Hundreds of Ohio Republicans made their way to Washington D.C. to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump and JD Vance, adding that the Buckeye State is back on the "national stage."

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that he is running to be the next governor of Ohio — wedging the news between the departure from the race of a top rival and the expected entry as soon as next week of a new one.

Two men from Wood and Washington Counties went to Washington D.C. to watch President Trump's second inauguration.

Vice President-elect JD Vance of Cincinnati will be sworn in Monday. So where will he and his family live in Washington, D.C.? Here's what to know.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Excitement filled the air as Ohio representatives gathered in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the inauguration of Vice President Vance, despite the weather changing some of the original plans. This is State Rep. Adam Mathews first time in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration.

MLK Day is observed on the third Monday of January annually. This year, it falls on Jan. 20. MLK Day celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It takes place near, but generally not on, the day of King's birth (Jan. 15).

Area residents who visited Washington, D.C. this week as Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation’s 47th president and JD Vance was sworn in as its 50th vice president said the experience was well worth the many miles they traveled and the cold weather they endured.

In order to keep the Senate job, Husted will have to win a 2026 special election to fill the last two years of the term JD Vance vacated to become vice-president, then seek a full-six year term in 2028.

Vice President-elect JD Vance, a native of Middletown, flexed his Buckeye pride at the Ohio Inaugural Ball hosted in Washington D.C. Sunday.

Multiple area residents plan to attend President Donald Trump’s second inauguration Monday in Washington, D.C. Trump announced Friday he would take the oath of office inside the Capitol Rotunda due to the intense cold weather forecast for the day.

Although the cold weather changed plans for an outdoor ceremony, people still attended watch parties to watch President Donald Trump be sworn in.

JD Vance, an Ohio native with strong ties to Columbus, will be sworn in as vice president Monday. Vance, the now-former senator from Ohio who was tapped as presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate this summer, grew up in Middletown, Ohio, as he details in his 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis ."