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Trump Spoke With Cohen As They, Aides, Sealed Hush Money Deals In 2016
By: Ryan Lucas | NPR
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New court documents describe Trump’s direct involvement with negotiations that led to a $130,000 payment to an adult film star to buy her silence about her alleged extramarital affair with Trump.

Trumped: Coal’s Collapse, Economic Anxiety Motivated Ohio Valley Voters
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The electoral map of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia is a sea of red with a few islands of blue. Of the 263 counties in the three states only nine… Read More

Unofficial Election Results for Wirt, Jackson, Mason, and Wood Counties in WV
Unofficial election results are in for Wirt, Jackson, Mason, and Wood counties in West Virginia. Wirt, West Virginia Republican Teresa S. Murray won county commissioner with 1,521 votes. Her opponent… Read More

Sarah Grace Loses Attempt at 94th District House State Representative Seat
By: Micaela Marshall
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Democratic candidate for the 94th district Ohio House State Representative, Sarah Grace, lost to Republican candidate, Jay Edwards, in unofficial voting results Tuesday night. Grace received 42 percent of the votes compared to… Read More

Unofficial Election Results for Morgan County
Unofficial results are in for Morgan County. Morgan County will have a new sheriff as Republican Douglas McGrath edges non-party candidate James Fisher by 3,105 votes to 3,027. Incumbent Democrat… Read More

Jay Edwards Wins 94th District Representative Seat
By: Allison Gens
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Republican Jay Edwards won the 94th District Representative race against Democrat Sarah Grace, according to unofficial election results. Edwards won 58 percent to 42 percent with just over 80 percent… Read More

Unofficial Election Results from Ross County
Unofficial election results are in for Ross County. Voters in Ross county have rejected a 1.4 mill levy that would have funded programs in the Health District, according to unofficial… Read More

Unofficial Election Results of Perry County
Unofficial results are in for Perry County. The voters of Perry County passed a 1.0 mill levy to benefit the Perry County Home, also known as Fairview Assisted Living. The… Read More

Unofficial Election Results for Fairfield County
Unofficial election results are in for Fairfield County. The unofficial results for County Commissioner shows Dave Levacy winning 40, 333 compared to his opponent Tammy D. Drobina who got 25,717 votes. Voters in… Read More

Unofficial Results from Gallia County
The Gallia County Board of Elections posted the unofficial results of the general election results on their Facebook page around 10:19 p.m. on Tuesday night. Republican Margaret Evans won the… Read More

Unofficial Election Results for Scioto County
Incumbent Republicans Cathy E. Coleman and Mike Crabtree will be keeping their seats as Scioto County Commissioners. Coleman beat her opponent, Democrat and former Portsmouth mayor David Malone, with 18,481… Read More

Unofficial Election Results for Muskingum County
Unofficial results for Muskingum County, Ohio are in. Republican Mollie Crooks received 20, 879 votes in the race for county commissioner compared to her Democratic opponent Jerry L. Lavy, who… Read More

Unofficial Election Results for Pickaway County
Unofficial election results for Pickaway County are in. Voters in Pickaway County have voted against the Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health levy, according to unofficial results. 12,740 people voted… Read More

Unofficial Election Results for Guernsey County
Unofficial election results are in for Guernsey County. Republican Joel Blue beat Democrat Kent Biegler 8,508 to 7,152 in the race for county prosecuting attorney. The Cambridge City School proposed… Read More

Unofficial Election Results for Meigs County
Voters in Meigs County have approved a 1 mill replacement levy that will fund the Meigs County Health Department, according to unofficial results. The levy will fund current operating expenses for… Read More

Unofficial Election Results for Harrison County
The unofficial election results for Harrison County, Ohio are in. Republican Paul Coffland received 3,571 votes in the race for county commissioner compared to his Democratic opponent William Host, who… Read More

Athens Income Tax, School District Levies Pass
By: Susan Tebben
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Athens will see an income tax increase next year, after the measure passed in unofficial results from Tuesday night’s election. The 0.2-percent income tax increase was approved by 67 percent… Read More

Addiction Battle On The Ballot: Opioid Epidemic A Potent Campaign Issue
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The opioid epidemic is on the agenda for political campaigns from the presidential race down to the local level in the Ohio Valley region. Election Day could shape the response… Read More

Ohio’s Elections Chief Seeks Info To Verify Non-Citizen Voters
By: Associated Press
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Update 5:49 p.m. Ohio’s elections chief says a review by his office found that 145 non-citizens were registered to vote, with 27 casting ballots in previous elections in the battleground… Read More

Strickland To Focus U.S. Senate Bid On Opportunity
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Democrat Ted Strickland says his run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Rob Portman will focus on expanding job and educational opportunities for average people. The former… Read More