WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, Dayton, Ohio, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation advocating for improved local governance and funding in transportation planning. The commission expressed its commitment to collaborating on regional challenges that extend beyond political and geographic boundaries. Established in 1964, the commission operates as a regional council, Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Rural Trans  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio posted the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Ohio man pleads guilty to antisemitic assault near OSU campus A Miami County man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to committing a hate crime against Jewish students at The Ohio State University. Timur Mamatov, 20, of Tipp City, Ohio, admitted to violating the Hate Crimes Prevention Act when he physically assaulted two students  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio posted the following news release: * * * Ohio Man to Spend More than a Decade in Prison for Violent Armed Bank Robbery A Cleveland man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of robbing an ATM by terrorizing a service technician at gunpoint in broad daylight. Joel Alonte Travis, 21, was sentenced to 144 months (12 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugen  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio posted the following news release: * * * Six Defendants Charged in Alleged Interstate Drug Smuggling Ring Meth and cocaine sourced from California were smuggled to Ohio * A six-count, 59-page indictment has been unsealed charging six defendants for allegedly operating an interstate drug conspiracy that smuggled large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, and other controlled substances from Calif  more