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FILE - Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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Local GOP lawmaker wants state-mandated disclaimer for patients receiving...

Almost six months after a cyberattack took down systems in Middletown, the investigation into what information may have been accessed remains ongoing. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Six months later, Middletown still determining if info breach was part of cyberattack

Ohio Department of Public Safety had a surveillance tower up Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at Springfield City Plaza, following numerous bomb threats in Springfield. JOSEPH COOKE VIA DRONE / STAFF

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A man (right) walks as vehicles drive on West Main Street in Troy on Saturday, Jan. 24. All areas in the Miami Valley received over 10 inches of snow during the storm and dealt with frigid temperatures in the last half of the month, including a stretch with seven straight days of a low below 0 degrees. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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Phillip Lovely was arrested following the stabbing of a Butler County Sheriff's Office deputy Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.

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Man accused of stabbing Butler Co. deputy indicted for attempted murder, assault

Aerial view of Kettering Health main campus on Southern Blvd. in Kettering. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Kettering Health sends out data breach notices to affected patients

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine addresses reporters in Columbus on Feb. 5, 2026. AVERY KREEMER / STAFF

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Report: Nixing Ohio property tax could lead to 15% income tax, 18% sales tax

Aerial view of homes in Monroe. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Monroe work sessions won’t be live-streamed like other meetings

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Watch: Fenwick basketball court floor dazzles thanks to $65K donated projector system

Fairfield City Council plans to vote later this month on a development agreement with Mitchell Development and Construction to move forward the Whispering Hill project off South Gilmore Road. Sixty-eight villas like these would be built. CONTRIBUTED

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Fairfield may greenlight Whispering Hill project to fill major housing gap

Bad Bunny performs in his white suit by the fast-fashion retailer Zara during the halftime show of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Feb. 8, 2026. The Puerto Rican superstar’s set included cameos, stunts and powerful statements. (Loren Elliott/The New York Times)

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OPINION: If the NFL can take a stand, why won’t others

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OPINION: School income tax a viable alternative to local funding issues

A year after a new state grant to help pay for the cost of teens learning to drive has seen Butler Tech’s driver’s ed program help nearly 100 students earn their motorized mobility. Pictured is New Miami High School senior Kadie Davidson who was the first of 95 students in the last year who had financial help in covering their driver's education. (Provided)

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More teens affording driver’s education with Butler Tech program covering costs

Clark State College's main campus at 570 E. Leffel Lane in Springfield on Feb. 10, 2026. JOSEPH COOKE VIA DRONE / STAFF

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Springfield Police: No risk after second round of bomb threats

The Butler County Coroner’s Office has identified human remains found in a Hamilton sewer last August as a resident reported missing since 2022. CONTRIBUTED

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Remains found in Hamilton sewer are local resident missing since 2022