Kantele Franko, Author at Valley News

Former Mount Carmel Dr. William Husel arrives at the downtown Columbus Division of Police headquarters where he was charged with 25 counts of murder before being transported to the Franklin County Jail on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Husel is accused of ordering excessive doses of painkillers for 35 patients over a four-year period. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Doctor accused of murder in 25 overdose deaths

by Kantele Franko Associated PressJune 5, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio doctor was charged with murder Wednesday in the deaths of 25 hospital patients who, authorities say, were killed with deliberate overdoses of painkillers that in many cases were administered by other medical workers on his…

In this May 8, 2019, photo, people walk past the Ohio State union in Columbus, Ohio. On Friday, May 17, 2019, Ohio State university said at least 177 men were sexually abused by Ohio State team doctor Richard Strauss who died years ago, according to findings from a law firm that investigated the accusations, concluding that school leaders knew at the time. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)

Report: Dead Ohio State doctor abused 177; officials knew

by Kantele Franko Associated Press, and Julie Carr Smyth Associated PressMay 17, 2019

FILE - This undated file photo shows a photo of Dr. Richard Strauss. More than 100 former students have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by Strauss, the now-dead Ohio State University team physician, at the center of an ongoing investigation, the university said on Friday, July 20, 2018. (Ohio State University via AP, File)

Ohio State: 100 Ex-Students Accuse Team Doctor

by Kantele Franko Associated PressJuly 20, 2018

In this Aug. 26, 2015 photo, Jim Reding explains the history of the Land Lab classroom at Granville Intermediate School in Granville, Ohio. Reding, a high school science teacher said climate change is an issue that will affect his students’ lives and he wants them to think critically and have civil, reasoned conversations about it. Most climate scientists say manmade emissions drive global warming, but there’s no such consensus among American educators over how climate change should be taught. (Sara C. Tobias/The Advocate via AP)

Debate Heats Up Over Teaching Climate Change

by Kantele Franko Associated PressJune 20, 2017

This undated file photo provided by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Ohio shows Rayshon LaCarlos Alexander of Columbus, Ohio. Rayshon Alexander was arrested July 11, 2016, and has pleaded not guilty to 20 counts, including murder, following a death and nine other overdoses that investigators say were caused by drugs that buyers thought were heroin, but were actually the animal tranquilizer carfentanil, used to sedate elephants and other large animals. (Franklin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Elephant Sedative Tied To Overdoses

by Kantele Franko Associated PressJuly 29, 2016