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TOR News Roundup

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1. Ohio Democratic attorney general candidate faces backlash for post about killing Trump Avery Kreemer, Dayton Daily News

2. Trial underway for 2 former FirstEnergy executives charged in HB6 bribery scandal Julia Thyret, Chanel 19 Cleveland

3. Lubrizol to invest millions to consolidate Brecksville operations into Wickliffe, Ohio headquarters Michelle Jarboe and Kylie Strandberg, WEWS 5 Cleveland

4. Springfield braces for 30-day targeted ICE surge starting next week as Haitian TPS ends Jessica Orozco, Dayton Daily News

5. Ohio teachers' union head defends advice to members on actions if ICE shows up at schools Jo Ingles, The Statehouse News Bureau

6. Several immigration-related bills await Ohio lawmakers when they come back to work Karen Kasler, The Statehouse News Bureau

7. New NASA Administrator visits Cleveland, talks future with the moon, Mars and NASA Glenn Clay LePard, WEWS 5 Cleveland

8. Attorneys for Les Wexner looking to quash subpoena in Strauss lawsuit against Ohio State 10TV Web Staff, 10 WBNS

9. RedHawks keep perfect record in tact with 86-84 win over UMass; now just 1 of 2 undefeateds left Fletcher Keel, WLWT5

10. The National Weather Service issued an Emergency Alert for a Snow Squall Warning. Here's what that means. Trent Magill, WEWS 5 Cleveland

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Springfield Commission Forces 4-1 Reinstatement of City Manager, Confronts Public Anxiety Over Recovery Housing and Data Centers

Springfield Commission Forces 4-1 Reinstatement of City Manager, Confronts Public Anxiety Over Recovery Housing and Data Centers

BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield City Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday night to immediately reinstate City Manager Bryan Heck from paid administrative leave, punctuating a tense, hours-long meeting dominated by fierce public pushback, administrative fractures, and deep-seated neighborhood anxieties. The decision to restore Heck to the city’

Hancock County Prosecutor Silent After Confidential CPS Case Script Discovered Publicly at Local Fairgrounds

Hancock County Prosecutor Silent After Confidential CPS Case Script Discovered Publicly at Local Fairgrounds

HANCOCK COUNTY - Allegations of gross negligence have surfaced against Hancock County Child Protective Services (CPS) after a highly confidential case document was reportedly discovered abandoned in a public area at the Hancock County Fairgrounds. The Ohio Register has submitted a formal request for comment to the Hancock County Prosecutor'

Op-ed: Ohio Doesn't Need Another Study. It Needs This Relief, Now.

Op-ed: Ohio Doesn't Need Another Study. It Needs This Relief, Now.

BY DAKOTA SAWYER Columbus closed the books this year with roughly $1.2 billion more in tax revenue than anyone budgeted for: income tax collections ran about $699 million ahead of projections, sales tax another $520 million over. That's money Ohioans overpaid into the system at the exact

DIESEL CRISIS SPARKS RUMORS OF NATIONWIDE TRUCKER SHUTDOWN

DIESEL CRISIS SPARKS RUMORS OF NATIONWIDE TRUCKER SHUTDOWN

BY JEFF SKINNER STATEWIDE - A viral surge of online rumors warning of a massive nationwide trucker strike on Oct. 1 has ignited widespread consumer anxiety over potential grocery store shortages, highlighting the deep economic distress gripping the U.S. freight sector as diesel fuel costs hit an all-time record