Tag: Ohio
It Was Supposed to Be a Haven for Troubled Teens. They Risked Everything to Escape.
At Fox Run, one of Ohio’s largest youth residential treatment centers, kids and former staff detail a litany of trauma.
Court Shuts Down Federal Officers Who Wanted To Run A Stingray Device For A Month Straight
For a long time, cell site simulators, a.k.a. "Stingrays" made headlines on nearly a daily basis. Then they just kind of fell off the map. L3Harris -- the manufacturer of cell site simulators that commanded enough market share to see its flagship product become the victim of genericide -- saw the writing on the wall...
State Reverses Course, Finds Cuyahoga Jail Staff Failed to Start CPR in Wade’s Death
State inspectors said jail staff failed to provide CPR to Jennifer Wade after finding her unresponsive in her cell in February 2025.
We Asked Ohio’s Death Row What They Think of Governor’s Death Penalty Reversal
Like Gov. Mike DeWine, most agreed the death penalty is broken and does not deter crime, but not always with the same reasoning.
Former Cuyahoga County Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze Sentenced to 60 days in Jail and $10,000 Fine
Reporting by The Marshall Project - Cleveland leads to sentencing of former longtime Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze for steering work to a friend.
OKI Senators OK With $75B ICE Funding Increase
On 2026-Jan-30 all six of the OKI Senators voted down a proposed amendment that could have rescinded the 75 billion dollar increase to the funding of ICE: The vote was 49 in favor and 51 opposed. If you disapprove of their decision, let them know by contacting them:
OKI Members of U.S. Congress
As of January 2026, here are the members of the U.S. Congress who represent the constituents of Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana ("OKI"). From the link to each congressperson, you can find:
Phar Too Ambitious
The story of Phar-Mor, the pharmacy chain that decided that just being a pharmacy chain wasn’t interesting enough and tried to beat Walmart.
News In Small Bytes
Newspapers said they wanted to protect the print product, but they were raring to go when it came to experimental online news approaches in the early '80s.
That '70s Interactive TV
The story of Columbus, Ohio’s own QUBE Interactive Television, which—beyond breaking ground for cable TV—was social media for the ’70s, for good and bad.