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  • AG: ‘Almost indescribable’, details released about scene after children found in ‘deplorable’ conditions [OH]

    07/01/2026 11:48:58 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 26 replies
    WSAZ TV-3 ^ | July 01, 2026 | WSAZ News Staff
    UPDATE 7/1/26 @ 1:14 p.m. VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) - It’s a case officials are calling “almost indescribable.” Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson released new information about a child neglect case in Vinton County Wednesday afternoon, along with Sheriff Ryan Cain and other investigators. Four people were arrested and charged after investigators searched a home in the Hamden area and discovered 16 children inside Tuesday. AG Wilson said seven of those children were taken to Columbus hospitals, and at least two of them were life-flighted. He said the children have limited communication skills, and some of them can’t communicate at...
  • Toxic chemical leak at Ohio explosives plant prompts no-fly zone, mass evacuations

    06/11/2025 12:50:35 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 7 replies
    ny post ^ | June 11, 2025 | Anna Young
    The chemical spill released 3,000 gallons of nitric acid from a tank at the Austin Powder Red Diamond Plant in McArthur– which manufactures explosives used for mining and construction – around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, a Vinton County spokesperson told WLWT. Spillage from the 5,000-gallon tank caused nearby roads to shutter and the Federal Administration Authority to enforce a temporary flight restriction.