Login | June 15, 2026
Akron Legal News
Local
Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.
Data released June 10 by global energy think tank Ember, along with a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and analytics firm Wood Mackenzie, show the continued ... (full story)
Roegner champions historic investment into Northeast Ohio
COLUMBUS—Senator Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) championed the investment of $3.7 Billion to support local projects across Ohio, including 20 projects across the 27th Senate District. These dollars were included in Senate Bill 450, the Capital Budget Bill, which passed the Senate on June 6th.
“The Capital Budget reflect ... (full story)
Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Miles from shore, Chris Kemp pumps and reels as he battles a fish 150 feet below. Eventually, it gives up, and the 10-pound red snapper is hauled aboard the Jodie Lynn II.
There’s barely time to rejoice. As Kemp raises his trophy for a picture, the charter boat’s captain rushes over a ... (full story)
Ohio State trustees OK $100M settlement with hundreds of former students abused by doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University agreed last week to pay approximately $100 million to settle legal claims from hundreds of former student athletes who said they were sexually abused decades ago by a doctor at the university.
The school has fought lawsuits in federal court since 2018 brought by former student at ... (full story)
Ex-FirstEnergy executives reindicted in Ohio in $60 million corruption scheme
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced last week that a grand jury has reindicted two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives whose initial prosecutions in the state's long-running $60 million bribery scandal ended in mistrial earlier this year.
Yost, a Republican, joined Summit County Prosecutor Elliot ... (full story)