The Highland District Hospital Board of Governors meeting has been moved from Wednesday, Nov. 27 to Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Education Room at Highland District Hospital.

President-elect Donald Trump made a visit to the nation’s capital Wednesday to meet with congressional Republicans. As he did, a group of economic leaders meeting nearby had a simple message for him and his incoming administration: You can’t have robust economic growth without robust immigration.

Brian Patterson, 44, of Canton, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison by U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese after pleading guilty to multiple charges including sexual exploitation of children, receipt and distribution of visual depictions of real minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and possession of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), also referred to as child pornography.

A new unit within the Bureau of Criminal Investigation recently recovered $130,000 lost in a cryptocurrency scam in the Columbus area, marking its first victory as a specialized team assigned to help local law enforcement with such cases.

More Ohio farmland will remain Ohio farmland. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is proud to announce 70 acres have been added to the Farmland Preservation Program. The Lang family farm in Licking County becomes the 14th Ohio farm to join the program this year.

A Columbus man charged with shooting a Zanesville business owner in the face was sent to prison recently.

State lawmakers in Ohio want to prohibit local governments from using public dollars in support of abortion. They’re casting a wide net.

As we enter the season of giving, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control (DOLC) reminds charitable and political organizations as defined by Ohio Revised Code Section 4301.58 to make sure they adhere to the law if they intend to use alcohol as a prize at an upcoming fundraising event.

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday night he will nominate South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which will carry out Trump’s plan to conduct mass deportations of millions of people in the country without proper legal status.

A new blood test developed at The Ohio State University College of Nursing – in collaboration with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center – is the first of its kind to potentially predict the risk for preterm birth in early pregnancy, one of the leading causes of childhood death worldwide.

Advancements in AI technology, and the changing “information environment,” undoubtedly influenced how campaigns operated and voters made decisions in the 2024 election, an elections and democracy expert said.

As the temperatures fall, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM) urges Ohioans who use home oxygen therapy systems to take advantage of a life-saving piece of equipment, especially in the event the oxygen tubing ignites by an open flame source. When installed on oxygen tubing, thermal fuses will stop the flow of oxygen once a fire is detected, quickly stopping further spread.

On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump frequently talked about slashing environmental regulations on industry, freeing them up to do as they wish because climate change is a “hoax.”

Ports in Ohio have been awarded less than $176 million in federal clean transportation and clean port funds since 2020, leaving hundreds of millions on the table, according to a new issue brief published Thursday by the CHARGE Coalition and Atlas Public Policy. State leaders have an opportunity to increase access to funds from five different federal programs that still have roughly $2 billion available.

President-elect Donald Trump has several choices to make in the coming months about whether his second administration will keep access to contraception and abortion as it is now or implement changes.