President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that he would impose harsh tariffs on the United States’ closest trading partners will work against his pledge to bring down consumer prices, Democrats in Congress and economists are warning.
A Lynchburg man was sentenced to community control and 30 days in jail recently after pleading guilty to discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises.
If all goes to plan, lawmakers will be asking Ohio voters next May to renew a multibillion-dollar fund that helps get shovels in the ground for local public works projects like roads and sewers. The State Capital Improvement Program has been around since the late 1980s and offers competitive grants and loans for local governments’ capital projects; money for the program comes from bonds backed by the general revenue fund.
A Cincinnati man was sentenced in U.S. District Court recently to 480 months (40 years) in prison and to a lifetime of supervised release for sex trafficking minors, sexually exploiting children and illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced recently an investment of more than $46 million in projects aimed to tackle food and nutrition insecurity in underserved communities, as well as support healthy diets by providing access to fruits and vegetables for eligible families.
A Texas woman was sentenced to prison recently after she previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
A resident of Cleveland, Ohio has been sentenced in federal court to 178 months (14 years and 10 months) in prison for committing drug trafficking and firearm crimes, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced recently.
In a lawsuit filed recently in Union County Common Pleas Court, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuses a Marysville couple of accepting payments for window and door installations without performing the agreed-upon work or providing subpar work.
Half a million fewer U.S. youth reported current use of e-cigarettes in 2024 compared to 2023, according to new data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) released recently by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 2025, Green Umbrella will launch the 25 Communities Project to help local communities become more resilient to climate change impacts and reduce contributing emissions.
An Ohio man was sentenced to prison recently after he was previously found guilty of felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
A Junction City, Ohio man was sentenced in federal court in Columbus recently to 276 months (23 years) in prison for sexually exploiting minors and possessing child pornography.
Opioid overdose deaths have been increasing in the United States, up to more than 107,000 deaths in 2022, and this trend includes young people. In youth ages 14-18 years, opioid overdose rates more than doubled from 2019 to 2021.
The Biden-Harris Administration recently issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also require more rigorous testing of drinking water and a lower threshold for communities to take action on lead in drinking water to protect people from lead exposure.
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Sheryl Munson recently sentenced Shannon Gaines, 50, of Hilliard, to at least 12 years in prison after Gaines pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of aggravated vehicular assault.
