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Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.
Data released June 10 by global energy think tank Ember, along with a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and analytics firm Wood Mackenzie, show the continued ... (full story)
Roegner champions historic investment into Northeast Ohio
COLUMBUS—Senator Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) championed the investment of $3.7 Billion to support local projects across Ohio, including 20 projects across the 27th Senate District. These dollars were included in Senate Bill 450, the Capital Budget Bill, which passed the Senate on June 6th.
“The Capital Budget reflect ... (full story)
Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Miles from shore, Chris Kemp pumps and reels as he battles a fish 150 feet below. Eventually, it gives up, and the 10-pound red snapper is hauled aboard the Jodie Lynn II.
There’s barely time to rejoice. As Kemp raises his trophy for a picture, the charter boat’s captain rushes over a ... (full story)
Ohio State trustees OK $100M settlement with hundreds of former students abused by doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University agreed last week to pay approximately $100 million to settle legal claims from hundreds of former student athletes who said they were sexually abused decades ago by a doctor at the university.
The school has fought lawsuits in federal court since 2018 brought by former student at ... (full story)
Ex-FirstEnergy executives reindicted in Ohio in $60 million corruption scheme
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced last week that a grand jury has reindicted two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives whose initial prosecutions in the state's long-running $60 million bribery scandal ended in mistrial earlier this year.
Yost, a Republican, joined Summit County Prosecutor Elliot ... (full story)
Sports
How long should college athletes play? NCAA is about to give a new answer to that age-old question
The NCAA is on the cusp of extending Division I athlete eligibility from four years of competition to five and essentially setting an age limit, just the latest development on a topic that has been a point of contention in college athletics for decades.
None other than Walter Camp, the “Father of American Football,” ... (full story)
Olympic winter sports leader upbeat about replacing Nice with Lyon for 2030 Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic winter sports’ top official at the IOC said June 4 they are ready to move ice-rink events to Lyon from Nice for the 2030 Winter Games.
The persistently slippery path toward the French Alps Olympics saw organizers lose patience last week with Nice’s new far-right mayor &Eacut ... (full story)
Tick me off!
You’ve likely heard that this is going to be a bad tick season.
And I hate to admit it but I can definitely vouch for that warning because in all my decades of outdoor recreation I have not seen a tick infestation as bad as it’s been this spring.
Heck, merely strolling around the backyard I end up picking at lea ... (full story)
State
Murder charge dropped for Arkansas sheriff nominee who killed daughter’s alleged abuser
A judge on June 4 dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas man who won the GOP nomination for sheriff while awaiting trial for the shooting death of his teenage daughter's alleged abuser.
The ruling came weeks before Aaron Spencer, who will be on the November ballot, had been set to face a jury on a second-degree murder cha ... (full story)
Today In History: June 15, over 1,000 killed in New York steamboat accident
Today is Monday, June 15, the 166th day of 2026. There are 199 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 15, 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat PS General Slocum in New York’s East River; it remained the deadliest individual event in the New York area until 9/11.
Also on ... (full story)
What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas.
The infestation was discovered in a single 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of S ... (full story)