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Judge orders a competency and insanity exam for the mother in the Vinton County child endangerment case
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A competency evaluation has been ordered for the mother of 16 children found living in deplorable conditions in a Vinton County home. The attorney for Elizabeth… Read More
A former Perry County man is sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually exploiting minors
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former Perry County resident was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for sexually exploiting at least four minors. According to court documents, Shannon “Michael”… Read More
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
A Scioto County commissioner and his wife plead guilty to charges in a kickback scheme involving a business park
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio — A Scioto County commissioner and his wife pleaded guilty Monday for their involvement in a public contracting scheme involving the Southern Ohio Port Authority and a Portsmouth-area… Read More
Vinton County’s prosecutor says a “medical issue” contributed to Gary Siders Sr.’s bond modification
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The oldest of four adults charged after 16 children were removed from a Vinton County home is out on bond and receiving treatment after a “medical… Read More
An investigation is underway after two people were found dead in a Ross County home
By: Thomas Billington
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Two people in Ross County are dead after deputies found their bodies during a welfare check. The Ross County Sheriff’s Department was called to the house… 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
Sixteen children were rescued from a “horrific scene” following the search of a Vinton County home
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Four people were arrested and charged with multiple counts of felony child endangerment following the execution of a search warrant early Tuesday afternoon at a home… Read More
Legislative leaders speak out about allegations of fraud in Ohio’s Medicaid program
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Trump administration is temporarily stopping new home health and hospital providers from enrolling in Medicare because of concerns about fraud in the system…. Read More
An Ohio bill to crack down on deepfakes gets some edits
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers are making changes to one of several bills designed to prevent the spread of deepfakes. Those are fake pictures or videos that… Read More
A bill would boost penalties for Ohio gun owners who leave weapons where kids can access them
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Any bill that restricts gun owners in any way is usually a hard sell in the Ohio Legislature. But a Democratic state lawmaker is… Read More
Athens’ sheriff identifies a person of interest in connection with a death at a fire in The Plains
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens County sheriff has identified a person of interest in connection with a death inside a residence that caught fire in The Plains Tuesday morning…. Read More
A former Hocking County deputy is sentenced to prison after his conviction on multiple felonies
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A former chief deputy with the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office was sentenced Friday morning to seven to nine years in prison. The sentencing of Caleb Moritz,… Read More
Hundreds come to Ohio to discuss higher education in prison
By: Conor Morris | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — The 15th annual National Conference on Higher Education in Prison is brought together advocates and educators wrapped up Friday. The theme of this year’s… Read More
Homicide cases often go cold. Ohio students are ‘defrosting’ them
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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TIFFIN, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — On a Friday at Tiffin University, a classroom is abuzz with students. Dozens file in, chatting about their spring break plans and upcoming exams…. Read More
An Athens apartment complex is under foreclosure after its owner was sentenced in mortgage fraud case
By: Amanda Pirani
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — An Athens apartment complex providing student rentals and low-income housing is under foreclosure after its owner was caught up in a multimillion dollar loan… 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
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
AI use in high schools, in identity theft and in porn among the proposed bills from Ohio lawmakers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow, and social media becomes more of a daily influence in the lives of Ohioans,… Read More
The Epstein files named Les Wexner as ‘co-conspirator’ in a 2019 sex trafficking investigation
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Newly released documents written days after Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019 name Ohio billionaire Leslie Wexner as one of Epstein’s co-conspirators, but the documents… Read More
A GOP-backed bill would make it a felony to disturb a religious service in Ohio
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two GOP state lawmakers want Ohio to enact harsher penalties for protesters who disturb religious service. Introduced last Thursday by Reps. Tex Fischer (R-Boardman)… Read More
The bribery trial for two former FirstEnergy executives is underway in Akron
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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AKRON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Attorneys delivered their opening statements in the trial of two former FirstEnergy executives in Summit County Common Pleas Court in Akron Tuesday. The two… Read More
A joint investigation leads to the arrest of a suspect accused in a Jackson County arson that injured firefighters
By: WOUB News Team
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JACKSON, Ohio (WOUB) — A Jackson County man has been arrested less than a week after he allegedly set fire to an occupied home in the county. Ronald Taylor, 34,… Read More
Top Justice Department official plays down the chance for charges arising from Epstein files revelations
By: Eric Tucker | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Justice Department official played down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying Sunday that the existence of “horrible photographs”… Read More
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