Joshua A. Bickel - The Columbus Dispatch / AP State Beefs Up Amusement Park Ride Inspections After Horrific Accident The 2017 accident at Ohio’s showcase fair that resulted in one death and four injuries sent shudders through the amusement industry. By The Associated Press July 20, 2021
J. Scott Applewhite / APCommentary Capitol Cops Arrest Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman for Storming Senate Office Building She promised that 'this is just the beginning' after she was arrested for leading a group of left-wing activists into the Senate building. By Samantha Chang July 16, 2021
Fox News / YouTube screen shotCommentary Watch Ex-NAACP Leader Call Out Lying Dems: Blacks Aren't Oppressed, Whites Aren't Villains 'Caucasians are not villains and they’re not oppressors. And brown-skinned people are not victims and we’re not oppressed.' By Samantha Chang July 16, 2021
@13abc / Twitter screen shotCommentary Photos: Witnesses Say Lightning Strike Destroyed Mural Honoring George Floyd 'It’s almost like a higher power is telling us something. When was the last time you heard of a brick building being destroyed by lightning?' By Johnathan Jones July 14, 2021
WTOL11 / YouTube screen shotCommentary Bodycam Shows Hellish Scene at Block Party Shootout, Over 300 Caught in the Carnage as Overwhelmed Police Make a Desperate Radio Call 'They jumped into action right away,' the police chief said of the officers. 'They were in the hot zone. So I want to say thank you to them.' By C. Douglas Golden July 12, 2021
Fotopress / Getty Images Pro-Life Group Says It Found 17-Week-Old Aborted Baby's Remains in a Dumpster In addition to the baby's remains, the group said it found prescription vials and urine cups that contained intact names of clinic patients. By Mary Margaret Olohan July 8, 2021
Spencer Platt / Getty Images Ohio Becomes Latest State to Send Troops to Aid at Border Including Arizona and Texas, GOP-led states joining in the effort now include eight of the nation's 23 states governed by Republicans. By Dillon Burroughs July 6, 2021
Katherine Welles / Shutterstock; Monkey Business Images / ShutterstockCommentary Planned Parenthood Blasted by State Supreme Court: No More 'Relationships' with High Schoolers The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the state legislature's decision to ban Planned Parenthood from providing sex ed to public schools. By Isa Ryan July 4, 2021
Commentary Parents Who Disagreed with Wokeness, Critical Race Theory Being Pushed on Kids Given Sick Surprise by School Amy Gonzalez and Andrea Gross organized a group against the school's political bent after a January 'civil disobedience' event. By C. Douglas Golden July 4, 2021
Thomas Winz / Getty Images Ohio City Passes Law Requiring Police to Release Use-of-Force Footage Within 7 Days Akron, Ohio, now mandates video of any deadly force encounter with police be posted on the police department website within seven days. By Jack Davis June 30, 2021