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COLUMBUS, Ohio — State Sen. Al Cutrona (R‑Canfield) has unveiled a sweeping firearms measure that would significantly ease how rifles and shotguns can be transported in vehicles and lower the…
Casey Putsch, an automotive engineer and founder of the Genius Garage nonprofit in the Toledo-Perrysburg area, announced his Republican candidacy for Ohio governor in December 2025, challenging frontrunner Vivek Ramaswamy…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has unveiled a proposal for one of the world’s largest natural gas-fired power plants—a $33 billion “megaplant” slated for construction in Portsmouth, Ohio—as part of…
Striking workers from UAW Local 2192 escalated their month‑long walkout this morning by bringing their fight directly into the Lorain County Commissioners’ meeting, intensifying pressure on county leaders over stalled…
HOCKING HILLS, Ohio — The Crown Motor Group is revving up for a full‑day outdoor celebration in the heart of southern Ohio when the Crown CDJR Freedom Fest returns to…
Ohio University’s famed Marching 110 band has achieved a high-profile honor with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) approving a custom license plate design featuring the group. Recent social…
Newly graduated deputies in Delaware County are being credited with saving a young woman’s life after responding to a suicide threat on a Lewis Center bridge last year. According to…
Severe weather season is ramping up across Ohio, with the next threat for strong to severe thunderstorms expected to arrive late Thursday and continue into Thursday night. Severe storms possible…
Ashland City Schools will phase out most open enrollment starting with the 2026-27 school year after a unanimous vote by the district’s board Monday night, a move leaders say is…
Ohio homeowners will see the first concrete effects of the state’s sweeping new property tax overhaul when second-half tax bills arrive this summer, as reforms to the reappraisal and update…