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Railroads promise safety improvements

The nation’s major freight railroads have announced a number of steps they are taking to improve safety in the wake of last month’s fiery derailment in East Palestine.

Penguins 5, CBJ 4 (OT)

Sidney Crosby’s power-play goal 2:45 into overtime finished off a frantic rally as the Pittsburgh Penguins slipped by the Blue Jackets 5-4.

Teen sought in December slaying

Police are still looking for a teenager and another person wanted on murder and robbery charges stemming from a deadly incident on the West Side in December.

OhioHealth planning massive women’s health center

For more than 10 years, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital has been the busiest maternity hospital in the state and one of the busiest in the country, so it seems only natural that the Northwest Side hospital campus host a planned women’s health center.

Norfolk Southern announces safety plan in wake of derailments

Norfolk Southern says it plans to improve the use of detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings and other problems in the wake of the fiery derailment in East Palestine a month ago and three others in Ohio in the last five months.