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Man Who Admitted Using Meth Sentenced in Fatal W. Va. Wreck
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia man who admitted using methamphetamine before causing a fatal accident has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison. News outlets report… Read More
Drug Distributor And Former Execs Face First Criminal Charges In Opioid Crisis
A DEA official said the indictments are meant to send “shock waves” through the pharmaceutical industry to remind it of its responsibility to help control prescription medications.
Judge Blocks Schools From Ohio Suit Against E-school Founder
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A judge won’t let school districts intervene in Ohio’s civil case seeking to recoup millions of dollars in public funding from leaders of a now-defunct online… Read More
Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Allowing Census Citizenship Question
The justices are weighing whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. A decision is expected this summer, when printing of the census forms is set to begin.
Judge Rules State Must Disclose Records, Pay Legal Fees
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky judge has overruled a decision by the state to release only documents with blacked-out details of allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination made by… Read More
Federal Opioid Strikeforce Indicts More Than A Dozen Ohio Valley Doctors
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday more than a dozen indictments against doctors in the Ohio Valley on charges relating to the illegal distribution of opioids. These are… Read More
Inmate Who Stabbed 4 on Hunger Strike, Alleges Mistreatment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An inmate who stabbed four fellow prisoners and a guard in separate bloody attacks is on a hunger strike inside Ohio’s toughest prison, alleging mistreatment. Greg… Read More
Man Whose Death Sentence Overturned Gets 26 Years to Life
MARION, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man whose 1994 death sentence for the rape and slaying of a woman was overturned has been resentenced to 26 years to life in… Read More
ACLU and Top Kentucky Lawyer Differ on Tackling Abortion Law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – An abortion-rights group is disagreeing with Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general over the validity of a state law that could determine if the state’s only abortion clinic… Read More
Lawmaker in Impaired Driving Case Pleads Guilty to 1 Charge
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A state lawmaker from Cincinnati who was accused of impaired driving and acknowledged driving after drinking has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge. Democratic Rep. Sedrick… Read More
Catholic School Sues Ohio City Over LGBTQ Protections
The Lyceum, a Catholic college preparatory school, is suing the city of South Euclid for its anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBTQ people. The school’s attorney says, making sexual orientation and gender identity protected… Read More
Kentucky Judge Rules Against Unvaccinated Student in Lawsuit
WALTON, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky judge has ruled against a student who sued after he wasn’t allowed to play basketball because he wasn’t vaccinated for chickenpox. In the lawsuit… Read More
Disgruntled Ex-State Employee Sent Fake Facebook Message
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A former West Virginia state employee has pleaded guilty in a case over a fake Facebook message that was intended to discredit and remove from office… Read More
Inmate Who Stabbed Handcuffed Prisoners, Guard Gets 86 Years
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio man serving life in prison for aggravated murder has been sentenced to 86 years more for a guard’s stabbing last year and a 2017… Read More
Court Rules Against Abortion Clinic’s Attempt to Stay Open
KETTERING, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio appeals court has upheld a state order revoking an abortion clinic’s license. The Dayton Daily News reports Ohio’s 2nd District Court of Appeals recently… Read More
3 Months Into New Criminal Justice Law, Success For Some And Snafus For Others
While some prisoners are benefiting from reduced sentences under the First Step Act, implementation of other aspects of the law has been hit with delays.
General Motors Seeks Dismissal of Union Lawsuit on Closures
LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – Attorneys for General Motors have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the automaker sidestepped an agreement with union workers through its plans to… Read More
W.Va. Supreme Court Extends Delay in Union Case Enforcement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Supreme Court has extended a delay in enforcing a lower court ruling that struck down part of a state law allowing workers to… Read More
Man Indicted in Slayings of 3 People in Ross County
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — A man who authorities say killed three people in early February has been indicted in southern Ohio on charges that could result in a death sentence… Read More
Woman Charged in Pike County Massacre Probe Will Face Trial in July
PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – A judge has rejected a request to dismiss charges against a woman accused of lying to authorities investigating the killings of eight family members in Ohio…. Read More
Federal Judge Again Blocks New Medicaid Rules in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A federal judge has once again blocked new rules for Kentucky’s Medicaid program that would require people to get a job, go to school or volunteer… Read More
Trump Administration Now Says Entire Affordable Care Act Should Be Repealed
A letter from the Department of Justice announced the shift, in support of a district court judge’s ruling that the law is unconstitutional. The case will likely end up in the Supreme Court.
US Judge Blocks Part of Ohio’s New Abortion Ban for 2 Weeks
CINCINNATI (AP) – A judge is temporarily blocking part of a new Ohio law that bans the abortion method of dilation and evacuation in most cases. Senior U.S. District Judge… Read More
GOP Fundraiser Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Keeping Donor Money
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A GOP fundraiser and former congressional candidate from Rhode Island has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and violating campaign law for using more than $1 million… Read More
W.Va. Settles Complaint With Drug Makers Over Blood Thinner
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia has reached a $3.2 million settlement with two drug manufacturers over the marketing of the prescription blood thinner Plavix. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office… Read More
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