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Lewis Hurst, superintendent of the Seneca County Opportunity Center, was placed on paid administrative leave March 28 and faces a felony theft charge after police say he used a fraudulent price sticker to steal a $1,299 computer. He has pleaded not guilty.
A 23-year-old Shelby woman escaped the Crosswaeh female correctional facility in Tiffin on April 5 by climbing a perimeter fence and fleeing in a waiting car. It was the 5th escape reported at the facility since September 2024.
Ernest McCarthy, 84, a Lucas County Republican Party-endorsed candidate who ran for Ohio Senate and Toledo City Council, was sentenced to 20–21 years after pleading guilty to 15 felony child sexual abuse material charges involving victims as young as 2.
John Kent Tarwater, 55, a Christian author who wrote against LGBTQ+ rights, faces rape and sexual battery charges in Greene County involving victims as young as 10.
A 30-year-old Gibsonburg man faces 25 second-degree felony charges related to child sexual abuse material after a Sandusky County grand jury indictment. A jury trial is set for June 30.
Eleven women accuse Les Wexner of enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network, while Wexner denies wrongdoing and vows to fight the lawsuit.
A Fremont court amended the importuning charge against Ronald Callahan, 68, of Tiffin following his arrest in a child sex sting. A pre-trial hearing is set for April 14.
Ohio State University confirmed it is investigating a $100,000-per-year consulting arrangement between gynecologist Mark Landon and Jeffrey Epstein — with emails showing Epstein billed Landon's payments to Les Wexner, the billionaire donor whose name adorns the university's medical center.
Off-duty Tiffin Police Detective Shawn Vallery was charged with OVI after crashing into two parked vehicles on Circular Street on March 16 with a BAC of .153. An internal investigation found policy violations; disciplinary action has been taken.
A new Children's Defense Fund Ohio report finds the state's child firearm death rate rose 58% between 2019 and 2024, exceeding the national rate, as federal funding for prevention programs is cut and state legislation remains stalled.
A ProPublica analysis found the Trump Justice Department declined more than 23,000 criminal cases in its first six months — abandoning investigations into drugs, terrorism, fraud, and labor corruption while tripling immigration prosecutions.
A new report from Ohioans to Stop Executions documents 12 death row exonerations, widespread official misconduct, and 30 pending executions — several involving active innocence claims.
Daniel Kalmbach, a 2024 Republican candidate for Ohio House District 69 who received a $1,000 donation from State Rep. Gary Click, was arrested in Miami on two felony domestic violence charges including battery by strangulation, according to court records.
Lawmakers in multiple states are revisiting campus carry laws, fueling debate over gun safety, student risk, and the future of firearm restrictions on colleges.
Fremont police arrested a 68-year-old Tiffin man on attempted importuning charges after a confrontation at a Fremont Denny’s linked to an online sting operation.
U.S. Sen. Jon Husted is set to testify in the criminal trial of former FirstEnergy executives accused of bribery — a case in which he has been mentioned more than 100 times and that has cost Ohio households hundreds of dollars a year.
Trial of 2 former FirstEnergy executives in Akron centers on bribery, money laundering, and the corrupt passage of HB 6 — a law Ohio customers have paid more than $400 million to fund.
Butler Mayor Wesley R. Dingus faces two misdemeanor voyeurism charges following a Richland County investigation. The case unfolds as he remains on bond in a separate felony matter.
As Les Wexner faces a congressional deposition over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Ohio politicians confront scrutiny over campaign donations and some redirect funds to charity.
An Ohio House bill would increase penalties for crimes committed while wearing a mask. Democrats question why law enforcement, including ICE agents, would be exempt.