/news/tags/thomas-west Thomas West en-US Copyright Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:10:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-01/stark-cops-speak-pilot-program-hopes-to-bridge-foreign-language-divide A pilot program from the Greater Stark County Urban League is teaching police officers Spanish to better communicate with the county's growing Spanish speaking population. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:10:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-01/stark-cops-speak-pilot-program-hopes-to-bridge-foreign-language-divide Abigail Bottar /news/government-politics/2021-02-24/new-bill-aims-to-stop-fake-9-1-1-calls Some Ohio lawmakers are introducing a new bill that is aimed at cutting down on fake 9-1-1 calls. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:29:25 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-02-24/new-bill-aims-to-stop-fake-9-1-1-calls Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2020-06-05/house-session-ends-with-emotional-comments-on-racism As more than a hundred protestors chanted and demonstrated outside the Statehouse, the Ohio House held a voting session that concluded with some... Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:12:04 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-06-05/house-session-ends-with-emotional-comments-on-racism Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2019-12-13/canton-legislator-proposes-bill-to-mandate-dementia-training-for-ohio-first-responders In the next five years, more than a quarter of Ohioans will be over 60. And that’s a concern for first responders who are more likely than ever to… Fri, 13 Dec 2019 22:37:30 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-12-13/canton-legislator-proposes-bill-to-mandate-dementia-training-for-ohio-first-responders Jo Ingles /news/community/2019-11-20/state-leaders-say-pilot-projects-will-encourage-minority-owned-businesses Ohio’s Legislative Black Caucus, some state leaders and some business owners say they are working hard to continue to encourage more minority owned… Wed, 20 Nov 2019 21:29:31 GMT /news/community/2019-11-20/state-leaders-say-pilot-projects-will-encourage-minority-owned-businesses Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2019-06-18/bipartisan-bill-would-require-some-interrogations-to-be-recorded Lawmakers say a bipartisan bill would add more transparency in murder and rape investigations, by requiring law enforcement to record their interrogations… Tue, 18 Jun 2019 23:01:15 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-06-18/bipartisan-bill-would-require-some-interrogations-to-be-recorded Andy Chow /news/2018-01-29/ohio-lawmakers-consider-outlawing-skitching-on-a-skateboard A state lawmaker from Canton has introduced a bill to outlaw skateboarding while being towed by a vehicle.The “Dallas Swogger” Act is named after a… Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:25:47 GMT /news/2018-01-29/ohio-lawmakers-consider-outlawing-skitching-on-a-skateboard /news/health-science/2018-01-15/stark-lawmakers-push-for-a-quick-vote-to-block-the-closing-of-massillons-only-hospital Two northeast Ohio representatives who introduced a bill to slow the closing of Massillon's only hospital are pushing for action on the measure this… Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:43:53 GMT /news/health-science/2018-01-15/stark-lawmakers-push-for-a-quick-vote-to-block-the-closing-of-massillons-only-hospital /news/health-science/2018-01-14/ohio-lawmakers-hope-to-delay-affinity-hospitals-closing-and-find-an-alternative A week after owners of the only hospital in Massillon said they’re shutting it down at the end of next month, a pair of Stark County legislators are… Sun, 14 Jan 2018 20:21:30 GMT /news/health-science/2018-01-14/ohio-lawmakers-hope-to-delay-affinity-hospitals-closing-and-find-an-alternative