WCPO Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that an agreement has been penned between several major phone service providers and his office, all in the interest of cutting back on illegal robocall activity, according to a press release. The release says 50 other attorneys general and 12 different phone service providers, including Verizon, Sprint

13 ABC A doctor in Port Clinton is facing hundreds of charges in federal court after prosecutors say he prescribed thousands of doses powerful painkillers such as fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, and other drugs, without regard to medical necessity. William R. Bauer, 82, was indicted on 200 counts of distribution of controlled substances and 14

Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com | Opinion The purpose of the state’s facial-recognition system is sound. It is designed to tap data, or photographs, from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles to help law enforcement authorities prevent and solve crimes. It also carries the potential for abuse, a concern that resonated recently when the Washington Post reported

Cleveland.com | Jeremy Pelzer Amid worries over how Ohio’s new legalized hemp lawwill affect authorities’ ability to prosecute marijuana traffickers, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday his office is working to help local law-enforcement test levels of THC found in confiscated cannabis. Yost, a Columbus-area Republican, said during a Tuesday news conference that by the

The New York Times | Jan Hoffman Over the last 18 months, progress toward a settlement in the massive federal opioid litigation has stalled, even as the costs of the crisis continue to mount. Now, an inventive plan to jump-start negotiations, recently put forth by lawyers for the nearly 2,000 cities and counties that have brought cases,

The Vindicator | Dave Yost, Opinion Editor’s Note: David Yost is attorney general of Ohio. Yost previously served as state auditor, county prosecutor and journalist. I wish Julia Roberts and Richard Gere had never made “Pretty Woman.” That movie, a Cinderella story about a prostitute who finds love and a good man in the course

WKSU | Andy Chow Ohio is pumping more money into a program that protects children from abuse and exploitation online. While the money will go towards important resources, state leaders said parents still play the most vital role. Lawmakers added $1 million into Ohio’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force fund. The group, which investigates child

NBC4 | Rob Sneed A major push to crackdown on human trafficking is underway at the Ohio State Fair as the Ohio Attorney General’s office placed signs in the restrooms. The signs are posted in every stall in every bathroom — men and women — at the fairgrounds. Many attend the Ohio State Fair with

WDTN | BJ Bethel Pharmaceutical companies dispersed approximately 415 million hydrocodone and oxycodone pills in the Miami Valley from 2006 to 2012, according to data released by the Washington Post from the Drug Enforcement Agency. In Montgomery County, the total was 175 million. The report was part of a longterm Washington Post investigation of the pain pill

WYTV Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost stopped by the 33 News studio to talk about several topics on Thursday, including sting operations. As a member of the state’s Human Trafficking Task Force, the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office took part in “Operation Homerun” and “Operation Triple Play.” These operations were part of the arrest of over