While the Cincinnati Reds’ front office makes calls and works on potential trades, manager Terry Francona is focused on what’s in front of him.

Brig. Gen. Douglas “Beaker” Wickert, a Dayton-area native who relinquished command of Edwards Air Force Base Tuesday, is returning to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Nine people opposed CenterPoint Energy’s proposed higher natural gas rates in a public hearing Tuesday, pleading that inflation and higher costs in general have left them or others pushed to the ...