The U.S. Coast Guard announced this week that it has seized 242,244 pounds of cocaine since the start of President Trump’s administration on January 20. This is a more than 100-percent increase over the cocaine seized under the previous administration over the same period in 2024.

President Donald Trump denied reports Wednesday that he plans to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but said he wouldn't rule it out completely. 

The bipartisan, bicameral bill would make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances permanent, which would close a dangerous loophole that drug traffickers continue to exploit.

Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) secured $25 million in funding for a crucial Ohio project through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested 1,361 foreign nationals, all in the country illegally, with current felony charges or convictions who were living in the Houston area in June. Among them were 32 convicted of child sex offenses, nine convicted of homicide-related offenses, 16 documented members of a transnational gang or drug cartel, and one convicted of hijacking an airplane, ICE said.

“It’s shocking to see that some Republican lawmakers are more aligned with the Democratic Party than with their own constituents,” said Fred McGrath, president of ILA and leader of this study.

Trump will sell weapons to NATO to supply Ukraine, and if Russia does not yield in 50 days, Trump promises another 100% tariff on all Russian goods.

The following ODOT construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Highland County this week.

The Supreme Court’s new limits on nationwide injunctions is leading more cities to sue.