Ohio’s OneOhio Foundation will distribute $112 million in opioid settlement funds in 2026, prioritizing the state’s hardest-hit Appalachian counties and evidence-based treatment programs.
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Cincinnati Public Schools announced three new STEM academies opening in fall 2026, backed by $62 million in funding and corporate partnerships with Cincinnati Children’s, Procter & Gamble, and Fifth Third Bank.
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A six-hour hostage standoff at Chillicothe Correctional Institution ended peacefully Wednesday after negotiators secured the release of a correctional officer being held by an armed inmate.
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Ohio attracted over $18 billion in new manufacturing investments over the past two years, driven by semiconductor, EV, and clean energy projects in one of the state’s strongest industrial growth periods in decades.
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Governor DeWine signed a landmark mental health parity law requiring Ohio insurers to cover mental health and addiction treatment equally with physical health services, with new enforcement powers for the state.
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A Morrow County community raised more than $180,000 in three weeks to save the Hartshorn family’s 112-year-old farm from foreclosure in a story of Ohio rural solidarity that captured hearts statewide.
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Cleveland City Council approved a $400 million lakefront revitalization plan that will reconnect downtown to Lake Erie, create thousands of jobs, and transform the city’s waterfront over the next five years.
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A 30-vehicle pileup on I-71 near Medina County claimed two lives and injured 27 others Friday morning. Dense fog and icy conditions are being cited as key factors in the deadly chain-reaction crash.
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Ohio will receive $1.2 billion in federal bridge repair funding over three years, making it one of the top recipients under the national Bridge Formula Program. Construction jobs and critical bridge repairs are expected to begin in early 2026.
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The Ohio Senate passed a sweeping education funding reform bill in a bipartisan 24-8 vote, boosting per-pupil spending for low-wealth districts by $1.8 billion annually and the most significant school funding overhaul in over 20 years.
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