The Newark ship fire that killed two firefighters in 2023 was caused by crews using an unsuitable vehicle to push cars onto the ship, federal investigators said Tuesday.. Augusto “Augie ...

The National Transportation Safety Board blasted Newark fire officials Tuesday for their response to the July 2023 shipboard fire at Port Newark that killed two of their own in a tragedy it said ...

City officials have said Newark cannot afford to match the salaries of other central Ohio communities. The fire department’s overtime budget was cut from $750,000 last year to $600,000 for 2025.