Southwest Ohio

Get ready to start dialing a new area code in Southwest Ohio.

A train derailed in Clark County near the fairgrounds and Prime Ohio Corporate Park, the fourth Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio in five months.

A lawsuit against the city of Lebanon has been dropped.

The Honda/LG joint venture electric vehicle plant in Fayette County is expected to be AES Ohio's largest customer.

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio is one of six councils nationwide receiving a federal grant to expand employment and training opportunities to historically marginalized communities.

A group called Vote Common Good that targets evangelicals who are not comfortable with extreme right-wing politics held a public training at Central Christian Church in Springfield for about 20 people last week.

The nonprofit said the employees in the relatively new role face challenges because of rapidly changing abortion laws in Ohio.

The state said Honda plans to invest $50 for every $1 in planned Ohio incentives.

Honda and LG Energy Solution announced Tuesday that its new $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant will be located in Fayette County, 40 miles south of Columbus.

Jessica Watkins, of Champaign County, is on trial in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.