Abel Alafa, 52, Kenton, pleaded guilty to nonsupport of dependents. He faces up to 18 months in prison and $5,000 in fines.

A decision to tell the Scioto County Jail to let his son out led to disciplinary action against Portsmouth Municipal Court ...

ADA — The Third District Court of Appeals will hold court at Ohio Northern University in April. The appellate court will hear ...

A court ruling overturning Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming health care for minors only impacts one of three bans included in ...

Jeffery Peasley, 44, shot and killed Robert 'Bobby' Zornes Jr. inside a Coventry Township home more than three years ago.

"While those accused of a crime have a constitutional right to counsel, the legal needs of Ohioans extend far beyond criminal ...

Case Kegley, the judge’s son, lived in Portsmouth with his wife, identified in court records as “E.K.” She was a Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office employee. In May 2023, police were sent to the Kegley ...

The deadline to register to vote in the May 6 primary election is April 7. Absentee or early voting will start April 8.

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit involving the city of Fairfield, Municipal Court Judge Joyce Campbell ...

Ohio's new law, H.B. 234, alters criminal case sentencing by removing remorse consideration for Alford pleas. 3News' Stephanie Haney explains, Legally Speaking.

A new Ohio law will lift driver’s license suspensions for people with unpaid court fines and fees, some of which stretch back ...

There has been plenty of waiting this week for Duke, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament's East Region. Waiting was worth ...