DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” No one was blamed, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the United States ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County commissioners agreed to distribute nearly $900,000 of the county’s opioid settlement funds during their regular meeting Thursday, filling requests from six area organizations. “These will all be contingent upon the signing of a memorandum of understanding,” noted Commission President Eron Chek, explaining each award will have its own memorandum tailored to the request instead of the county drafting a blanket agreement. A total of $883,607 was approved as part of Thursday’s agenda. Hancock County Ambulance Service will receive $330,000, the ...
LISBON — Another hearing is set for 1 p.m. June 11 in the case against a former East Palestine police officer accused of allegedly making threats against a judge, the prosecutor’s office and three others. Matthew Elser, 45, Market Street, Columbiana, wasn’t present and no hearing was held on the record Friday. He reportedly remains at Heartland Behavioral Healthcare in Massillon. Retired Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Edward O’Farrell, who was appointed as a visiting judge for the case, met behind closed doors with Elser’s appointed defense attorney, Rhys ...
Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced he will give his position soon on the enforcement of the death penalty in Ohio, which for nearly eight years has not been enforced because of the state’s inability to obtain lethal injection drugs. “Though the governor says he cannot obtain these drugs, many other states are carrying out court-ordered executions at record levels,” Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins. Watkins provided a look at the death penalty in Ohio and recent action in other states that “provide compelling evidence to maintain the present death penalty law in ...
EAST LIVERPOOL — A recognition luncheon was held Thursday, May 14 at the East Liverpool Country Club for East Liverpool students selected as East Liverpool High School Scholars of the Month and East Liverpool Junior/Senior High School Merit Award winners. The students are selected by a ...
LISBON — Another hearing is set for 1 p.m. June 11 in the case against a former East Palestine police officer accused of allegedly making threats against a judge, the prosecutor’s office and three others. Matthew Elser, 45, Market Street, Columbiana, wasn’t present and no hearing was held on the record Friday. He reportedly remains at Heartland Behavioral Healthcare in Massillon. Retired Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Edward O’Farrell, who was appointed as a visiting judge for the case, met behind closed doors with Elser’s appointed defense attorney, Rhys ...
