PATRICK AFTOORA-ORSAGOS

Video journalist

Aftoora-Orsagos is a video journalist covering breaking news for The Associated Press. He is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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Raiden Hung, of Jurassic Gymnastics in Boston, relaxes after competing on the uneven bars at the 2025 NAIGC national competition in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The rhetoric around trans athletes clashes with the reality of inclusion for some trans gymnasts in the NAIGC

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Ohio is poised to become the 2nd state to restrict gender-affirming care for adults

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Starting over: Women emerging from prison face formidable challenges to resuming their lives

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Pennsylvania town grapples with Trump assassination attempt ahead of his return

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WV town loses county’s only local newspaper

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Cat-owner shares amputee journey through animal therapy

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Officer faces murder charge in shooting of Ta’Kiya Young

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Mom of 3 travels across state lines for abortion

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Urban transit workers cope with violence and fear on the job

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Train derailment leaves many living in limbo

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Ohio prison holds first ever five-course meal open to public on facility grounds

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Ohio town returning to normal life after fiery derailment but health worries and fears always there

The entrance of the Paul McCartney and WINGS exhibit at the Rock Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

New Wings exhibit traces Paul McCartney’s reinvention as husband, father and bandleader

A new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland features the largest public display ever assembled of Paul McCartney’s personal artifacts.

Former sheriff's deputy Jason Meade stands during closing arguments of his retrial on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, inside Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)

Ex-deputy found guilty of reckless homicide in shooting of Black man entering grandmother’s home

Jurors in Ohio have convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of reckless homicide in the shooting of a Black man who was carrying sandwiches into his grandmother’s home.

Jason Meade, center, sits with his attorneys Mark Collins, left, and Kaitlyn Stephens, right, during opening statements in the retrial of the former Ohio sheriff's deputy charged with murder and reckless homicide in the 2020 killing of Casey Goodson Jr., inside Franklin County Common Pleas Court in Columbus, Ohio, April 23, 2026. (Doral Chenoweth/Pool photo via AP, File)

Jury deliberations begin in murder retrial of former Ohio deputy who fatally shot Black man

A jury has begun deliberating in the retrial of a former sheriff’s deputy in Ohio charged with murder and reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. in 2020.

Jason Meade, center, sits with his attorneys Mark Collins, left, and Kaitlyn Stephens, right, during opening statements in the retrial of the former Ohio sheriff's deputy charged with murder and reckless homicide in the 2020 killing of Casey Goodson Jr., inside Franklin County Common Pleas Court in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Doral Chenoweth/Pool photo via AP)

Murder retrial begins in deputy’s killing of a Black man entering his grandmother’s Ohio home

More than two years after an Ohio judge declared a mistrial, a murder retrial has begun for a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy charged in the December 2020 killing of a Black man.

This image taken from video shows Brian Montgomery holding a photo of his son Walker Montgomery while being interviewed by The Associated Press on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo)

His son died after a sextortion scheme. He’s among many parents celebrating the rulings against Meta

Parents are wondering what is next after juries in New Mexico and Los Angeles found social media providers failed to protect young users.

Relief holes are drilled into a face in the Cargill salt mine, 1,800 feet below the surface of Lake Erie, in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

One of the largest salt mines in the world exists under Lake Erie

The Whiskey Island salt mine in Cleveland is critically important to providing enough road salt to keep streets safe during the harsh winters of the Northeast and Great Lakes states.

CORRECTS IDENTIFICATION TO MICHAEL FARMER - Michael Farmer shows meteorites in Sharon Center, Ohio, Thursday, March 19, 2026, which he found in the area after a meteor crashed March 17. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki).

Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth

Meteorite hunters are combing Ohio for fragments of a space rock that streaked across the sky earlier this week.

Defense attorney Rachael Israel talks chats with former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones before the start of closing arguments in his trial in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross's courtroom in Akron on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal via AP, Pool)

Jury deliberating in corruption trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives accused of $4.3 million bribe

Jurors in Ohio have begun deliberating in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in the $60 million bribery scheme centered on a $1 billion nuclear plant bailout.

This image taken from video taken provided by WCPO shows first responders outside of Riverfront Live on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (WCPO via AP)

2 men arrested in Cincinnati nightclub shooting are facing federal charges

Two men arrested in connection with a weekend shooting inside a Cincinnati nightclub that left nine people wounded are facing federal charges. The U.S.

This image taken from video taken provided by WCPO shows first responders outside of Riverfront Live on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (WCPO via AP)

FBI joins Cincinnati police search for suspect after 9 wounded in nightclub shooting

Federal authorities are joining local police in the search for a suspect in a weekend nightclub shooting in Cincinnati that wounded nine people.

In this grab from video made available by WSYX, smoke rises from a fire at an Ohio hog farm complex, in Madison County, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (WSYX via AP)

Fire at an Ohio farm complex kills about 6,000 hogs and smoke is visible for miles

A fire chief says a fire at an Ohio hog farm complex has killed about 6,000 pigs and unleashed a large plume of smoke that could be seen for miles.

This image taken from video shows Michael David McKee walking into the courtroom on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Rockford, Ill. (WIFR News/Pool Photo via AP)

Illinois surgeon pleads not guilty to the killings of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in Ohio

An Illinois doctor has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the December shooting deaths of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in their Columbus home.

This image taken from video shows Michael David McKee walking into the courtroom on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Rockford, Ill. (WIFR News/Pool Photo via AP)

Ex-husband indicted by grand jury in slaying of couple found in their Ohio home

An Ohio grand jury indicted a man in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband who were killed in their home last month.

Spencer and Monique Tepe's home in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

Ohio authorities say Michael McKee, the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, is responsible for killings

Columbus police say they have gathered enough evidence to link a man charged in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband in their home last month to the killings.

Spencer and Monique Tepe's home in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

Doctor charged in killings of his ex-wife and her Ohio husband waives right to extradition hearing

A Chicago doctor has been charged in the killings of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in Ohio. Michael David McKee on Monday waived his right to an extradition hearing in Illinois.

Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb greets a family member Nov. 21, 2025 after the not guilty verdict is read at Franklin County Common Pleas Court in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool, File)

A use-of-force review board clears the officer who fatally shot Ta’Kiya Young and her unborn child

A use-of-force review board has cleared an Ohio police officer who shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting.

Spencer and Monique Tepe's home in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

What to know about the Chicago doctor charged with murdering his ex-wife and her husband

Authorities arrested a Chicago doctor in the fatal shooting of an Ohio dentist and his wife, ending nearly two weeks of mystery surrounding the killings.

Hoda Abrahim, founder and CEO of, "Love, Inshallah," a matchmaker featured on the series, "Muslim Matchmaker," on Hulu, appears in her home on Aug. 11, 2025, in Conroe, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

How TV shows like ‘Mo’ and ‘Muslim Matchmaker’ allow Arab and Muslim Americans to tell their stories

Comedian Mo Amer is gaining attention for his show “Mo,” which explores the journey of a Palestinian refugee family seeking asylum in the U.S.

Ta'Kiya Young's grandmother, Nadine Young, reacts as the verdict is read in the trial of Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb, who was found not guilty in the on-duty death of her daughter at Franklin County Common Pleas Court in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)

Officer acquitted in death of Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting

An Ohio officer has been acquitted of all charges after fatally shooting Ta’Kiya Young in a supermarket parking lot.

A person stands outside of the Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

Jurors hear closing arguments in trial of Ohio officer charged in the killing of Ta’Kiya Young

Closing arguments have concluded in the murder trial of an Ohio officer charged in the shooting death of Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother who had been accused of shoplifting.

A person stands outside of the Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

Trial continues for officer charged with shooting pregnant Black woman accused of shoplifting

Trial continues for an Ohio police officer charged with shooting a pregnant Black mother killed after being accused of shoplifting in August 2023.

This photo taken from video shows Judge David Hejmanowski, back left, officiating the wedding of Andrea Bates, center, and Jessica Scales at the Historic Jail and Sheriff's Residence on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Delaware, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

Former jail building draws couples for Halloween weddings in Ohio

Nine couples got married on Halloween inside a former county jail in central Ohio that was decorated for the holiday.

In this Nov. 19, 2001 file photo, Northern Alliance soldiers watch as U.S. air strikes attack Taliban positions in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Veterans’ voices shape a report on the Afghanistan War’s lessons and impact

U.S. veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission reviewing decisions on the 20-year conflict that their experience was not only hell, but also confounding, demoralizing and at times humiliating.

This April 2016 photo provided by Rick Hodges shows Jim Obergefell, left, and Rick Hodges posing for a picture in Columbus, Ohio. (Rick Hodges via AP)

Once named opponents in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage, now they’re friends

The case behind the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide a decade ago is known as Obergefell v. Hodges.

A vehicle sits in flood debris, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Valley Grove, W.Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

‘Mother Nature at its worst': Flash flood death toll climbs to 6 in West Virginia

The death toll from weekend flooding in West Virginia has risen to six. Gov. Patrick Morrisey says at least two people remain missing in the state’s northern panhandle.

A Goodyear blimp flies over Michigan Stadium in the first half of an NCAA college football game between Michigan and Southern California in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

The iconic Goodyear Blimp is 100. To celebrate, a flight over Ohio

The iconic Goodyear airships are taking a “victory lap” over the skies of an Ohio city this week. The Akron-based company is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the inaugural flight of its first branded blimp, known as “Pilgrim,” which took flight just outside of the city on June 3, 1925.

Takashi Murakami greets visitors to an exhibit of his art at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Japanese artist Takashi Murakami opens exhibit in Ohio museum with more than 100 works

Famed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has created artworks, luxury goods with fashion houses like Louis Vuitton, album covers and an exclusive merchandising collection with Major League Baseball.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Konakovic speaks during a panel discussion at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Dayton, Ohio, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

At commemoration of Dayton Peace Accords, Balkan and US officials say NATO helps maintain peace

Representatives of Balkan nations and Americans of both political parties agree on NATO’s value in maintaining peace around the world.

A banner announcing Dad's Place is displayed on the church's back entrance, in Bryan, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos, File)

Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his mission

A pastor who turned his Ohio church into an around-the-clock shelter for homeless people has been in a legal fight for more than a year over his ministry.

A banner announcing Dad's Place is displayed on the church's back entrance, in Bryan, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos, File)

Judge finds Ohio pastor guilty of violating fire code while church operated as a temporary shelter

A judge in northwestern Ohio has found a pastor guilty on criminal charges for failing to comply with the city fire code after he opened his church to let homeless people and others stay overnight.

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