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SPRINGFIELD, (OH) – Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson announced that a Cleveland-area man was sentenced Nov. 2 to nine years in prison for stealing more than $100,000 in merchandise from farm-supply stores in 10 counties. Byron Carner, 35, of South Euclid, pleaded guilty Nov. 2 to one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt […]

On Sunday, a Lexington County church held a rededication ceremony for the St. Michael African American Cemetery—a historical burial ground established for enslaved persons. Descendants of the enslaved persons buried at the site, churchgoers, and members of the community came out to celebrate the rededication of this burial ground with a service, concert, and reception.

COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) — Alex Murdaugh’s legal team is asking that all criminal charges against him relating to the night his wife and son were killed be dismissed, saying the lead agent on the case allegedly lied on the stand. Friday, a motion to dismiss the indictments...

PIERCE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - A call for help ended with a happy reunion in Clermont County. Pierce Township officials had posted online on Oct 30. asking for the public's help finding relatives of a World War II veteran whose headstone was found along the side of the road. The...

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - Rodney Hinton Jr. is asking for a new trial, alleging juror misconduct after his conviction in the death of a retired sheriff’s deputy. Hinton’s attorney filed the motion on Monday in Hamilton County court. A jury last month convicted Hinton of running over and killing retired sheriff’s deputy Larry Henderson in May 2025. The case came just hours after Hinton was shown a body camera video of police shooting and killing his son.

Another earthquake struck central Tennessee today, adding to the growing number of earthquakes impacting the state in recent weeks and months. According to USGS, the earthquake struck at 8:54 am this morning near the town of Beersheba Springs, located almost in the middle of Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The earthquake was relatively weak and was rated as a magnitude 2.5 event; it struck from a depth of 15.8 km. While some did report they felt shaking to USGS, there were no reports of a

Mechanics & Farmers Bank is merging with Optus Bank, and the deal will create the country's largest Black-owned bank.

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s ambitious S-Line rail project is moving forward with an additional $550 million in federal-state partnership funding, bringing the state closer to establishing faster passenger rail service between Raleigh and Richmond, Virginia. The project aims to transform regional transportation by restoring a historic rail...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Suffolk Police issued nearly 200 summonses following a weekend car meet-up on Judkins Court. On Oct. 31, Suffolk Emergency Communications received multiple calls in reference to a car meet-up in the 100 block of Judkins Court at approximately 12:50 a.m. Police said officers in the area observed the activity, responded to […]

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A basic esthetician in Chesapeake pled guilty to wire fraud after falsely representing herself as a master esthetician to provide hair and tattoo removal by laser, injuring several clients. Hayley Nicole Atwood, 33, was licensed as a basic esthetician by the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. Beginning in at […]