The U.S. Coast Guard is actively engaged in Arctic defense, monitoring and dealing with potential national security threats posed by Chinese ships. Last summer, the Coast Guard chased away Chinese vessels.

These incidents have been reported by the HPD.

The Batavia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle, fatal traffic crash involving a Toyota Corolla and a Nissan Frontier.

Millions of Americans celebrated America 250, Sail 250 events in key ports, boarding scores of ships that sailed thousands of nautical miles to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. Sail 250 events began in New Orleans after Memorial Day weekend and concluded in Boston this week. 

On July 17, two U.S. service members in Jordan were killed in action as U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. Additionally, one service member is currently missing in action.

Highland County is celebrating America's 250th birthday this weekend. Residents and visitors are invited to join a special America 250 event honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States.

“This is just exposing what took place, and to make sure it never happens again. And there’s some really easy steps that can be taken to secure our elections. And it shouldn’t be a partisan issue. This should be something that every American, regardless if you’re a Republican, you’re a Democrat, you’re an independent, you’re a Libertarian, regardless if you live in a blue state or you live in a red state, everybody should know that their vote counts,” Mullin said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted what he described as the growing threat of left-wing terrorism Thursday at a ministerial he convened at the State Department comprising representatives from over 60 countries.

An Ohio appeals court wrongly sat as a “13th juror” and questioned the victim’s credibility in a child rape case rather than deferring to the jury’s credibility determination, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

As part of the Ohio Department of Transportation – District 9’s Planning Department, the district’s Environmental Office is seeking public input for a bridge replacement project on County Road 17 (Cynthiana Road) in Highland County.

In a primetime address Thursday, President Donald Trump highlighted the need for election integrity while accusing China of meddling in U.S. elections, citing over a dozen states that he said have been compromised.

A finding for recovery of $105,057.10 was issued Thursday against the former chief financial officer of Central State University, who failed to submit pension system withholdings on time, resulting in penalties and interest.

“We continue to identify deficiencies in Medicaid spending, which represents the largest taxpayer-funded programming in the state budget,” Auditor of State Keith Faber said. “Inadequate controls continue to be an issue. More needs to be done to ensure public funds are being used to help the most vulnerable among us and not stolen or wasted.”

A $47.3 billion government funding bill has cleared the U.S. House of Representatives and arrives at the Senate facing a hostile reception from Democrats.

Ohio EPA has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.