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18-year-old man turns self in for 16-year-old girl’s shooting death

Demarkus Hedges is accused of killing Scarlett Tucker because she wouldn't pick up marijuana up that had dropped to the floor. More

January 4, 2023

Man who decapitated wife loses appeal for release from court supervision

Raymond Tanner, who decapitated his wife but was found not guilty by reason of insanity, will continue required court control 32 years after the murder. More

December 1, 2022

Woman finds fiancé dead in couple’s Ohio storage unit

Police in Pierce Township, Ohio are investigating a homicide after a woman found her fiancé, Kenneth Michael Eva, dead in a storage unit. More

December 1, 2022

DNA evidence links Ohio student’s 1978 death to serial killer

DNA evidence finds that 19-year-old University of Cincinnati student Cheryl Thompson was murdered in 1978 by now-deceased serial killer Ralph Howell. More

November 18, 2022

Ohio quadruple homicide: Gurpreet Singh returns to court with new attorneys

Gurpreet Singh, accused of killing his wife and 3 relatives, was back in an Ohio court with new attorneys. A new trial date was not... More

November 10, 2022

Prosecutor: 6-year-old shoots & kills 3-year-old, father left loaded gun ‘easily accessible’

Deangelo Davis, who left a gun out leading to his 6-year-old killing his 3-year-old, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering children. More

November 10, 2022

Ohio man allegedly killed neighbor ‘because he thought he was a Democrat’

Austin Gene Combs allegedly killed his Ohio neighbor, Anthony Lee King, because he believed King was a Democrat. More

November 8, 2022

Kentucky student ‘apologetic, humiliated, withdrawing from UK’ after racial tirade

U. of Kentucky student Sophia Rosing says she's sorry, humiliated, and withdrawing from school after racist, drunken tirade on campus. More

November 8, 2022

University of Kentucky student arrested after racist attack on dorm desk clerk

U. of KY student Sophia Rosing faces criminal charges for calling campus employee Kylah Spring a racial slur while allegedly assaulting her and others. More

November 7, 2022

Ohio woman indicted in husband’s killing, dismemberment

Jeffrey Fellman, 55, died of multiple gunshot wounds and the dismemberment was postmortem, according to the Warren County coroner. More

November 1, 2022

Court docs: Ohio dad left loaded gun out, resulting in toddler’s death

Ohio man Deangelo Davis has been arrested after leaving loaded gun easily accessible to his young children, leading to the death of his 3-year-old son. More

October 24, 2022

14-year-old arrested after threatening to kill teacher at Kentucky high school

14-year-old boy arrested after making threats against Conner High School in Kentucky. The boy mentioned bringing a knife to school to kill his teacher. More

October 20, 2022

Woman accused of causing death of her 2 babies turns herself in

Cincinnati woman Brooke Hunter, accused of causing the deaths of two of her children, turned herself in. Both babies died as a result of co-sleeping. More

October 20, 2022

Cincinnati police looking for woman who allegedly caused the death of her 2 babies

Cincinnati police are looking for Brook Hunter, who's accused of causing the deaths of 2 of her children. Both babies died as a result of... More

October 11, 2022

Man pleads guilty to hate crime after planning mass shooting of 3,000 women

Tres Genco, Ohio man who joined a misogynistic hate group, got a rifle and surveilled a college campus, pleaded guilty to plotting a hate crime. More

October 11, 2022

Ohio high school employee facing multiple child pornography charges

In Ohio, Loveland High School employee was arrested Friday and charged with multiple counts of child pornography, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said. More

October 10, 2022

Man arrested after allegedly touching, kissing 12-year-old at Ohio Dave and Busters

Ohio man Francisco Leal-Carranza was arrested after inappropriately touching and kissing a 12-year-old girl at a Dave and Busters. More

October 10, 2022

Ohio quadruple murder trial enters second week

In Ohio, Gurpreet Singh is accused of killing his wife Shalinderjit Kaur, her parents Hakiakat Singh Pannag, Parmjit Kaur and Parmjit's sister Amarjit. More

October 10, 2022