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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered attorneys for investors in utility giant, FirstEnergy Corp…to reveal who, from the company…paid bribes in an alleged $60 million dollar scheme to win a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants. U.S District Court Judge, John Adams tells the lawyers…he wants the names by …

After three failures, Ohio’s powerful political mapmaking body convened Tuesday…setting a series of meetings for hammering out a constitutional compromise on boundaries for state legislative districts. The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected three sets of Ohio House and Ohio Senate maps drawn by the panel, ruling in a 4-3 vote …

A Napoleon man is taken to an area hospital in serious condition after a solo crash. Klaus Szabo, 71, of Napoleon, is at Henry County Hospital. Officials tell reporters Szabo was eastbound on U.S. 6, west of County Road 18 when his vehicle left the roadway…hitting a ditch. The car …

A near fist fight in the nasty Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio led to a demand Monday from some military veterans…that one candidate apologize for his insult, while the target of their request says…he respects and honors the military but stands by his statement. The heated argument came …

Chipmaker, Intel outlines $150 million dollars in educational funding…aimed at growing the workforce for the semiconductor industry…as part of its $20 billion investment in a production hub in Ohio The company announced the Ohio development in January, part of Intel’s efforts to alleviate a global shortage of chips…powering everything from …

Seven people were hospitalized Sunday after fentanyl is found in the air ventilation system at the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention, Training and Rehabilitation Center in Stryker. Word comes…some children have collapsed. When they arrived…the get the seven…four kids and three adult staff members…to safety. No word on their condition, at …

A Defiance man is badly hurt in a crash early Sunday morning in Paulding County…on U.S. 24, near County Road 133. Officials tell reporters Everett Dickerson, 61, of Defiance, was eastbound on 24…when he ran into a semi…head-on. The pickup careened off the north side of the roadway. Dickerson is …

For the first time in a long time, Williams County is not considered a high incidence county for COVID-19. A last check…the county had 40.9 cases per 100,000 people, well below the 100 per 100,000 threshold for high incidence. Health officials confirm…the county only had one new case of COVID …

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has decided to look for two independent mapmakers and a mediator to help come up with new district maps…following the Ohio Supreme Court’s rejection of a third set of maps presented by the Republican-dominated panel. The seven-member commission hopes to approve the choices in a Monday …

A West Virginia coal-fired power plant will be sold or retired next year, its owner said. Akron based Energy Harbor announced the plan this week for the Pleasants Power station along with a coal and diesel facility in Stratton, Ohio, as part of its commitment to become carbon free. The …