GIRARD — City council voted 7-0 at their meeting Monday to increase the registration fees on vacant commercial and residential buildings to help reduce the number of unused buildings, with many located in the downtown area. Councilman James Clark, D-2nd Ward, said the city already has a ...

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State University is investigating after President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. resigned abruptly over the weekend following the disclosure of “an inappropriate relationship” with a woman seeking public resources for her personal business, the university said ...

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, introduced legislation to make it a crime, punishable by up to five years in federal prison, for people, after being given a verbal warning not to approach, to be within 25 feet of on-duty federal immigration officers and “harass” them. Called the Halo ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The head of Mahoning County Children Services convened a roundtable discussion with the judge and magistrates of the county’s juvenile court, mental health and recovery board, county board of health, developmental disabilities and about six other organizations to talk about ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Mental health and criminal justice are far more intertwined than many in both fields would prefer. This week, Mahoning County judicial and law enforcement officials will participate in an online forum with the hope of finding some solutions. The Stepping Up Initiative: The Ohio ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio State University Board of Trustees has accepted President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr.’s resignation effective immediately after Carter disclosed he had an inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business. The board said ...