3+ week, 1+ day ago   (462+ words) A proposal to pause a type of injection well used for oil drilling failed in Washington County, Ohio, but the debate made clear that fears over oilfield waste disposal and drinking water safety are not going away anytime soon. At…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (143+ words) A Cincinnati Zoo gorilla is expecting her first baby. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden said in a social media post on Wednesday that Chewie, a 30-year-old gorilla, is pregnant. Over 50 slot machines disabled, cash seized amid Ohio illegal gambling investigation…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (770+ words) Black bear sightings are surfacing all across the Cincinnati region. "We typically have zero black bears in this part of the state. That's why it's such big news," Beatty said. Bear sightings are becoming more common in Ohio but are…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (170+ words) The Cincinnati Zoo released eastern box turtles at Bowyer Farm in Mason. The turtles are fitted with GPS trackers to monitor path and body changes. Eastern box turtles are stored in an enclosure ahead of being reintroduced to the wild,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (558+ words) Carbon emissions in Ohio have fallen by about a third over the past twenty years according to data from the Energy Information Administration. Americans don’t necessarily think about Ohio as a leading state in the move toward decarbonization of our…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (628+ words) Dead birds recently washing up along Ohio's waterways have some on social media wondering what's going on and if bird flu is the cause. WKBN TV-27 in Youngstown reported on Feb. 16 that another four Canada geese were found dead at…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (451+ words) PORTAGE COUNTY − In the dense, rain-soaked woods stretching from Mantua to Newton Township in northeast Ohio, something is moving – and it's leaving more than just oversized muddy footprints in its wake. What investigators are calling the "2026 Ohio Bigfoot Flap" has…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (677+ words) Meteorite hunters swarming Medina County hunting for fragments of the March 17 fireball meteor that exploded over Ohio may have struck gold, so to speak. If confirmed, the discovery would make Medina County the 15th confirmed meteorite strike in Ohio, and the…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (404+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio has increased its efforts to prevent the spread of the invasive spotted lanternfly. The Ohio Department of Agriculture issued a statewide quarantine for the species on Tuesday. Previously, 18 out of the state’s 88 counties were under quarantine,…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (290+ words) Over 700 Bald Eagles have been spotted in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The ODNR issued a midwinter citizen survey from Jan. 7 through Jan. 21 to track bald eagles across the state. Snow emergencies…...