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New revelations in House Bill 6 corruption scandal pose increased threat to Gov. Mike DeWine’s re-election: Analysis Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com COLUMBUS, Ohio — The House Bill 6 corruption scandal already was going to be a campaign issue for Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. But new details in the deal FirstEnergy Corp. signed with federal prosecutors last week put the scandal an additional step closer to the governor’s office, posing new complications as DeWine heads into...

"NADA x Foreland" will run over Upstate Art Weekend, August 28-29. Just a year ago, all socializing was plagued by a sense of tension and restraint. A peculiar and off-putting air of emotional distance accompanied the social distance mandated by health agencies. Gatherings were safest outdoors, and we were forced to accessorize with masks—a constant reminder of the bleak state of the world. A year later, in-person events have fully ...

Ohio News Jul 24, 2021 Acting U.S. Attorney Vipal J. Patel, center, accompanied by FBI Special Agent in Charge Chris Hoffman, speaks during a news conference in Cincinnati, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Federal authorities say Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. would pay a $230 million penalty and fully cooperate as part of an agreement announced Thursday to settle federal charges against the company in a sweeping bribery scheme in Ohio. (AP Photo/Farnoush Amiri) By MARK GILLISPIE, JULIE CARR SMYTH and F...

Akron-based FirstEnergy will pay a $230 million fine for bribing key Ohio officials in a calculated quest to secure a $1 billion ratepayer-funded bailout for two nuclear plants and fend off future rate hikes.  FirstEnergys fine – while far from the $1.1 billion the company earned last year – is still the "largest criminal penalty ever collected, as far as anyone can recall, in the history of this office," acting U.S. Attorney Vipal Patel said Thursday. The penalty surpassed $200 mill...

Credit AP Photo/Farnoush Amiri The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio admitted Thursday to new details of its role in the conspiracy as part of a deal with federal prosecutors, including how it used dark money groups to fund the effort and paid a soon-to-be top utility regulator to write the legislation it got in exchange. Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud under the deferred prosecution agreement, Acting U.S. Attorney V...

FirstEnergy to pay $230 million By Mark Gillispie, Julie Carr Smyth and Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press Acting U.S. Attorney Vipal J. Patel, center, accompanied by FBI Special Agent in Charge Chris Hoffman, speaks Thursday during a news conference in Cincinnati. Federal authorities say Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. would pay a $230 million penalty and fully cooperate as part of an agreement announced Thursday to settle federal charges against the company in a sweeping bribery scheme in Ohio. ...

A year out, $60M bribery scandal felt in business, politics By MARK GILLISPIE and JULIE CARR SMYTHJuly 19, 2021 GMT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The arrests one year ago Wednesday of then-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates in connection with an alleged $60 million bribery scheme have rocked business and politics across the state, and events over the last year suggest a federal probe’s tentacles only continue to grow. Here is a look at where things stand in what then-U.S. Atto...

Heart-lung transplant offers Wisconsin man brand new life DAVID WAHLBERG, Wisconsin State Journal July 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Doctors told Daniel Milburn’s family he had asthma. But when the 24-year-old’s breathing problems turned worse this spring, tests showed major blood clots in his lungs had put so much pressure on his heart that all of the organs were failing. On April 4, Easter Sunday, Milburn got a second chance for life with a rare heart-lung transplan...

Heatwave in the Northwest: Portland, Oregon, sets high-temperature record and Seattle comes close By: CNN By Jay Croft and Haley Brink, CNN     (CNN) -- The Pacific Northwest is baking in a record-breaking heat wave, with an all-time high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit reported Saturday in Portland, Oregon. Along the West Coast, more than 20 million people are under a heat warning or advisory, from the Canadian border to the Mexican border. Unpreceden...

Portland, Oregon, sets high-temperature record and Seattle comes close By: CNN Posted: Jun 27, 2021 5:00 PM CDT | Updated: Jun 27, 2021 7:51 PM CDT Updated: Jun 28, 2021 4:30 AM CDT By Jay Croft and Haley Brink, CNN (CNN) -- The Pacific Northwest i...