Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine this month is warning families to beware of the “grandparent scam,” which has been reported by dozens of Ohioans in recent weeks. Read More of "Attorney General DeWine warns of grandparent scams"

Recently, executives from Twitter, Facebook and Google testified before Congress. Again. This was the third congressional hearing this year where the internet giants were grilled on their content policies, their privacy and security practices and their role in democracy. Read More of "Can social media be "fixed"?"

Former Rocket Allison Schultz has qualified for the 2018 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship on Sept. 22-27 in St. Louis, Mo. Schultz will be participating in the event for the second straight year. Read More of "Former Rocket Allison Schultz qualifies for U.S. Mid-Am"

The Ohio Auditor of State’s “Financial Health Indicators” (FHI) tool has earned a Government Experience Award from the Center for Digital Government, recognizing the office for its achievement in technology. Read More of "Ohio Auditor of State’s Office wins national award for ‘fiscal physical’ tool"

Maria Mascio, 62, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.1 million in restitution for executing a decade-long health care fraud scheme. Read More of "Pharmacist sentenced for health care fraud scheme"

Every new law, administrative rule, directive or state policy would be graded on its health impact of Ohio citizens if a measure championed by a Democrat senator from Columbus clears the legislature. Read More of "Proposal would mandate grading of all new laws on health impact"

A pair of central Ohio lawmakers are hopeful their peers will consider a measure ultimately intended to improve the safety of students while boarding and exiting the school bus. Read More of "Bill goes after reckless drivers flouting school bus-stop law"

Sentence to run consecutively with 12-year sentence previously imposed for underlying role in $550 million Social Security fraud scheme Read More of "Fugitive lawyer involved in largest Social Security fraud scheme sentenced to 15 years in prison for his escape and related crimes"

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) today published three detailed letters sent on 21 June 2018 to the Premier of Bermuda, the then Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Secretary-General (SG) of the Commonwealth of Nations condemning the efforts of the legislature of Bermuda to reverse the Supreme Court of Bermuda’s 2017 decision regarding same-sex marriage. The letters also express concern at the general lack of support for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, collectively referred to as the LGBTI community, in the country. Read More of "IBAHRI calls on Bermuda, the UK and Commonwealth countries to protect LGBTI rights"

A Milan woman was charged in federal court with one count of solicitation to commit a crime of violence. Read More of "Milan woman charged in federal court after trying to hire a hitman to kill her former son-in-law"

Junior quarterback Mitchell Guadagni's arm and legs kept Toledo in the game in its matchup with No. 21 Miami (Fla.) but ultimately the Rockets could not keep up the pace, falling to the Hurricanes, 49-24, before a sell-out crowd of 28,117 at the Glass Bowl on Saturday. Read More of "Rockets fall in shootout with Hurricanes, 49-24"

A Cleveland man was sentenced to prison for stealing more than $77,000 in federal grants designed to help Native Americans. Read More of "Cleveland man sentenced to prison for stealing $77,000 in grants designed to help Native Americans"

A school’s code of conduct is a set of rules that governs student behavior on campus. This includes the regulation of academic behavior (e.g. plagiarism, cheating, academic dishonesty), as well as non-academic behavior (e.g. alcohol or drug violations, hazing, harassment, sexual assault). Read More of "College codes of conduct"

As the 2019 Medicare open enrollment period approaches, Jillian Froment, Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) is encouraging those on Medicare to review their drug and health insurance coverage options and select a plan that fits their needs and budget. The Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP), a division of ODI, will host Medicare Check-Up Day events throughout the state to help consumers compare and select the best plan that meets their unique needs. Medicare Open Enrollment for 2019 runs from October 15 through December 7. Read More of "Medicare open enrollment begins October 15"

Prevent Blindness shares tips on best ways to protect vision while playing sports Read More of "New data shows more than 30,000 sports-related eye injuries in one year alone"

Nine people were indicted in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to launder more than $2 million in drug profits stemming from the shipment approximately one ton of marijuana from California to warehouses in Wickliffe, Willoughby and Euclid. Read More of "Nine people indicted for conspiracy to launder $2 million stemming from the shipment of one ton of marijuana from California to Wickliffe, Willoughby and Euclid"

Toledo will host Rocket Women's Basketball Education Day on Wednesday, Nov. 14 in conjunction with its non-conference matchup against Iona at 11:00 a.m. in Savage Arena. Read More of "Toledo will host Education Day against Iona on Nov. 14"

The Justice Department filed a complaint to bar two Ohio doctors from prescribing medications after an investigation revealed they recklessly and unnecessarily distributed painkillers and other drugs. Temporary restraining orders—a first-of-its-kind against doctors allegedly prescribing opioids illegally under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)—were served this week that forbid Michael P. Tricaso, D.O., of Akron, and Gregory J. Gerber, M.D., of Sandusky, from writing prescriptions. Read More of "Justice Department takes first-of-its-kind legal action to reduce opioid overprescribing"

The Coalition for a Secure Driver’s License presented the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles with an award for Document Security Excellence recently. Read More of "New Ohio driver’s license snags document-security award"

First-of-its-kind survey shows systemic bias across the legal profession presents significant barriers to gender and racial equity Read More of "New study finds gender and racial bias endemic in legal profession"