Nine new Natural Resources Officers (NROs) officially joined the ranks of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently, taking their oath of office during a commissioning ceremony at ODNR Headquarters in Columbus.

The Cincinnati Bengals Sunday acquired DT Dexter Lawrence II from the N.Y. Giants in exchange for Cincinnati’s first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Bengals also signed Lawrence to a one-year contract extension through the 2028 season.

Trump says Iran violated the ceasefire agreement when it fired on cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz Saturday, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it closed the vital waterway, a reversal of a Friday announcement that it had agreed to open the strait.

As social harms mount, a group of Republican lawmakers in Ohio is working to limit the state’s sports-betting businesses.

Jerome Kent Gruelle, 69, of Melbourne, Fla., known as Kent to family and friends, died peacefully with his wife, Barbara Walsh-Gruelle, by his side, ever present throughout his battle, losing his life to FTD, aka the Bruce Willis disease, and complications from cancer. 

As summer approaches, national researchers say that participation in summer food programs for children has increased in Ohio and across the country, but federal budget cuts could mean more food insecurity for children and their families.

No project better embodies the nation’s wild swings in climate and energy policy than the Keystone XL pipeline.

Highland County Sports Schedule for the week of April 20-25 (varsity only). Schedules subject to change.

We’ve not had an execution since 2018, and there’s none on the horizon. That means 113 killers − one of whom I helped prosecute − snicker and chortle on death row. They know they’re more likely to die of natural causes than the capital punishment they so richly deserve.