January 14, 2022 'Urban explorer' finds 89 sets of ashes in abandoned church Ohio investigators have found the cremated remains of 89 people stored in boxes and bags at an abandoned church in Akron
January 14, 2022 Ohio Supreme Court rejects new map of congressional districts, says it is gerrymandered The Ohio Supreme Court rejected a new map of state congressional districts Friday as gerrymandered, sending the blueprint back for another try.
January 14, 2022 Ohio brother, sister charged after chopping down massive tree ‘possibly over 250 years old,’ officials say An Ohio brother and sister are facing felony charges after being accused of working together to cut down a massive black walnut tree on public land near Cleveland, which park officials believe is “possibly over 250 years old” and worth more than $28,000.
January 14, 2022 Cleveland parents of Alianna DeFreeze, 14, receive $1M settlement after her 2017 murder The family of an Ohio girl who was raped and murdered by a sex offender while on her way to school five years ago has received a $1 million settlement in connection with a lawsuit filed against her school and the city, according to a report.
January 14, 2022 Ohio mother stabbed her two young children, authorities say An Ohio mother was arrested Thursday night after she stabbed her two children then admitted the assault to authorities, officials said.
January 13, 2022 Former Ohio sheriff switches parties to join Republicans: 'Democrats showed me the door' A former Cincinnati, Ohio sheriff said Thursday he has left the Democratic Party to join Republicans.
January 13, 2022 Florida sex offender sexually assaults autistic woman in parking lot with mother inside store, police say A homeless sex offender released from prison two months ago was arrested again in Florida for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old autistic woman while her mother briefly popped into a store.
January 13, 2022 Vanity license plates denied by Connecticut, Hawaii DMVs for vulgarity and other issues: report Connecticut and other states have rejected license plates for various reasons, including profanity and references to terrorism.
January 12, 2022 Police find no evidence Dayton, Ohio mass shooter targeted sister The gunman who killed nine people in 2019 outside a crowded strip of nightclubs in Dayton apparently shot all his victims — including his younger sister — at random, police said in a report that stopped short of making a final conclusion.
January 11, 2022 Cleveland battles carjacking surge as city mourns slain off-duty police officer The funeral Tuesday for a slain Cleveland, Ohio police officer killed in an off-duty carjacking on New Year's Eve pointed to a disturbing crime trend: carjackings have surged by over 50% in two years in the city.