Voters in half a dozen states approved ballot issues aimed at lowering property taxes, but a measure in North Dakota that would have completely repealed the property tax proved to be a bridge too far.

Robert J. Collins, 62, of Glouster, appeared before the Athens County Court of Common Pleas on Nov. 5 after being arrested on a warrant on a 21-count indictment.

State Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, introduced a bill that would ban the sale of intoxicating hemp products in Ohio.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers recently announced the indictment of Eric Zachary Johnson, 30, for 30 counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor. If convicted of all charges, he faces a maximum of 77 years and 6 months in prison.

A Lynchburg man was sentenced to community control last week after previously pleading guilty to a third-degree felony drug possession charge.

Ballots in some districts are still being tallied, but the broad strokes of the 2024 election are clear, and the results mean Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has a big decision to make. J.D. Vance is jumping from U.S. Senator to Vice President-elect leaving a vacancy DeWine needs to fill.

In a lawsuit filed recently in Butler County Common Pleas Court, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuses a Kentucky-based paving company of multiple violations of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act and illegally pocketing more than $50,000 in customers’ money.

A Florida man was sentenced to prison recently after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

Federal, state and local law enforcement officials recently announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment that charged 20 members of a Drug Trafficking Operation (DTO) allegedly operating in Sandusky, Ohio.

The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the award of $1.4 million in funding to support efforts by four community organizations to prevent and respond to gender-based violence and harassment against underserved and marginalized women workers.

Following an election which brought two more Democrats to the Ohio Senate and Ohio House each, but struck down redistricting reforms and maintained Republican supermajorities, lawmakers are planning their next moves when it comes to policy.

Since the start of summer, officers at the port of Cincinnati have seized several unapproved shipments of the weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and Trulicity. This trend is continuing into the fall as Cincinnati CBP seized two more unapproved shipments containing other weight loss drugs.

The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal’s (SFM's) Ohio Fire Academy celebrated its most recent graduating class of firefighter students during a ceremony today at SFM’s campus in Reynoldsburg.

In Ohio and nationally, Democrats’ hopes were high going into Tuesday’s election.

HealthSource of Ohio is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Sarah Castiglia to its Hillsboro office, expanding our commitment to providing high-quality, comprehensive healthcare for the community.