AKRON, Ohio, May 17 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: Ohio Edison, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary, is conducting tree trimming and other vegetation management work in communities across northeast and northcentral Ohio as part of the company's ongoing efforts to help enhance electric service reliability. This year's $26 million tree-trimming program will help keep power flowing to customers by helping to prevent tree-related outages, such as those that can occur during  more

KENT, Ohio, May 17 -- Wright State University issued the following news: By Seth Bauguess The Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business has been selected by Fortune magazine as one of its Best Online MBA Programs for 2024. A total of 91 online Master of Business Administration programs were selected for this honor. Fortune's methodology was based on a combination of factors, including where the leaders of America's 1,000 biggest companies pursued their MBAs (20%), online search vo  more

EVENDALE, Ohio, May 17 -- GE Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Ten years ago, the operators of a commercial jetliner -- that complex, 750,000-pound intersection of force, mass, drag, vectors, and a thousand other streams of data -- still relied on pieces of paper to remain in the air and on time. Forms, reports, and logs were filed, were retained for preview, and caused frequent points of friction. "We've all sat on a delayed plane a  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 17 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Four days ago, New York Times reporting exposed Bernie Moreno's phony "riches-to-rags-to-riches," "only-in-America bootstraps story." Now, Moreno owes Ohioans answers about why the "signature pitch" of his campaign is a lie. Here Are Some Questions Moreno Must Answer After Lying To Ohioans About His Phony "Rags-To-Riches" Story: 1. Why did you lie about the modest circumstances of your childhood when your family "n  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 17 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Following recent New York Times reporting detailing Bernie Moreno's phony "riches-to-rags-to-riches" story, Moreno is facing even more scrutiny for lying to Ohio voters about his "upbringings and connections" as part of a "calculated process of self-creation." What Ohioans are reading about Moreno's phony "riches-to-rags-to-riches" tale: Axios Cleveland: A more complete Bernie Moreno backstory May 15, 2024 * More  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 17 -- The Ohio Department of Education issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) Director Stephen D. Dackin today announced he is recommending the appointment of Jeremy B. Varner to be the Department's new deputy director leading the Division of Career-Technical Education and Workforce. Varner joins the Department from the Iowa Department of Education, where he served as administrator of the Division of Community Col  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 18 -- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news: West Farmington is receiving more than $100,000 in H2Ohio funding for improvements to its finished water storage tank. Ohio EPA Director Anne Vogel announced the award Wednesday, which is part of Governor DeWine's H2Ohio initiative to improve water quality across the state. The West Farmington project includes cleaning, disinfecting, and installing a tank mixer. This will provide the needed storage ca  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 17 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Study suggests nanocarriers loaded with DNA could replace opioids * * * Disc-related back pain may one day meet its therapeutic match: gene therapy delivered by naturally derived nanocarriers that, a new study shows, repairs damaged discs in the spine and lowers pain symptoms in mice. Scientists engineered nanocarriers using mouse connective-tissue cells called fibroblasts as a model of skin cells and  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 18 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Scripps News has been honored with two national journalism awards for its investigation about the plight of Ukrainian orphans abducted and sent to Russia amid the war. "Scripps News Investigates: Ukraine's Stolen Orphans" won a Deadline Club Award and a New York Press Club Award. Scripps News' award-winning international correspondent Jason Bellini introduces viewers to the innocent Ukraini  more