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Witnesses said there was an explosion at a metal factory An explosion at a Cleveland-area metal factory killed one person and injured several more people while prompting multiple fire crews to respond Monday. Witnesses said an explosion occurred at the I Schumann & Co. metal and paint plant in Oakwood Village just after 2 p.m., Fox 8 reported. The company produces copper alloys. The Oakwood Village Fire Department said 13 people were injured and taken to a hospital. One of them was in critical condition, the news report said. Fire Capt. Brian DiRocco said he saw some burn victims at...

OAKWOOD, Ohio — Several people were injured in an explosion and fire at an Oakwood manufacturing plant Monday afternoon, witnesses say.

Advocates say voter ID laws could disproportionately impact minorities.As voters across Texas submitted voter registration applications on Monday, Oct. 4, ahead of the Nov. 2 statewide election, 82-year-old Elmira Hicks was left out.The Oakwood, Texas, native says she hasn't been able to renew her driver's license for more than a year because she has been unable to present the required birth certificate needed to verify her identity.In the Lone Star State, election laws require voters to present a driver's license, passport, military identification card, citizenship certificate, state election identification certificate or a personal identification card to cast a ballot or...

A man was killed in a Christmas Eve shooting inside the crowded Oakwood Center mall, and a suspect has been arrested, the Jefferson Parish sheriff said. Sheriff Newell Normand said the shooting occurred about 4:20 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 24) at the Footlocker shoe store. The victim, identified by authorities as 24-year-old Harvey resident James Vaughn, had just made a purchase when a gunman walked up and opened fire from about three feet away, Normand said. At least three shots were fired, he said. The gunman ran, but a suspect was taken into custody several blocks away from the mall after...

June 5, 2002 -- In the village of Oakwood, Ohio (population 742) and other villages of rural Paulding County, everyone knows almost everyone. And almost everyone thought they knew the local banker, Steve Miller. On Feb. 1, 2002, federal investigators uncovered an alleged embezzlement scam that left the Oakwood Deposit Bank insolvent. Tens of millions of dollars were unaccounted for. Steve Miller told the FBI he used his depositors' money to invest -- off the books -- in a company that runs casino boats in Florida and South Carolina. Miller is currently free on bond awaiting trial. The draining of...