BBB Study: Cryptocurrency is Ripe for Fraud and Financial Loss

Cryptocurrency is the hot new trend in investing, and much is still not understood about this buzzy, volatile digital payment system that does not rely on banks to verify transactions. This has created a fertile environment for scams, according to a new in-depth investigative study by Better Business Bureau® (BBB®), which states: “A virtual tug of war exists between the legitimate and fraudulent use of cryptocurrency.”Read full story

Brown Announces More Than $126 Million To Support Ohioans Experiencing Homelessness

Brown is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 23, 2022 – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a total of $126,663,446 to communities across Ohio through its Continuum of Care (CoC) program.
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Governor DeWine Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of Portsmouth Firefighter and EMT Edward Long

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—In honor of the life and legacy of Portsmouth Firefighter and EMT Edward Long, Governor DeWine has ordered that flags of the United States and the State of Ohio be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Scioto County, the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center, and the Rhodes State Office Tower.Read full story

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 66
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
155 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2022...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 66 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

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047-049-051-057-061-063-065-069-071-073-077-083-089-091-095-097-
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149-159-161-165-171-173-175-240100-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0066.220323T1755Z-220324T0100Z/
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