The Batavia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving two vehicles on state Route 132 near Woodbury Glen Drive, Batavia Township, Clermont County on Nov. 20 at approximately 9 a.m.

Former TV personality and onetime U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz could become the next administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an expansive government agency that is responsible for large swaths of the country’s health care.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Laboratories and Scientific Services (LSS) opened a Forward Operating Laboratory (FOL) in Cincinnati on Nov. 12 that brings responsive and timely scientific support to CBP’s mission.

President-elect Donald Trump continued his blitz of Cabinet and senior staff selections, closing the week Friday with the announcement that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a former presidential rival turned Trump surrogate, is his candidate to lead the federal department responsible for vast swaths of federal lands and U.S. relations with Native American tribes.

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr Monday announced that Anthony Charles Holmes, 33, of Cleveland, Ohio, who was previously convicted of trafficking a 16-year-old female, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 60 years.

President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement Friday afternoon that his pick for Interior secretary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, would also coordinate a new council on energy policy is a sign the incoming administration will make energy production a core part of its domestic policy.

The cases against two men from Jordan accused of illegally attempting to enter Quantico Marine base have been dismissed.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he plans to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services, another controversial candidate who could face a challenging confirmation process in the U.S. Senate given his non-scientific beliefs about public health, including his anti-vaccine stance.

In honor of the life and service of city of Napoleon Patrolman Tyler Murrey, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio to be lowered upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Henry County, the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center and the Rhodes State Office Tower.

Voters in two red states agreed to increase their minimum wage in steps to $15 an hour and to require employers to give workers paid sick time, and a third red state also approved sick leave.

In a groundbreaking collaboration to combat the growing threat of financial scams and fraud, financial institutions, law enforcement agencies and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office are proud to announce the creation of the South Central Ohio Fraud Forum (SCOFF). This innovative partnership is dedicated to educating and empowering communities in the fight against fraudulent schemes.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and the state ballot board cleared supporters of a citizen-led initiative aimed at enshrining greater voting access in the state constitution to begin collecting signatures.

A Cincinnati man arrested in connection with a Brown County drug trafficking investigation last summer was sentenced recently to at least 15 years in prison.

After Donald Trump entered the White House in 2017, Democratic attorneys general in the U.S. quickly started conference calls every Tuesday morning to strategize and map out legal steps.