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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - State Representative Bob Hagan calls the new state directive that shale drillers must make their toxic chemicals list public, a victory.
The Valley lawmaker says it's critical to protect the environment, public and first responders, but he believes more needs to be done.
"I think companies still can claim trade secrets. I still think that's part of the reason why we still have some distance to go. But I also think that we're moving in the right direction," says State Representative Bob Hagan (D)-Ohio.
Hagan says with chemicals being transported into Ohio, it's critical to know how to contain them if there's an emergency.
Cortland man has been sentenced for the traffic death of a woman who was jogging along a Fowler Township road last year. Russell Lauer III, 43, appeared before Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Peter Kontos on Monday and was sentenced to nine years in prison. Lauer pleaded guilty earlier to charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, failure to stop after an accident, DUI and failing to stay within marked lanes. The vehicular homicide and failure to s...
More >>Cortland man has been sentenced for the traffic death of a woman who was jogging along a Fowler Township road last year. Russell Lauer III, 43, appeared before Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Peter Kontos on Monday and was sentenced to nine years in prison. Lauer pleaded guilty earlier to charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, failure to stop after an accident, DUI and failing to stay within marked lanes. The vehicular homicide and failure to s...
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More >>Years of rumors have failed to result in an actual Apple television. Now, newly leaked photos indicate once again it may actually be in the works.
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More >>Police say an intoxicated 21-year-old Ohio man impersonated an officer and approached a driver about alleged traffic violations, then was later found to have three handguns and a bulletproof vest in his vehicle.
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More >>An Ohio school district has canceled classes after two students were killed in a car crash over the weekend.
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More >>Police in Ohio say a homicide suspect killed himself when authorities came to his home with a search warrant.
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More >>Collectors are expected to pour into Cleveland this week for the world's largest show of beer paraphernalia.
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More >>Authorities say a bus flipped over after colliding with a tractor-trailer on a Pennsylvania interstate, sending more than two dozen people to hospitals.
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More >>Police in Pennsylvania say four people were taken into custody after a man was found fatally shot inside a crashed car.
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