fund that would award school districts grants for updating...
Ohio forestry crews arrive in California to help in wildfire outbreak
Nine people with the Ohio Division of Forestry were sent to California to help with the ongoing wildfires last week.
Akron Zoo moves some birds indoors as precaution as Ohio leads nation in bird...
CLEVELAND — The Akron Zoo is moving some of its birds out of their outdoor habitats after cases of bird flu were detected in Ohio, the zoo announced Thursday. According to the zoo's post, the birds are being moved indoors as a precaution after cases of highly pathogenic avian...
