The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here will provide maintenance and sustainment capabilities for the Shared Early Warning System, located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, through a $93 million small business contract. Read More of "$93 million contract keeps missile warning system vigilant"

A Boardman man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for defrauding investors out of nearly $1.2 million and related tax violations, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja, Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI and Ryan L. Korner, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Cincinnati Field Office Read More of "Boardman man sentenced to nearly five years in prison for defrauding investors out of nearly $1.2 million"

Agency seeks improved outcomes with spinal fusion rule Read More of "New BWC rule: rest and rehab before lumbar surgery"

Vision research key to preventing vision loss Read More of "Prevent Blindness awards research fellowships"

A legislative initiative calling for creation of a database that would help coordinate Ohio county boards of elections in instances in which a ballot issue straddles political subdivision boundaries recently got a first hearing before Ohio House of Representatives committee members. Read More of "Proposal designed to streamline ballot voting boundaries"

There’s no shortage of threats to our democracy. Russian meddling in elections, the vulnerability of state voting systems to hacking, politicians’ assaults on the media, and political leaders’ growing fondness for policy-making in secret — all of these pose a real challenge to our system’s viability. Read More of "Restoring faith in representative democracy"

Single-game Toledo football tickets and away-game tickets are on sale now at the University of Toledo Athletic Ticket Office. The Rockets have six home games in 2017, including key Mid-American Conference games vs. Northern Illinois and Western Michigan. The season opens at home vs. Elon on Aug. 31. Read More of "Toledo football single-game tickets on sale now"

A bill proposing to shift the burden of proof to a prosecutor challenging an individual's self-defense claim recently secured a first hearing before committee members in the Ohio House of Representatives. Read More of "Legislation designed to update Ohio's self-defense standards"

A bill that detractors consider, at best, a carve out of the state's existing concealed handgun carry law and, at worst, an assault on property rights cleared the Ohio House of Representatives recently. Read More of "Legislation to decriminalize gun-free zones clears House, despite opposition"

Retirement doesn't have to be a sentence to boredom or hopelessness, and people are now retiring younger and healthier than previous generations. Read More of "Movie theaters, wine tastings: Today's retirement communities offer a variety of amenities"

(Columbus) A federal grand jury has returned separate indictments charging two central Ohio health care companies and the people who own them with health care fraud. One company allegedly billed government insurance programs for unnecessary medical procedures and the other is accused of billing government insurance programs for pain and scar creams that recipients said they never requested or wanted. Read More of "National health care fraud takedown includes two Ohio companies and owners charged with false billing"

Laws that require increasingly older kids to sit in car safety seats appear to have limited impact, new Ohio State University-led research has found. Read More of "OSU study: Car seat laws for older kids have limited impact"

Head Coach Tricia Cullop announced the promotion of Lauren Flaum to Director of Operations (DOBO). Cullop also stated that Brian DeBenedictis has joined her staff in a newly created role of Director of Player Development and Community Engagement, while continuing to serve as the program's athletic communications director. Read More of "UT’s head coach Tricia Cullop announces changes to women’s basketball staff"

House Transportation and Public Safety Committee members recently took a look at a bill that proposes allowing township police officers in certain areas of the Buckeye State to make traffic stops on local interstates. Read More of "Bill expands township police power on interstates"

Jeff Roope has been named the men's golf coach at the University of Toledo, UT Vice-President and Athletic Director Mike O'Brien recently announced. Roope (pronounced ROOP) is the former Wittenberg University men's and women's golf coach. Read More of "Jeff Roope named men’s golf coach at The University of Toledo"

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined Ohio Senator Randy Gardner (R-Bowling Green), Lucas County Sheriff John Tharp, Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates, Colerain Township Administrator Daniel Meloy, and Cuyahoga Falls Police Chief Jack Davis recently to announce details regarding $3 million in grants that will be used to help replicate or expand Drug Abuse Response Teams (DARTs) and Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to address the opioid epidemic in Ohio. The grant funding will support efforts similar to the QRTs in Colerain Township (Hamilton County) and Summit County, as well as the DART in Lucas County. Read More of "Three million in grants for DART and QRT to be available to address opioid epidemic"

Terri Albanese and Matthew J. Paskiet Chosen as Spotlight Featured Artists by Ohio’s First Lady Karen W. Kasich Read More of "Toledo, Columbus, Area Artists’ Work on Exhibit at Governor’s Residence through September"

Momentum grows for statewide government transparency with over 1,130 local government and school districts partnering with OhioCheckbook.com Read More of "Treasurer Josh Mandel announces launch of Wood County local government and school checkbooks on OhioCheckbook.com"

Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support or resources to terrorists and one count of solicitation to commit a crime of violence. Read More of "Former Ohio man pleads guilty to providing money to Anwar al-Awlaki and soliciting the murder of a federal judge"

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced a consumer protection lawsuit against a home improvement contractor accused of providing shoddy, incomplete work to consumers in northwest and central Ohio. Read More of "Home contractor accused of providing shoddy work to consumers in northwest and central Ohio"