U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries have announced the 13 lawmakers who will make up the bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

Multiple media outlets are calling it - former TV Anchor Kari Lake will win the GOP Arizona U.S. Senate primary election.

The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday, July 30 that an EF1 tornado touched down near Blanchester in Clinton County before 2 a.m.

“Sir, this could have been our Texas Schoolbook Depository,” Ronald Rowe said, referencing the sniper’s outpost in the 1963 assassination of President John Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. “I have lost sleep over that for the last 17 days, just like you have." “Then fire somebody, to hold them accountable,” Sen. Josh Hawley replied.

Before he leaves the Oval Office in January, President Joe Biden wants to see Congress take up a constitutional amendment restoring criminal liability for U.S. presidents in response to the recent Supreme Court decision granting the chief executive broad immunity.

In a split decision, members of the Hillsboro Finance Committee voted Monday, July 29 to deny a request from developers of the long-planned Marriott Hotel to extend the length and amount of their tax increment financing (TIF) agreement.

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe was directly involved in denying additional security resources and personnel, including counter snipers, to former President Trump’s rallies and events – despite repeated requests by the agents assigned to Trump’s detail in the two years leading up to his July 13 attempted assassination, according to several sources familiar with the decision-making.

On July 1, Richard W. Clagg began a three-year term on the Ohio State Bar Association Board of Governors.

A former executive officer of the Scioto Valley Association of Realtors has been indicted by a Ross County grand jury on two felony counts related to theft from the organization, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced this week.

Former President Donald Trump blasted Facebook and Google Tuesday after Facebook admitted it had censored photos of Trump’s assassination attempt, an image widely seen as major moment and rallying point for the Trump campaign.

The U.S. national debt as of Monday officially topped $35 trillion, a grim milestone for the U.S. government and the economy as the national debt continues to soar each year.

Research underway at a Madison County solar farm promises to shed light on how well multi-use farming can work at a large scale. The answers will help shape best practices for future projects, while addressing some concerns raised in ongoing debates over siting large solar projects in rural farm areas.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ kickstart to her presidential campaign last week immediately faced a flurry of her most controversial stances and statements, not the least of which was her support of the “defund the police” movement in 2020. In June 2020, Harris praised the movement, repeatedly saying we need to “reimagine” how we get safety in our cities and rework budgets instead of spending so much on police.

A Scioto County teen received a life sentence without parole eligibility for the next 27 years following his conviction for murder and felonious assault after a five-day jury trial which concluded July 26.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday completed the first full week of her campaign to be president of the United States, a week full of questions about her fundraising, her policies, and how she polls against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump.