Strengthening privacy, accountability and security. That’s the new focus license-plate-reading camera giant Flock said it plans after facing widespread criticism across the U.S.

The ninth graduating class of the New Way to Recovery Drug Court Docket of the Highland County Common Pleas Court was recognized at a ceremony Sunday, Aug. 9, with this class including seven graduates.

Federal asylum officers can deny interviews to asylum seekers and send them immediately to an immigration judge, speeding up deportation proceedings, under a rule U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published recently.

Indictments filed this week by the office of Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson accuse six Medicaid providers of stealing a combined $558,383 from the government healthcare program for the needy.

“The terror threat is real and ongoing, especially in light of the U.S. conflict with Iran,” Brian Sullivan said. Citing the Airline Pilots Association who warned last year that “aviation remains a primary target for terrorists who are constantly probing for weaknesses,” he said U.S. leaders “need to get serious about the vulnerabilities in our aviation security system before our adversaries take advantage of them again.”

Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball sent a letter to Gov. Andy Beshear warning the state could lose federal funding if the governor doesn't join efforts to stop taxpayer fraud.