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Republican Ohio Auditor, Keith Faber wants more training for public employees to spot government fraud and corruption and requiring them to speedily report suspected crimes, as a way of improving the state’s ability to root out and prosecute bad actors and recoup taxpayer money. Faber says his office has raised …

Two men are now facing multiple charges after a traffic stop yielded a large amount of marijuana. Officials add…the driver and passenger had also been drinking before being stopped in Steuben County. Investigators say the vehicle was on its way from California and had a large amount of marijuana in …

Ohio state lawmakers missed their deadline Wednesday for getting a measure on May ballots that would make it harder to amend the state Constitution. No action was planned on the deadline Wednesday. The resolution was a priority for some members of the fractured House Republican caucus and backed by GOP …

A Defiance man enters pleas to drug charges related to a case that involved the overdose deaths of two people. Xavior Sanchez pled guilty to attempted engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity…two counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs and more. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered and his bond was …

Bryan City Schools is working with police on a trespassing call involving a minor last week that has already resulted in eight student suspensions. Officials tell the media…school administrators are working with area police…in pursuing charges against the minor, who trespassed on Friday with the aid of several middle/high school …

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio agrees to a measure that could increase fixed monthly charges to 1.4 million Ohio natural gas customers by more than 50% over the next five years. Regulators approved a compromise that was agreed to by Columbia Gas and the Office of the Ohio Consumer’s …

A man…set to stand trial on a list of sex offenses, entered a last-minute plea deal on Monday. Cameron Garza of Bryan, pled guilty to two counts of child endangering. In response to his plea, eight counts of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition were dismissed. He is …

A Garrett man is in the hospital after suffering a head injury in a solo crash Monday afternoon. DeKalb County deputies say 73-year-old, Thomas Cook was eastbound in the 1700 block of County Road 60 when his vehicle left the roadway, continued through a ditch, over a driveway and eventually …

A water availability study conducted in Steuben County, shows a minimum water surplus of 5 million gallons a day of water. Angola officials hired INTERA, an environmental and water resources consulting firm based in Austin, Texas, to do a water study in the county. Officials say excess water availability is …

A Bellevue man involved in a Henry County pursuit is scheduled for a hearing here in Napoleon Municipal Court on 10 charges, including two felonies. Everett Lawson is being held in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. The charges stem from an incident last week on U.S. 6 near McClure …