Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with the entire Ohio delegation in the House of Representatives, this week praised the announcement that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $7.5 million Automatic Driving System (ADS) Demonstration grant to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and its consortium.

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) announced Monday that its Board of Directors has elected Richard F. Corrado, 59, currently chief operating officer, as president of the aircraft leasing and air transport services company, effective Sept. 16.

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) announced Monday that its Board of Directors has elected Richard F. Corrado, 59, currently chief operating officer, as president of the aircraft leasing and air transport services company, effective Sept. 16.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is investigating an alleged theft of $123,625.72 from the campaign of Congressman Steve Chabot, R-Cincinnati.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine met with Shinsuke Sugiyama, Ambassador of Japan to the United States, Wednesday at the Ohio Statehouse. Joined by Lydia Mihalik, Director of the Ohio Development Services Agency; Kristi Tanner of JobsOhio; Tsutomu Nakagawa, Consul General of Japan; and Soichiro Suzuki, Second Secretary at the Embassy of Japan, the group discussed Ohio’s longstanding relationship with Japan and the upcoming business development mission from Sept 8-13.

Last year, Becker authored 132 – House Bill 649, known as the Average Wage Fully Uniform Law (AWFUL). It would have tied General Assembly salaries to Ohio’s median household income and tied salaries to the Consumer Price Index. That would have meant an approximate $6,600 pay cut for legislators during calendar year 2019.

More than 45 years ago, one of the most notorious prisoner escapes in Ohio history occurred. A convicted child murderer, serving a life sentence, walked away from his handlers and justice.

Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports for the week of Aug. 5-11, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office received 338 911 calls, answered 138 requests for service, dispatched 148 fire and EMS runs, took 31 offense reports and investigated four traffic crashes.

National Cooperative Bank (NCB), a leading financial institution which provides banking products and services to southern Ohio and the nation's cooperatives, their members and other socially responsible organizations, is pleased to announce that Todd Lane has joined NCB as vice president, commercial cash management operations manager.

State Senators Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) and Jay Hottinger (R-Newark) held a press conference Monday at the Ohio Statehouse to encourage lawmakers to reconsider a recent change in Ohio law.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign is in some turmoil this week, after numerous reports surfaced that his staffers were being paid less than the $15-an-hour minimum wage which he’s championed during his time in office.

The Division of State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigation Bureau is seeking tips from the public regarding an intentionally set fire at a home in Bainbridge (Ross County).

Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) 2019-20 President Eleana Drakatos has re-appointed David B. Beck to chair the OSBA Negligence Law Committee for a one-year term, which began on July 1.

Shriners Hospitals for Children — Cincinnati is pleased to announce Randall A. White as its Hospital Administrator, effective immediately. White replaces Mark Shugarman, who recently retired from the position after more than five years serving as the pediatric specialty hospital’s chief executive.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco and the Cincinnati Police Department July 1 unveiled a forensic reconstruction of an unidentified woman found deceased in Cincinnati on May 31, 2018.