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A Vinton County judge issues a another gag order. This time in the case against the grandmother charged with child endangerment
By: Thomas Billington
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A Vinton County judge has issued an order banning parties from talking about the child endangerment case against Christina Siders. Siders is one of the four… Read More
An attorney for the oldest adult charged in a Vinton County child endangerment case requests a bond reduction
By: Thomas Billington
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(UPDATE 7/8/26 1:00 p.m.) — A Vinton County judge has granted a request to modify the bond of Gary Siders Sr. … one of four adults charged with child endangerment… Read More
Two Wagner family members involved in the 2016 Pike County massacre will be re-sentenced
By: Debbie Holmes | WOSU
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PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (WOSU) — The Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals ruled last week that two members of the Wagner family convicted for their participation in a 2016 massacre… Read More
A panel of federal judges upholds Ohio’s age verification law on social media and websites
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal court in Cincinnati has upheld a 2024 state law requiring age verification on social media and websites for kids under 16, ending the… Read More
An Athens woman convicted of assaulting a police officer avoids jail time
By: Thomas Billington
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Athens woman convicted of assaulting a police officer will not be sent to jail but will instead enter a treatment program. Jennifer Sweat was convicted… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court will decide if Gov. Mike DeWine could close the $300 weekly pandemic check program early
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s a question that’s lingered for years: did Gov. Mike DeWine have the authority to end the federal pandemic assistance program in June 2021 before… Read More
A lawsuit over Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program goes to an appeals court
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The 2022 lawsuit filed by a coalition of Ohio’s public school districts over the constitutionality of the state’s EdChoice universal voucher program went to the… Read More
The executive director of Athens County Job and Family Services is arrested and charged with theft in office
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The executive director of Athens County Job and Family Services was arrested Friday morning on a charge of theft in office. Jean Demosky was arraigned on… Read More
A federal judge finds President Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR and PBS be defunded
By: David Folkenflik | Scott Neuman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A federal judge has knocked down the core of President Trump’s executive order barring federal funding for NPR and PBS, saying it violated the broadcasters’ First… Read More
The bribery and corruption trial of former FirstEnergy executives in Akron results in a hung jury
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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AKRON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A jury in Akron hearing bribery and corruption charges against former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and former senior vice president Michael Dowling is unable… Read More
A judge orders the FirstEnergy bribery trial jury back to work after they say they’re at ‘impasse’
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Jurors in the bribery and corruption trial of two former FirstEnergy executives are back at their deliberations in Summit County Court in Akron, after telling… Read More
Ohio House Republicans vote for another abortion waiting period, while the current one is in court
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio House have approved a bill to create a 24-hour waiting period between the time a patient seeks an abortion and when… Read More
A ban on gender-affirming care for minors will be decided by the Ohio Supreme Court
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a 2024 state law banning gender-affirming medications and non-surgical treatments that are standard care for… Read More
The corruption case against former FirstEnergy executives is turned over to the jury in Akron
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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AKRON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A jury in Akron now will decide whether two former FirstEnergy executives are guilty of bribing the late former chair of the Public Utilities… Read More
A jury hears first day of closing arguments in the corruption trial of former FirstEnergy executives
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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AKRON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Closing arguments are approaching the halfway point in the trial of former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling. They’re accused of participating in… Read More
Another ruling blocks Ohio’s transfer of unclaimed money for a sports facilities fund
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s been another setback for the state’s plan to create a fund for sports facilities renovations using some of the $4.8 billion in unclaimed… Read More
The state wraps up its case in FirstEnergy trial. The defense for former execs will take over
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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AKRON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The trial of two former executives with FirstEnergy is at the halfway point, more than a month after it began in January in Akron. The… Read More
A judge removed the chair and a former member from the Ohio State Teachers Retirement System board
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The chairman of the State Teachers Retirement System board has been removed from that position immediately by a Franklin County judge. The decision comes in… Read More
Ohio schools could lose funding if they sue over state funding
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill introduced in the House last week would allow the state to pull the money it sends to a public school district if that… Read More
The last lawsuits against Browns QB Deshaun Watson over massages are dismissed
By: Juan A. Lozano | AP
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HOUSTON (AP) — The final two of nearly 30 civil lawsuits that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson had faced from women accusing him of sexual misconduct have been dismissed, according… Read More
A landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
By: Kaitlyn Huamani | Barbara Ortutay | AP
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms…. Read More
Years after reporting her abuser, one Ohioan gains closure
By: Matthew Richmond | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream Public Media) — Yarenci Hernandez’s abuse started the night she met her father. Born in Mexico City, she lived with neighbors until, when she was about seven or… Read More
Meta, TikTok and YouTube face a landmark trial over youth addiction claims
By: Barbara Ortutay | AP
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Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms — Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok and Google’s YouTube… Read More
The federal child care funding freeze, which is now in a court battle, has Ohio advocates worried
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A judge has blocked a freeze on $10 billion federal funding to five Democrat-run states ordered by President Trump following claims of alleged fraud… Read More
The case over unclaimed funds for the Cleveland Browns stadium could go on for years, attorney says
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The move of at least $1.7 billion in unclaimed funds held by the state to a fund for sports facilities is still halted at… Read More
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