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ShotSpotter generates thousands of alerts in Dayton, but officers find few crimes
By: Mawa Iqbal | WYSO
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DAYTON, Ohio (WYSO) — It’s a typical Tuesday at the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center. In a dimly-lit room, dispatchers hunch over computer monitors, responding to 911 calls through headsets. The… Read More
What we know about the 17 missionaries from kidnapped in Haiti by a notorious gang
By: Deepa Shivaram | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Seventeen people who traveled to Haiti for a Christian mission trip to build houses are being held hostage by one of the country’s most notorious gangs,… Read More
Trial For Suspect In Kane Roush Murder Case Postponed Due To Defense Team Turmoil
By: Curtis Feder
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POMEROY, Ohio (WOUB) – The trial for the murder of former high school football star Kane Roush set to take place next week has been postponed due to turmoil within… Read More
Lawyers For A Man Allegedly Involved In Rhoden Family Murders Say He Killed No One, So Nix Death Penalty Possibility
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Attorneys for an Ohio man charged in eight slayings want the aggravated murder charges and the possibility of a death penalty to be dismissed because they… Read More
Is There Finally Some Agreement On The Need For Bail Reform In Ohio?
By: Foluki Omosun | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — In the early 1980s, Robin Turner got caught up in the world of drugs. She was arrested and incarcerated pending trial until her brother helped her… Read More
‘This Is How I’m Going To Die’: Police Sergeant Recalls The Terror Of Jan. 6
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In gripping emotional testimony, U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell recounted the “horrific and devastating” violence of Jan. 6 during the first hearing of the select committee… Read More
Chillicothe Man Found Guilty Of Rapes In Athens
By: Curtis Feder
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A Chillicothe man could spend nearly three decades in prison after being convicted Friday of raping two women in Athens. Grant Sims, 25, formerly of Athens,… Read More
Advocates Face Challenges In Reforming Ohio’s Sentencing Laws
By: Nahla Bendefaa | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — The number of offenses for which someone can be charged with a felony in Ohio has increased more than five-fold since the 1970s. And advocates say… Read More
FirstEnergy Charged In House Bill 6 Scandal, Agrees To $230 Million Penalty
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — FirstEnergy will pay $230 million after entering into a deferred prosecution agreement over charges that the company bribed then-House Speaker Larry Householder and former… Read More
Cuyahoga County Gun Court Seeks New Ways To Stop Gun Violence
By: Matt Richmond | ideastream
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (ideastream) — Officially, the new docket in Administrative Judge Brendan Sheehan’s Cuyahoga County courtroom is called the violence intervention program. Unofficially, it’s the gun docket. Sheehan got into… Read More
‘Collin’s Law’ Signed To Stiffen Hazing Penalties In Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tougher criminal penalties for hazing in Ohio will take effect this fall, nearly three years after the death of the college student for whom the law… Read More
Six Months After Capitol Riot, 46 From Ohio Valley Face Charges
By: Jeff Young | Suhail Bhat | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol left five people dead and caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage to the Capitol building. In the… Read More
Trump’s CFO Turns Himself In Ahead Of Expected Criminal Charges
By: Andrea Bernstein | Ilya Marritz | NPR
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The charges by the Manhattan district attorney’s office are expected to come Thursday after a three-year investigation into the business dealings of the Trump Organization, NPR has confirmed.
Mother Accused Of Covering Up Family Sexual Abuse Pleads Not Guilty
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Athens woman accused of trying to hinder investigations into alleged sexual abuse of her children pleaded not guilty to several felony charges Wednesday. Deborah Bellar,… Read More
Nelsonville Teen Admits To Shooting Death Of Another Boy
By: WOUB News TeamBy: WOUB Staff reports
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A 14-year-old Nelsonville boy admitted in court Tuesday that he killed another boy while playing with a gun. Meanwhile, the boy’s father, Donald Platt, 37, was… Read More
Family Of Previously Missing Girl Face Charges Related To Sexual Abuse
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Four family members of a previously missing Athens County girl were indicted Tuesday on multiple felony charges that include rape and child endangerment. Serah Bellar, originally… Read More
‘Monster’: 7 Life Sentences For Ex-VA Hospital Worker In Deaths
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former nursing assistant has been sentenced to seven consecutive terms of life in prison for injecting seven elderly veterans with fatal doses of insulin. Reta… Read More
Sentencing Set In Insulin Injection Deaths Of 7 VA Patients
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sentencing is set this week for a former nursing assistant who admitting to killing seven elderly veterans with fatal doses of insulin at a West Virginia… Read More
Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Shootings Of Rhoden Family
By: Mark Gillispie | Kantele Franko | AP
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man pleaded guilty in the murders of his child’s mother and seven other members of her family on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of when the shootings… Read More
Third Person Sentenced In Death Of Woman Struck By Log
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A third person has been sentenced in the death of a woman killed when she was struck by a log that two teenage boys had pushed… Read More
Man Gets 30 Years To Life In Deaths At Medical Center
By: Associated Press
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LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to killing two people by driving a pickup truck into the lobby of an Ohio medical center a year and a… Read More
Former Pike County Sheriff Gets 3 Years Prison For Theft
By: Associated Press
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WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A former Pike County sheriff who rose to prominence for the investigation of the execution-style slayings of eight family members was sentenced to three years in… Read More
Senators Urge Creation Of State Commission To Combat Violence Against Asian Americans
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A shooting spree in Georgia left eight people dead, most of whom are of Asian descent. Leaders in Ohio say this is just the latest… Read More
An Old Debate Renewed: Does The U.S. Now Need A Domestic Terrorism Law?
By: Greg Myre | NPR
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With all the talk about domestic terrorism, you might assume there’s a law against it. There’s not. The storming of the Capitol has again raised the question about whether one is needed.
Former Nelsonville Deputy Auditor Indicted On Additional Theft And Corruption Charges
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The former deputy auditor in Nelsonville pleaded not guilty to new felony charges related to theft while in office after previously pleading guilty to similar charges. Stephanie… Read More
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