“For years, Americans were told a lab origin wasn’t just unlikely — it was dismissed outright by the very people funding and reviewing this research,” said Paul. “These documents tell a different story. The public deserves to see the record for themselves, not just the conclusions handed down by the people who had the most to lose if the truth came out."

The AFSCME Local 1632 has filed a grievance against Columbus because the city is using goats to clear brush at the Columbus Water & Power’s Southerly Water Reclamation Plant. As ancient Egyptians and early Ohio settlers knew, goats offer significant advantages over humans when it comes to clearing brush – they don’t take sick days, rarely complain, never need coffee breaks, and don’t scroll social media feeds while they’re on the clock.

Nearly eight months after the Epstein Files Transparency Act became law, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is demanding additional federal disclosure of records related to the deceased sex trafficker and his associates.

Speaking of peanut butter cookies, a couple of weeks ago, I got a nice big box of homemade cookies from a young man on Pondlick Road. (You know who you are.) It was a pleasant surprise. Thank you. I think I will get a couple of those now.

These incidents were reported by the HPD.

James J. Lunsford, 60, of Martinsville, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at the Eastgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. 

The Cincinnati Bengals announced that TE Bob Trumpy (1968-77) and HB James Brooks (1984-91) will be added to the team’s Ring of Honor in 2026.

The eastern Ohio city of Steubenville accepted a $1.1 million bid to lease about 157 acres of its own land for fracking during Tuesday’s city council meeting.

The following ODOT construction projects are anticipated to impact traffic in Highland County.