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Ohio State Highway Patrol cracking down during National School Bus Safety Week
Lawrence County, Ohio. (WSAZ) – The third week in October is National School Bus Safety Week.
School buses are a form of transportation thousands of families depend on every day.
“Lawrence County is a rural area so school bus transportation is a lot more prevalent here than some cities,” said Sergeant Derek Malone with Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Ironton Post.
Malone says National School Bus Safety Week is a time to put extra emphasis on catching school bus related traffic violations.
“We’re looking out for passing stopped school buses, school zone safety, speeds, things like that,” Malone said.
Since 2019, Malone says highway patrol has issued over 16,000 citations for passing a stopped school bus.
“This week brings more focus and importance to the issue, where we’ll be out in full force trying to combat these issues,” he said.
Malone reminds drivers, anytime you see the stop arm come out on a school bus you have to stop at least 10 feet away, driving behind or towards a bus.
He says choosing to follow these laws should be a no-brainer.
“School bus safety year round is of the upmost importance because it’s our most precious cargo as we often say,” said Malone. “All of us that have kids and even those of us that don’t should understand the importance of being safe around our kids.”
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Less than 1% of all traffic fatalities involve children on buses.
However, children are more at risk when approaching or leaving a school bus. That’s why it’s so important for other drivers to understand school bus safety.
The NHTSA says bus safety starts before your child gets on the bus.
Show your child where to wait for the bus, at least ten feet — five giant steps — away from the curb. Remind your child that the bus stop is not a place to run or play.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers and former Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka is defending former Buckeye Carnell Tate.
Tate has received some scrutiny after he was selected as the first wide receiver in the 2026 NFL Draft, despite not having been Ohio State’s top receiver target in college. Appearing on the “Up and Adams” show May 6, Egbuka shut down the narrative that meant Tate would not find success with the Tennessee Titans.
“I mean, we can see the correlation,” Egbuka said. “That was the same talk that was about me when I was coming out of the draft. At the end of the day, it’s all semantics. If you can play football, you can play football, and Carnell Tate can play football.”
Selected with the No. 20 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Egbuka finished his final college season with 1,011 receiving yards, more than 300 fewer than Jeremiah Smith in his freshman year. Egbuka led the team in receptions with 81 compared to Smith’s 76 catches.
With Buccaneers wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin Jr. playing fewer than 10 games during the 2025 season due to injuries, Egbuka led the team in receiving yards with 938. He finished fifth in 2025 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year voting.
Tate, the No. 4 overall pick in this year’s draft, was called a “talented player” by New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers during Bleacher Report’s draft night coverage on April 23, but Nabers questioned Tate’s selection.
“I don’t see him being a number one,” Nabers said. “He hasn’t been the number one on the team he’s been on. You have to be a number one on the team that you’re coming from to be a number one receiver on the team you’re going to. … You can’t be the second.”
Green Bay Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons, also on the broadcast, quickly dismissed Nabers’ statement by bringing up that former Buckeyes receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba was a second option while in college.
“You said you got to be number one on the team that you’re coming from. … [Jaxon Smith-Njigba] was not number one. Bro, you got to understand that the number one [Ohio State] player will be the number one pick in the draft next year. … Give him a chance to fulfill the role,” Parsons said.
Tate finished the 2025 season with 875 receiving yards and nine touchdowns, second to Smith with 1,243 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.
ADA, Ohio — Ohio Northern University’s campus is under evacuation following a bomb threat Tuesday afternoon.
The university said buses are staging on the boulevard south of McIntosh for students, faculty and staff to take to Ada High School to shelter there.
“We are evacuating the campus. Leave immediately. Do not touch anything and refrain from using your phone,” the university shared in a social media post.
Officials said buildings will be cleared one by one, starting with McIntosh and King Horn.
Residence halls and campus housing are also being evacuated.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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