A Frankfort man was sentenced to 30 days in jail, plus three years of community control, this week after pleading guilty to a weapons under disability charge in Highland County.

The Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO, this week issued a sharp condemnation of the newly introduced Take Care of America’s Veterans Act (TCAVA), warning that the legislation relies on an unconscionable budgetary trade-off. While the omnibus bill packages critical, labor-supported provisions like the Major Richard Star Act for concurrent receipt and the Love Lives On Act for surviving spouses, it offsets those costs by stripping billions of dollars from future disabled claimants by permanently slashing disability ratings for sleep apnea and tinnitus.

Duke Energy can charge southwestern Ohio customers $29 million to recover the cost of retiring propane caverns it used for decades to assist with delivering natural gas, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled last week.

A Gallipolis, Ohio, man, Henry Ritscher, 44, was sentenced recently to 25 years by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning for the production of child pornography.

Flag football took a big step last month, receiving a formal recommendation to become an NCAA championship sport. Its first championship is projected to occur in spring 2028.

Two sets of data released this month indicate that the high cost of gas is taking a bite out of consumers — and things are likely to get worse.

In the last 50 to 60 years, human life in this country has been cheapened. It started with abortions. Notice what happens there: Pro-abortion arguments and sympathy focus on the mother that aborted the child. The child is ignored because they cannot speak. Austin Metcalf cannot speak, either. 

As Independence Day approaches and Ohioans make plans to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal urges you to stay safe and legal if you plan to make fireworks part of your plans. As you purchase fireworks, it’s important that you only visit licensed retailers, that you only purchase fireworks you’re comfortable and knowledgeable in handling, and that you understand and follow state and local laws governing their sale and use.

Enforcing the law fairly and legally should not put an officer in the Justice Department’s crosshairs. But that is exactly what happened to the East Haven Four.