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13-year-old Ohio boy Jacob Stevens has died after he took part in an alleged TikTok challenge that encourages people to take Benadryl, WSYX reports. Stevens participated in the challenge—which involves taking 12 to 14 pills of the antihistamine—alongside some friends at his home. His sister called 911 after he started to have a seizure as a result of […]
The Akron, Ohio police officers who shot and killed Jayland Walker will not face state criminal charges. A grand jury decided not to move forward with charges after concluding that the officers didn’t commit any crimes, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Monday. Walker, who was 25 years old and had no past criminal history, was […]
On Feb. 3 of this year, multiple cars carrying hazardous chemicals as part of a train operated by Norfolk Southern were confirmed to have derailed in the East Palestine area of Ohio. Developments surrounding the troublingly toxic event have continued to spill out in the weeks since, with updates from the scene of the crash […]
Norfolk Southern has confirmed another train derailment. According to Fox News, the incident occurred in Lexington, North Carolina, on Saturday morning, nearly a month after a fire train crash wreaked havoc in a small Ohio town. A spokesperson for Norfolk Southern said the latest derailment involved a 132-car freight train, of which only one car fell off the […]
The state of Ohio will pay $1.3 million to Ralph Blaine Smith, a 49-year-old Black man who was wrongly imprisoned for more than two decades. According to the Columbus Dispatch, the Columbus resident received a 67-year prison sentence in 2000, after he was accused of carrying out an armed robbery in Lancaster. Prosecutors claimed Smith and […]
A reporter was filmed being arrested on Wednesday while covering the devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. ABC 6 writes that the incident took place inside an elementary school gymnasium, where Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, conducted a press conference. The briefing was reportedly scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. local time, but DeWine didn’t […]
Orlando Brown has had another run-in with the law. According to an online booking record obtained by Complex, the 35-year-old actor was arrested in Ohio for domestic violence. More specifically, the record says he was charged with “domestic violence – cause belief of imminent physical harm by threat of force” on Thursday morning. TMZ reports that […]
A man in Ohio was convicted on Friday after swindling 14 people out of more than $800,000 as part of a six-year operation where he claimed to be a Ghanaian prince. A press release from the Justice Department explains Daryl Robert Harrison, 44, pretended to be Prince Daryl R. Attipoe and Prophet Daryl R. Attipoe. He sought investors for alleged African mining […]
A 20-year-old Ohio man is now expected to make a “full recovery” after being stung thousands of times by bees while cutting limbs from a tree. According to a report from regional outlet WCPO 9 News, which includes comments from the man’s mother, the incident saw the ultimately hospitalized individual being stung more than 20,000 […]
An Ohio woman has shared a video that shows how she got stuck upside down while working out at a gym in the early hours of the morning. In a series of videos shared via her TikTok account @cfaulds20, Christine Faulds detailed her experience of getting stuck on an inversion table. Per CNN, Faulds said […]
