Hamilton County

Gov. Mike DeWine named Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters as Justice Sharon Kennedy’s replacement.

The partnership between the Hamilton County Police Association Dive and Recovery Team and Living Lands and Waters started with the tornadoes in Kentucky and Indiana last December.

Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins has issued a 14 day pause on Ohio's six week abortion ban, commonly referred to as the 'heartbeat law'.

The ACLU of Ohio and six clinics that provide the procedure in the state filed for a temporary restraining order in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas last week.

Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission have sent an adjusted map of congressional districts back to the state’s high court that delivers two-thirds of the seats to their party; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is urging the state's five public employee retirement funds divest themselves of Russian financial holdings; An Ohio judge has blocked preemptive enforcement of a law imposing additional operating requirements on consulting physicians at abortion clinics; and more stories.

State officials are urging residents to stay home as the entire region is under a winter storm warning through Friday morning; while Ohio is averaging 155 COVID deaths per day; the crowded race for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat topped out at 13 major-party candidates on Wednesday; and more stories.

Three of Akron-based FirstEnergy’s electric companies will refund customers amounts collected from a fee included in a tainted energy bill; the new superintendent of Akron Public Schools received unanimous support from the school board for her first proposal; the Ohio Attorney General’s Office says a grand jury has cleared a police officer who shot a Black man outside a public housing complex in Cleveland; and more stories.

With nearly all precincts reporting, Charmaine McGuffey has overcome Republican challenger Bruce Hoffbauer to become Hamilton County's first woman and openly LGBTQ sheriff, making her the highest-ranking woman in the history of the office.

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Updated: Friday, 4:28 p.m. An Ohio man is in federal custody after falsely claiming he was a boy missing since 2011. 23-year-old Brian Rini is charged...