One of 19 defendants charged in a gang-related racketeering conspiracy was sentenced in U.S. District Court recently to 120 months in prison. Read More of "Defendant Sentenced in T&A Crips Gang Case"

I’ve been struck recently by news coverage of climate change and humans’ degradation of the planet. Two opposing themes keep appearing. One is the sense that, as individuals, there’s little we can do; the forces are too large. The other – and I think many Americans would agree with this – is that as citizens of the planet we have a responsibility to protect it and to pass it on in good shape to those who follow us. Read More of "How should Americans engage globally?"

With 25 billion things connected to the internet by 2021, Ohio firm Finite State addresses the security challenges that arise from massive growth of internet of things devices. Read More of "Internet of things only means greater need for security measures"

Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz designated the Lake Erie Islands Water Trail as Ohio’s 12th state water trail in a ceremony recently. The trail consists of five separate sections totaling more than 50 miles around North Bass, Middle Bass and South Bass islands, Kelleys Island and along the mainland shorelines of Catawba Island and East Harbor State Park. Read More of "ODNR designates Lake Erie Islands as 12th state water trail"

Lakewood Democrat Rep. Michael Skindell is seeking help from his counterparts in other states and in the U.S. Congress to support an effort to legislate a fix for the Citizens United holding of the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More of "Ohio lawmaker seeks constitutional amendment to undo Citizens United"

If your child is heading off to college at the end of the summer and you set up a CollegeAdvantage Guaranteed 529 Plan prior to 2004 (when this particular plan closed to new enrollments and new investments) then it is time now to prepare to simplify the withdrawal process when the bills for their qualified higher education expenses come in. Read More of "How to prepare for your Guaranteed 529 Plan withdrawal"

Just as batteries for electric cars proved to be the greatest obstacle to large-scale adoption of hybrid autos a decade ago, power companies interested in adding more renewable energy to their portfolios have no place to store that extra energy. Read More of "Ohio State study: Big challenge to wind and solar energy is how to store the energy"

Public safety is the watchword for a bipartisan bill to revise the laws that govern operation of elevators in the Buckeye State. Read More of "Proposed bill would update Ohio elevator laws"

A Toledo man was indicted in federal court after he allegedly took cellular phone photos of himself sexually assaulting a 2-year old child and another young girl. Read More of "Toledo man indicted for allegedly taking photos of himself sexually assaulting a 2-year old"

A bipartisan bill penned by a pair of northeast Ohio lawmakers has the potential to improve the lives of thousands of Ohioans who have felony convictions. Read More of "Bill expands record expungement opportunities"

JPMorgan Chase has expanded its fertility benefits and surrogacy assistance to its employees, including the more than 20,000 Chase workers in central Ohio. Read More of "Chase expands its fertility benefits"

When Ohio State University students return to campus for the fall semester, they are expected to have a new late-night travel option. Read More of "Discounted, late-night Lyft ride service comes to OSU"

The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 6th, heard four oral arguments, including one asking if it was constitutional for a man to be convicted when he was 19 years old for failing to register certain information regarding a juvenile office with authorities. Read More of "Supreme Court of Ohio considers challenge of constitutionality of adult charges based on juvenile actions"

A Westlake attorney was indefinitely suspended recently by the Ohio Supreme Court for taking payments from clients and not working on their cases, then lying to investigators about his interactions with the former clients. Read More of "Attorney indefinitely suspended for disregarding client matters"

Columbus State Community College will open its Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts building for the 2019 fall semester. Read More of "Columbus State set to open culinary arts building"

The Cleveland Democrat sponsoring a new antibullying measure in the Ohio Senate said her intent is not to criminalize school children. Rather, Senate Bill 143 is proposed with the hope that prospective bullies would think better of picking on classmates. Read More of "Proposal designed to reduce bullying in public schools"

The University of Toledo women's soccer team is set to host nine home matches this year, including a contest against defending MAC Champions and long-time rival Bowling Green on Oct. 31. Read More of "Rockets set to host nine home matches this season"

Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) will reduce premium rates for public employers an average of 10% next year under a proposal discussed recently by BWC’s Board of Directors and backed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. Read More of "Workers' comp rate decrease proposed for Ohio local governments"

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently announced a settlement with a central Ohio man accused of misrepresenting a cancer diagnosis to solicit and subsequently misuse charitable donations for a cancer organization and scholarship fund. Read More of "AG Yost announces settlement with man accused of misrepresenting cancer diagnosis to solicit donations"

A Columbus man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 120 months in prison for stealing at least 35 vehicles and earning more than half a million dollars by selling their parts. Read More of "Man sentenced for stealing more than 35 vehicles and selling their parts"