Archive for April 2016
Women & Children First: What You Need to Know about the Valley Pike Superfund Site
Bill Mullins, the second-generation owner of Mullins Rubber Products in the Riverside suburb of Dayton, is no stranger to the Environmental Protection Agency. In 2004, Mullins and his company paid a total of $500,000 in fines for violating the Clean Air Act; the fines were assessed after Mullins pled guilty to misreporting air pollution from…
Read More18-Wheeler Accident Shuts Down I-80 Interchange; Driver Charged With OVI
An 18-wheeler leaving Truck World in Hubbard closed the I-80/Route 62 interchange overnight on March 24 after the driver struck several utility poles. The downed poles and wires created dangerous conditions that were exacerbated by high winds and heavy rainfall. The driver, Adam Plaxco, 36, was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while impaired…
Read MoreWhat Knocked A Car Off The Combs-Hehl Bridge?
The Combs-Hehl Bridge rises over a hundred feet above the Ohio River. The major artery that connects Ohio and Kentucky, the bridge has had its fair share of accidents, but the most recent one was horrifying. A devastating March 15 pileup sent one car plunging into the river below. Police now think they know the…
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