(BPT) After years of making regular mortgage payments, it feels good to watch your net worth make upward progress. That's especially true if your house is also gaining value. With a growing amount of equity comes peace of mind, knowing you have the option of tapping into it when you want.

A Jackson, Ohio man has agreed to plead guilty in U.S. District Court to orchestrating a $50 million dollar Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 46 investors.

The University of Toledo women's track and field team garnered 15 personal-bests, 17 top-five finishes, four event victories and one MAC automatic qualifying time at the RedHawk Invitational in Oxford, Ohio on Saturday, April 20.

The Ohio Senate has approved a measure to further bolster President Donald Trump's plan to direct investment into low-income communities through the Federal Opportunity Zone Law.

The Supreme Court of Ohio recently refused to hear a Waverly man's arguments that the Ohio Department of Transportation is responsible for damage to his home and property resulting from bridge and road work along Turkey Run Road.

The Ohio Supreme Court recently issued a one-year suspension, with six months stayed, to an Ashland lawyer who was caught in a police sting for soliciting a prostitute and having a sexual relationship with a client.

Every parent has long-term plans for their child, dreams to give them hope and a future. Once you held that precious bundle of joy in your arms, you’ve started your long-term plan from them with an Ohio 529 Plan to cover your child’s future higher education expenses. You opened the college savings account as early as possible as you know how important long-term investment performance is to the growth of the 529 plan.

Ohioans will soon be treated to a spectacular display of native spring wildflowers. This year’s season began in late March in Ohio’s southern counties and gradually will move northward as the season comes to an end in the middle of May, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Natural Areas and Preserves.

Toledo Law students involved in the law school’s Tax Controversy Clinic traveled to Cleveland during spring break to attend a trial session of the United States Tax Court. Nicholas Benya, James Grandowicz, Lauren Jackson, Chelsea Kemper, and Thomas Kirkham attended the calendar call and volunteered to provide assistance to unrepresented taxpayers.

Junior Saranlak Tumfong posted a runner-up finish on Sunday, April 21, at the Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Championships to help the University of Toledo to its fifth second-place showing in the last seven seasons in the tournament.

State-of-the-art Kuhlin Center is ideal draw for NFL

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, following a new report by the Ohio Department of Health, recently announced the formation of the RecoveryOhio Minority Health Working Group to make recommendations on reducing overdose deaths among minority populations. The Ohio Drug Overdose Data: Demographic Summary shows that in 2017, black non-Hispanic males had the highest overdose death rate in Ohio.

(Columbus) The stunning new National Veterans Memorial and Museum that spirals seemingly out of the west bank of the Scioto River in Franklinton is now the recipient of a prestigious design award.

An Ohio man who pretended to be a missing Illinois boy has been charged federally with making false statements to federal agents.

The Toledo baseball team won its third straight game, taking down Purdue Fort Wayne 11-7 in Fort Wayne on Wednesday, April 17.

When a trial court decides not to impose a sentence for a minor misdemeanor, it must clearly state in the judgment of conviction that no sentence is imposed before the convicted person can file an appeal, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled recently.

Ohio ranks among the top 10 states for clean energy jobs, according to a recent analysis.

Last Wednesday's doubleheader between the Toledo softball team and Cleveland State was canceled and the games will not be made up.

The majority of Honda vehicle models built at the Marysville Auto Plant saw their sales increase last month, according to new figures released.

(BPT) Student loan debt in the U.S. has been skyrocketing for years, recently topping $1.5 trillion, and now surpassing automobile loans and credit cards to become the largest source of personal debt, aside from mortgages. Millennials bear the brunt of that burden, with 75 percent of the generation carrying some form of college debt. But the problem isn't contained to the younger generation. According to a new white paper from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America(R) (Guardian), baby boomers are increasingly feeling the strain of student loan debt - and it's having a major impact on their overall well-being.