Ohio ranks third in hazardous material spills in the nation
Ohio sits third nationwide with 256 serious hazardous materials incidents since 2005, trailing California and Texas. The Dayton Daily News cites DOT data showing 13 thousand incidents over 10 years, with 1 death from exposure and six from truck crashes, and costs reaching 38 million dollars plus evacuations of 3,700 people. Trucks drive most incidents.
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Cleveland roars back as Gay Games and growth reshape the city
Cleveland, once criticized as The Mistake by the Lake, now touts a wave of development. The city hosts the Gay Games this August, showcases upgrades along Euclid Avenue, Flats East Bank, and Public Square, and plans a lakeside retail and housing district near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. A $350 million CMA makeover and new casino accompany a revived downtown core.
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Akron’s Fugitive Safe Surrender draws hundreds in four days
In Akron Ohio hundreds attended the fifth Fugitive Safe Surrender program since 2011 with more than 1 500 people coming forward. Coordinator Robert Davis from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office said the effort aims to de escalate risk for officers while addressing warrants and related issues via court and agency participation. Participants face traffic cases licenses suspensions child support and probation violations and are guided to municipal and common pleas courts as well as child support and probation agencies for resolution. Eugene Marsh a program participant described his shift toward responsibility and stopping blame.
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Ohio fossil hunter uncovers prized trilobites in locals’ beds
Tom Johnson, 61, spent a day digging along Locust Grove stream banks and unearthed dozens of trilobite fragments in limestone and shale. He sold a 14.5 inch Isotelus fossil for 14000 dollars to Ohio State University’s Orton Geological Museum, which later donated it.
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