1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (373+ words) ATLANTA (WJBF) — Georgia law enforcement agencies are intensifying their efforts to dismantle criminal street gangs, with state officials saying the focus is on taking down entire organizations rather than making isolated arrests. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI),…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (432+ words) The attorney representing Christina Siders, the grandmother at the center of Ohio's so-called 'House of Horrors' case, argued that she was the "only adult in the home" responsible for caring for the family. "Defendant paid for rent, utilities and other…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (950+ words) Fear of an abuser shouldn't keep someone from voting or buying a home. That's the mission behind Ohio's Safe at Home program, which shields survivors' personal information, such as addresses and phone numbers, from public databases to prevent offenders from…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (220+ words) On April 16, 2026, Payton Rice, 20, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence and having weapons under disability in connection with the Nov. 27, 2023, shooting death of 26-year-old Kenjuan Howard. Rice initially faced charges as a juvenile but was later charged as…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (331+ words) On June 10, 2026, Joshua Norfleet, 22, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and robbery in connection with the May 25, 2025, shooting death of Jehad Alzaben, 47. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Karen Phipps sentenced Norfleet to 25-30½ years in prison. This story originally published on May…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (235+ words) On June 11, 2026, Darius Edwards pleaded guilty to felonious assault and attempted felonious assault in connection with a Oct. 18, 2023, mass shooting that injured four. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Andria Noble sentenced Edwards to four to 5½ years in prison. This story…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (207+ words) ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man could spend the next two decades in prison after trafficking drugs into Muskingum County at the direction of an imprisoned human trafficker. According to the Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office, Judge Kelly Cottrill sentenced 51-year-old…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (358+ words) ZANESVILLE – A prison inmate in London, Ohio, didn't let his 40-year sentence stop another trafficking endeavor in November. This time he enlisted a Columbus man to help distribute fentanyl into Muskingum County. Mark Martese Baylor, 51, caught the attention of law…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (275+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus man who pleaded guilty to a 2023 stabbing could spend the remainder of his life in prison. Court documents said that Rieko Leohner, 42, was charged with murder and aggravated murder in the death of James Dawson…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (169+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One person is dead and a 17-year-old boy is in custody after a stabbing in the Glen Echo section of Columbus Sunday morning. Columbus police said that officers responded to a call of a stabbing on the…...