Thursday, May 24 2012 6:13 PM EDT2012-05-24 22:13:24 GMT
RG Steel announces it will idle all its mills, starting June 4. Even the corporate offices in Wheeling will be closed. The letter that went out to all steelworkers put the blame squarely on the company's
Steelworkers got letters saying all RG Steel mills will go idle on June 4.
Thursday, May 24 2012 5:46 PM EDT2012-05-24 21:46:10 GMT
A State Police spokesman says five environmental activists have been arrested after chaining themselves to a coal barge in protest of mountaintop removal mining operations. The incident happened Thursday
A State Police spokesman says five environmental activists have been arrested after chaining themselves to a coal barge in protest of mountaintop removal mining operations.
Thursday, May 24 2012 4:44 PM EDT2012-05-24 20:44:49 GMT
Former Bellaire Water Clerk, Lisa Flaherty was arrested in Broome County, New York.The Ohio Auditor of State said authorities had been searching for Flaherty since she fled Bellaire in April.That's when
Authorities said they had been looking for Lisa Flaherty.
Thursday, May 24 2012 4:18 PM EDT2012-05-24 20:18:17 GMT
Ohio officials said for two straight years Memorial Day has ranked second-deadliest out of the top six major holidays on Ohio's roads. Of the 2,049 crashes during the 2011 Memorial Day holiday in Ohio,
Memorial Day is a deadly holiday on Ohio roadways.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -
Some of Ohio's largest school groups are teaming up to fight a sudden hike in their bills from American Electric Power.
The three groups are asking Ohio's utility regulators for special consideration for school districts at a time of budget cuts and bad economy.
The Ohio School Boards Association, the Ohio Association of School Business Officials and the Buckeye Association of School Administrators raised their concerns in a letter to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Tuesday.
They join Ohio governments and small businesses that have also complained about the increase.
The PUCO plans a hearing on the concerns Thursday and expects to take action.
AEP says the changes are part of a move toward more competition among power providers.
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