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Do Cash Rewards For Crime Tips Work?
By: Cheryl Corley | NPR
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Offering rewards to catch criminals may, in rare instances, motivate people to come forward with a tip. However, few people actually claim rewards and there’s little evidence that they actually work.
Husband-Wife Researchers Charged With Stealing Trade Secrets
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Federal authorities have announced trade secret theft charges against husband-and-wife researchers who worked for 10 years at an Ohio children’s hospital research institute. A grand jury… Read More
W.Va. Man Caught With $25K of Heroin Sues Over Seizure of Home
By: Associated Press
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OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia man whose house and car were seized after deputies found $25,000 worth of heroin in an illegal search is now suing the… Read More
More Than 100 People Arrested In Human Trafficking Sting Operation
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A three-day, multi-agency, undercover human trafficking sting in Central Ohio has resulted in 104 people being arrested. This sting is just the latest in statewide efforts to combat human trafficking…. Read More
Young Mom Sentenced to 3 Years of Probation for Corpse Abuse
By: Associated Press
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LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A young Ohio woman acquitted of killing her newborn but convicted of corpse abuse has been sentenced to three years’ probation. The sentence handed down Friday… Read More
Bond Set at $1M on Murder Charges for Gymnast’s Brother
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in a shooting that left three men dead at a… Read More
Jury Convicts Candidate’s Father of Breaking Federal Law
By: Bruce Schriener | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The father of Kentucky’s secretary of state was convicted Thursday of orchestrating a scheme to funnel illegal contributions to his daughter’s failed 2014 U.S. Senate campaign… Read More
Third Family Comes Forward in Probe of VA Hospital Deaths
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A third family has come forward in an investigation of multiple suspicious patient deaths at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia. Attorney Tony O’Dell says… Read More
Young Mom Cleared of Murder Faces Time on Lesser Charge
By: Associated Press
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LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A young Ohio woman cleared of killing her newborn baby still faces up to a year in prison for corpse abuse. A judge plans to sentence… Read More
Man Struck, Killed Minutes After Release From Ohio Jail
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio man was struck by two vehicles and killed just minutes after being released from jail. The Columbus Dispatch reports that 49-year-old Douglas W. Cook… Read More
Ohio Man Accused of Posing as Nurse Faces Felony Charges
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio man impersonated a licensed practical nurse for nearly four years using a stolen identity. Officials say that some of the patients he… Read More
Park: Fatal, Falling Tree Piece Wasn’t ‘Natural Occurrence’
By: Associated Press
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LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — Investigators say they found evidence a falling piece of tree that killed a woman at an Ohio state park wasn’t “a natural occurrence.” They’re investigating whether… Read More
VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Leaking Ojeda’s Medical Records
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Department of Veterans Affairs employee has pleaded guilty to leaking the medical records of Richard Ojeda as the former Army major was running for Congress…. Read More
Medical Board to Review Nearly 2,000 ‘Sexual Boundary’ Cases
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The State Medical Board of Ohio plans to review nearly 2,000 closed cases involving alleged “sexual boundary” violations by doctors over the past 25 years to… Read More
Miami University Suspends Fraternity for 15 Years for Hazing
By: Associated Press
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OXFORD, Ohio (AP) – Miami University in Ohio is suspending a fraternity for 10 to 15 years after a student reported being hazed by members who beat him with a… Read More
Relative to Have no Calls with Suspects in Rhoden Family Massacre
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – A judge says the mother of a woman charged in a Pike County family’s slaying must stop talking with her jailed daughter and have no phone… Read More
Feds: Probe Into Deaths at VA Hospital is ‘Top Priority’
By: Anthony Izaguirre | Michael Balsamo | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday a sweeping criminal probe into a number of suspicious deaths at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia would be their “top… Read More
Ohio Medical Board Failed To Act On Evidence Of Abuse By Richard Strauss
By: Nick Evans | WOSU
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The Ohio Medical Board had credible evidence of sexual misconduct by longtime Ohio State doctor Richard Strauss in 1996 but didn’t inform law enforcement, a review by a state working… Read More
Former Marshall University Student Appeals Assault Lawsuit
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A former Marshall University student has appealed a Title IX lawsuit accusing the school of mishandling her rape case and allowing the man accused in the… Read More
Did Board Properly Handle Investigation of Accused Doctor?
By: Kantele Franko | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officials plan to share findings about whether the State Medical Board properly handled a 1996 investigation involving an Ohio State University team doctor now accused of… Read More
Two More Wanted on Charges Related to Athens Co. Drug Ring in Custody
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio – Two wanted Athens County residents have been arrested on charges related to their alleged involvement in a local drug ring. Natalie Hoffman, 32, and George Cloud III, 34,… Read More
Probe: Guards, Gang Members Smuggled Drugs Into Jail
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Prosecutors say guards at the troubled county jail in Cleveland worked with gang members to sell drugs to inmates. State prosecutors on Wednesday charged two corrections officers… Read More
Federal Charges Accuse Man of Jewish Center Video Threat
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal authorities are announcing charges against an Ohio man accused of threatening a Jewish community center in a video police say shows him shooting a rifle. Police… Read More
Doctor in Murder Case Gets 2 New Lawyers, June Trial Date
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio doctor charged with 25 counts of murder is now scheduled for trial next June and has two new lawyers, including one known for successfully… Read More
West Virginia State Senator Charged With Prostitution
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney has been charged with soliciting a prostitute. A Marshall County court clerk says the Republican lawmaker turned himself in and… Read More
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