Local aeronautics firm and its Cincinnati partner to tackle FAA reg for Boeing 737s

Spirit Aeronautics, a worldwide aviation services provider headquartered at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, has announced plans to partner with a Cincinnati technical services firm to develop a certificate program for Boeing 737 operators, both commercial and business. Any supplemental type certificate the duo is able to develop presumably would allow airlines and other Boeing [...]

By |2017-03-15T15:16:51-04:00Tuesday, March 14, 2017|

Cincinnati lawmaker introduces bill asking for Pete Rose’s name on Hall of Fame ballot

The first flurry of legislation was introduced earlier this week during the 132nd General Assembly of the Ohio Legislature. Among the proposals was a concurrent resolution introduced by Senate Minority Whip Cecil Thomas, a Democrat from Cincinnati, to allow for Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose’s inclusion on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Senate [...]

By |2017-04-24T09:54:44-04:00Friday, February 3, 2017|

Woman who claimed Ohio law firm fired her for medical leave loses appeal

In the federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, a woman lost her appeal in a discrimination suit in which she claimed that an Ohio law firm fired her for taking medical leave. The firm, Weltman Weinberg & Reis, which operates offices in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois and Florida, claimed it began a multiphase reduction in [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:00:17-04:00Friday, December 2, 2016|

Ohio conference highlights drug abuse epidemic’s effects on children of all ages

CINCINNATI (AP) — The country’s addictions epidemic has created a generation of children affected by their parents’ problems, a doctor who works with infants born addicted to heroin told a gathering of experts struggling with the issue Tuesday. The effect includes the physical problems of the addicted newborns and the chaos older children experience as [...]

By |2016-11-07T12:44:30-05:00Friday, November 4, 2016|

Heroin crime immunity yields mixed results, AP review finds

CINCINNATI — Reeling from a surge in heroin overdoses, authorities in the Cincinnati area made an offer: Hand in potentially deadly drugs and you won’t be charged. But the blanket immunity granted by a judge there over a month ago hasn’t brought in any heroin so far. Results from similar efforts elsewhere have also yielded [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:03:57-04:00Wednesday, October 19, 2016|

Battleground state Ohio becomes potential spoiler for Trump

CINCINNATI — Ohioans are again getting plenty of attention in the presidential race’s final weeks. After a lull last month, high-level campaigning has accelerated in the perennial battleground state. Republican Donald Trump campaigned here Thursday, while President Barack Obama and former president Bill Clinton followed Hillary Clinton’s return to the state earlier in the week [...]

By |2016-10-20T00:00:11-04:00Wednesday, October 19, 2016|

Just say no to Narcan? Heroin rescue efforts draw backlash from many sides

CINCINNATI — First responders in U.S. communities reeling from waves of heroin overdoses say some people tell them they should just say no to using so many resources on drug abusers. Authorities say people have expressed frustration about rescuing addicts who often immediately resume using the potentially deadly drug. There are also concerns voiced about [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:05:32-04:00Wednesday, September 28, 2016|

Candidates hungry for votes show up for Ohio food favorites

CINCINNATI — Candidates hungry for votes in one pivotal Ohio county often spice up their quest with Cincinnati-style chili. If they’re in the northwest part of the state, hot dogs made famous on the TV show “M.A.S.H.” are on the menu. If in Cleveland, they’re likely to find themselves poring over the eclectic choices at [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:07:14-04:00Thursday, September 8, 2016|

Animosity between Bengals, Steelers flavors race

CINCINNATI — Round 1 was a raw affair in Pittsburgh on Nov. 1, when the Bengals rallied to win after a week of long-distance name calling. The rematch on Dec. 13 at Paul Brown Stadium was even nastier, starting with a pregame brawl at midfield and ending with Pittsburgh pulling away after Andy Dalton broke [...]

By |2017-04-24T10:07:25-04:00Tuesday, September 6, 2016|

Ohio chief justice speaks on court impacts, roles in drug epidemic

CINCINNATI — The chief justice of Ohio’s supreme court helped bring together experts and officials from nine states in a regional judicial summit on the opioid drug epidemic, even as an overdose surge sweeping nearby streets showed dramatically the scope of the problem. Before the three-day summit began last week, Cincinnati first responders were chasing [...]

By |2016-09-01T10:12:08-04:00Wednesday, August 31, 2016|
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