Georgia lawmakers are unlikely to convene for a special session this year to weigh whether to act on the district attorney prosecuting former President Donald Trump, but legislators are all but guaranteed to address the topic in January.

A 68-year-old man from Hillsboro, Ohio died Tuesday morning in a water-related incident off southern Hatteras Island at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore).

In 2021, Levi Hollow Tools announced plans to increase the company’s manufacturing capability to facilitate continued online sales growth and bring on three additional employees. Supported by a $25,000 JobsOhio Inclusion Grant, the company was able to purchase the equipment it needed to accelerate growth.

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Director Matt Damschroder Friday kicked off National Workforce Development Month by announcing that Ohio’s 20 local workforce development areas will receive nearly $4.5 million over the next 12 months to help employers meet their workforce needs.

The 2023 Highland County Historical Society Tour of Homes will be held Sunday, Sept. 24 from noon until 6 p.m. This year’s tour includes eight homes and two historic buildings.

House Bill 6 wasn’t only a bad law because it involved $61 million in bribes in exchange for a $1.3 billion utility bailout. Most of the bailout payments have been repealed, but somehow the law — the product of perhaps the biggest corruption scandal in Ohio history — remains on the books.

A national operation led to 366 criminal illegal foreign nationals being arrested and targeted for removal by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents.

The city of Wickliffe’s fire chief retired and was rehired the next day to the same position. The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that rehire violated state law.

The Ohio Department of Development last week announced $3.8 million in funding to support the growth and expansion of Ohio businesses.

A new report found that states with less restrictive marijuana policies have higher incidents of residents driving while high.

On Saturday, Sept. 9, a group of Highland County amateur radio operators will assemble at the abandoned Fisherman’s Wharf concession stand to participate in the 16 annual Ohio State Parks On The Air amateur radio operating event.  

Columbus officials won't back away from their fight to enact more restrictive gun laws than the state allows.

The Highland County Republican Party and county office holders presented a donation to the Highland County Junior Fair Board on Friday, Sept. 1.

Elected officials in Colorado are sounding the alarm on a possible change to Internal Revenue Service rules on taxing state tax refunds. The IRS' 16-page guidance on “federal income tax consequences of certain state payments” clarifies the federal tax status of state and local tax refunds and other payments made by governments to individuals.

Florida state officials say more than 476,000 electric customers have had their power restored 48 hours after Hurricane Idalia made landfall.