COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across central Ohio struck by severe weather last week.
Gov. Mike DeWine also activated the Ohio National Guard to help officials in one county, Logan County, where three deaths were confirmed, with the ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It's been nearly four decades since liberal-leaning justices held a majority on Ohio's supreme court.
Democrats hope this is the year that changes, in a campaign that will begin to take shape with Tuesday's primary. They'll be choosing a candidate to compete for an open ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a budget of just under $5 billion Thursday after criticizing lawmakers for approving it in the waning hours of the 60-day session with less money for some critically needed programs.
Justice was especially concerned about ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jonathan Board was named Thursday as executive director of the West Virginia First Foundation, which will distribute the majority of the state's more than $1 billion in opioid settlements.
Board was elected last year to the foundation's board of directors ...
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan Wednesday to fight climate change, saying he will back legislation to make power plant owners in the nation's third-biggest energy-producing state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities to buy more ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a 17-year-old youth who they say is the last of four suspects sought in the shooting that wounded eight Philadelphia high school students at a bus stop last week.
The U.S. Marshals Service, while offering details Tuesday night ...
MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A truck driver accused of killing a pregnant Amish woman in her rural home in February was expected to be in court on Friday as a Pennsylvania judge considers whether investigators have sufficient evidence to advance the charges toward trial.
Shawn C. Cranston, 52, is ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — When West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice recently returned to the spotlight, it wasn't as the state's top executive. Or a wealthy businessman. Or even as a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
The term-limited Republican was instead back on the court, guiding a high school team ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Department of Corrections came under fire Tuesday for discriminating against a transgender inmate who the U.S. Department of Justice said was driven to harm herself after she was repeatedly denied hormone therapy in violation of the Americans with Disabilities ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio parted ways with Donald Trump on Monday and endorsed state Sen. Matt Dolan over Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno in the state's three-way GOP primary for a U.S. Senate seat.
In breaking ranks with the former president, DeWine ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For more than half a century, Ohio was one of the most important states to watch during presidential election years, a place where both parties competed vigorously for support from voters who were often genuinely undecided.
Then came Donald Trump.
Beginning in 2016, ...
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court extended a pause Tuesday on a Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants accused of crossing into the country illegally as federal and state officials prepare for a showdown over immigration ...
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippians are voting in party primaries for all four of the state's U.S. House seats and one U.S. Senate seat.
Polls are open until 7 p.m. CDT Tuesday. If runoff elections are needed, they will be held April 2. The general ...
By ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have started to receive federal data they need to put together financial aid offers for incoming students, the Biden administration said ...
By JOHN RABY Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — When West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice recently returned to the spotlight, it wasn't as the state's top executive. Or a wealthy businessman. Or even as a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
The term-limited Republican was instead back on the ...
RUSHVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities have identified the five people killed in a fiery collision between a school bus and semitruck on a highway in rural Illinois, including two 3-year-olds, a 5-year-old and both drivers.
The eastbound bus from Schuyler-Industry Schools crossed into westbound ...
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump who organized an effort to recall Wisconsin's top elected Republican did not gather enough signatures to trigger the recall election under one scenario reviewed by elections officials ...
RIFLE, Colo. (AP) — A judge on Monday ended a temporary restraining order U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert had sought against her ex-husband at her request.
During a court hearing in Rifle, Colorado, Rep. Boebert asked Judge Jonathan Pototsky to vacate the order she had requested against Jayson ...
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday launched a long-shot effort to force a vote on $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, intensifying pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to take up the foreign funding package.
Democrats, as the ...
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Whenever bestselling author Robin Cook releases a new medical thriller, the head of the public library in West Haven knows demand for digital copies will be high. So will the price.
Like many libraries, West Haven has been grappling ...