In April, Ohio’s Department of Agriculture (ODA) issued a health alert for several food items sold at the Pop-n-Place Shell Gas Station on Memphis Avenue after a routine inspection conducted by the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Division. A health alert was issued after food items were found to be misbranded and could contain […]
Esther’s Law is potential legislation allowing cameras in the rooms of nursing homes. The bipartisan bill recently passed unanimously in the Ohio Senate. If the bill ultimately passes into state law, residents and their families would be able to install cameras in the rooms of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The intent is the […]
In the summer of 2019, Krissy and Doug Taylor set out on their family boating trip to Salt Fork State Park. Their kids, 7-year-old son Afton and his younger brother played on deck as they started their journey. Then, tragedy struck. Afton fell off the boat. After a search, his body was found—an assumed drowning […]
The world is opening back up, and families are escaping their homes for new adventures, and Cedar Point Amusement Park will be a destination to some. Like any adventure, there are risks and amusement parks have more than their share. In 2018, Cedar Point saw the pinnacle of risk after their new roller coaster, Steel […]
In any given year, 37 people die and six are seriously injured each week on Cleveland streets. These tragic statistics are not the results of violent crime stealing news headlines. These serious injuries and deaths came from motor vehicle accidents. One of the more alarming points from this new data reveals that 33% of all […]
Last May, Republican Ohio state senator Andrew Brenner was seen wearing his seatbelt on Zoom during a state board meeting. The background he used made it appear he was Zooming from his home office, but he was really driving while using his phone. Technology has proven that the flow of information never stops. Even when […]
Last July, Janice Harper sped down a dark highway with a state trooper signaling her to stop. Harper turned on her hazard lights, moved into the right lane, on her way to the roadside. The trooper’s dash-cam video shows the trooper speeding up, smashing into Harper’s car, sending it spinning and flipping upside down in […]
The headlines are terrifying… “Jackknifed truck closes down I-176” or “Jackknifed truck smashes oncoming traffic on I-90” or “Four injured in jackknife truck accident.” Cleveland newspapers are full of headlines like this. It is chilling to think about a disfigured semi-truck sliding uncontrollably toward you so fast that there is nothing you can do to […]
New research reveals automobile insurance penalized distracted drivers exponentially over the past decade. People ticketed for distracted driving in Ohio can typically expect a 32% increase in the price of their car insurance policies. You are more than 20 times more likely to be involved in an accident if you are sending or receiving text […]
In 2018, a state law was changed to address one of the fastest-growing yet least reported problems across the state of Ohio and Cuyahoga County—elder abuse. This law greatly expands the list of people, professions, and entities that are now required by state law to report the neglect, suspected abuse, or exploitation of senior citizens. […]
There are not many facets of the American lifestyle that COVID-19 has not touched. The pandemic has especially put into perspective just how and where we do our jobs. Some jobs allow for workers to stay at home and shelter in place, but for many workers, their physical presence is needed to keep the economic […]
There is a reason they call them the Baby Boomers. According to the last census, Boomers represent 23.5% of the U.S. population. This generation is second only in size to their children and grandchildren, the Millennials, which make up an estimated 72 billion worldwide. Born between 1946 and 1964, Boomers are currently between 57-75 years […]
