Ex-Ohio Rep. Traficant: Government cheated to get bribery and racketeering convictionBOARDMAN, Ohio — Former Ohio Rep. James Traficant told a crowd that gathered to welcome him back to Youngstown, Ohio, after seven years in federal prison that the government had to cheat to convict him of bribery and racketeering. Companies fined for Oregon explosion that killed workerBOARDMAN, Ore. — Two companies have been fined a combined $90,000 for safety and health violations related to a February explosion that killed a worker in Boardman, in northern Oregon. Proposed Oregon project would break down old tires, manure to capture methane for energyBOARDMAN, Ore. — An Oregon company is seeking permits for a facility on the Columbia River that would harness methane gas for energy by collecting it from decomposing old tires and cow manure. |