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Court roundup: Grain handler who bilked farmers out of $3.2 million is released early from prison

Area residents punished for felony crimes.

Jul 26, 2019 at 10:00 PM
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Doc indicted for alleged opioid thefts at Fisher-Titus

Suspected sex offender, 66, was among the 11 others indicted by the grand jury.

Jul 25, 2019 at 9:00 AM
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Court roundup: Norwalk man sent to prison after burglary at church rectory

Other area residents also sent to prison.

Jul 22, 2019 at 1:00 PM
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Wakeman defendant guilty of distributing child pornography

Man, 25, “has been detained since September.”

Updated Jul 19, 2019 at 10:59 AM
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Judge invokes Dante’s ‘Inferno’ in sentencing ex-school security guard to prison for sexually abusing students

Prosecutor: Man “betrays that confidence and he corrodes that trust.”

Jul 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM
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Court roundup: Local woman gets 2-year prison term

Area residents punished for felony crimes.

Jul 16, 2019 at 9:00 PM
Teresa Howell is shown with her sons in this undated Facebook photo. Howell was struck and killed Dec. 7 by a semi in southern Ohio while working as part of a highway crew.
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Trucker indicted in woman's death

Suspected hit-and-run driver faces 5 criminal charges.

Jul 14, 2019 at 8:00 AM
Teresa Howell is shown with her sons in this undated Facebook photo. Howell was struck and killed Dec. 7 by a semi in southern Ohio while working as part of a highway crew.
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Union County officials mum on possible indictment

Court records show no charges filed yet against suspected hit-and-run driver who killed local mom in December.

Jul 12, 2019 at 5:00 PM
Teresa Howell is shown with her sons in this undated Facebook photo. Howell was struck and killed Dec. 7 by a semi in southern Ohio while working as part of a highway crew.
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Fatal crash

Charges expected today in fatal crash

Truck driver, 78, accused of fatally hitting Greenwich woman working on highway crew Dec. 7 and then driving away without stopping.

Updated Jul 11, 2019 at 9:48 AM
Jeffrey Epstein (center) is shown in a Palm Beach County courtroom on July 30, 2008, where he pleaded guilty to two prostitution charges.
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Jeffrey Epstein charged with sex trafficking

Multimillionaire sex offender — who previously palled around with the likes of Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Kevin Spacey, Woody Allen and Prince Andrew — couldn’t dodge justice forever.

Jul 8, 2019 at 1:00 PM
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Federal judge blocks Ohio's 'heartbeat' law limiting abortion access from going into effect

“The Heartbeat Bill has the potential to be the vehicle that overturns Roe v. Wade.”

Jul 4, 2019 at 9:57 AM
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Huron County grand jury indicts 25

Charges include improper handling of firearms in a vehicle, attemped burglary, trafficking in drugs

Updated Jul 4, 2019 at 10:59 AM
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Police seek suspects’ whereabouts

Do you know any of these people? Latest list of local fugitives released.

Jul 2, 2019 at 10:00 PM
Put-in-Bay resident Keith Blumensaadt listens to testimony on May 16, 2017, in Ottawa County Common Pleas Court. Blumensaadt was arrested late Tuesday on two felony charges.
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Jailed two years, whistleblower accepts plea bargain

“I’m happy to be out but my whole life is ruined. My wife, my kids, my job — everything is gone.”

Jul 1, 2019 at 5:00 PM
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Maui Sands' owner disputes lawsuit

Vintro Hotel and Resorts filed a counterclaim against its investors and disputed whether they had the authority to file a lawsuit in Ohio.

Jun 30, 2019 at 1:00 PM
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