Crime

Pammy Maye, 50, is charged in the death of 5-year-old Darnell Taylor.

Pammy Maye is charged with the aggravated murder of 5-year-old Darnell Taylor. The state prosecutors’ plea deal carries a sentence between 21 years and life in prison.

Bryan Davis was suspended in his role as Scioto County commissioner pending the results of the criminal case against him.

Luke Perez was caught on video throwing a documentarian, Mike Newman, to the ground as Newman tried to question former Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee.

Sen. Bill Blessing (R-Colerain Twp.) said he wants to explore what more can be done to ensure there are guidelines that ensure the well-being of kids who are home-schooled.

The Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals ruled that two members of the Wagner family convicted in the Pike County massacres will be re-sentenced.

Last year was the first time in over a decade that Columbus kept the number of homicides under triple digits.

Married couple Spencer and Monique Tepe were murdered inside their North 4th Street home in December 2025.

Toledo Police Chief Michael Troendle said Tuesday that the shooting followed a physical altercation between members of two rival groups. As one person was tackled and assaulted, another began firing a gun, followed by a second person who responded with more gunshots.

Police still had no suspects in custody Sunday after a weekend shooting near a northwest Ohio street festival wounded 12 people and sent attendees scrambling for cover in a busy Toledo neighborhood.