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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man on death row for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a sledgehammer is getting a new hearing after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled his IQ might be too low for him to have been condemned. Shawn Ford Jr. was convicted in Summit County in 2015 of aggravated murder and other […]
LeBron James is seriously dedicated to helping his students, and he proves that time and time again. The baller is now adding safe housing to the school he founded in his hometown, so that students have a stable place to live while they get their education. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NWTzYAxE1/?utm_source=ig_embed Lamar Odom says he “had to show Jesus my appreciation,” so the former NBA star got saved at the World Church in Warrensville Heights, Ohio over the weekend (Oct. 27th). Odom, 39, made his come to Jesus announcement on his Instagram page, sharing a photo of himself with his hands lifted as Pastor Vernon […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NWTzYAxE1/?utm_source=ig_embed Lamar Odom claims he “had to show Jesus my appreciation,” so the former NBA star got saved at the World Church in Warrensville Heights, Ohio over the weekend (Oct. 27th). Odom, 39, made his come to Jesus announcement on his Instagram page, sharing a photo of himself with his hands lifted as Pastor Vernon laid […]
Seven Ohio middle-schoolers have been slapped with delinquency felony counts after tainting crepes with their bodily fluids and feeding them to teachers. As BuzzFeed News reports, the 14-year-old boys at Olentangy Hyatts Middle School in Powell, Ohio are accused of feeding their teachers crepes covered with their own urine and semen. The incident reportedly went down back in May […]
SHARONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A man confused about Ohio drug laws has called a police department demanding that officers return the small amount of marijuana they “stole” from him. WXIX-TV reports the man told a Sharonville police dispatcher in an expletive-laced call Tuesday that it’s legal to possess 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of marijuana, and the amount […]
Two Dayton, Ohio teenagers were shot and killed by a homeowner who thought they were trespassing on his property. According to News Center 7 , on Wednesday, a man who has not been identified, called 911 around 9:30 p.m. to report he shot two people who were in or near his garage: The victims have […]
A cop in Cleveland, Ohio to be specific, is under fire from prosecutors who vow to make sure he “never wears the badge of a police officer again.” The officer, 34, was taken into custody earlier this week on accusations he tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl at a school bus stop. Not only that, […]
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James has dedicated a basketball court at the school he founded for underprivileged children in his hometown. Joined by his close friends and former teammates from nearby St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, James helped unveil a multicolored outdoor court at the I Promise School, which has just started its second […]
One of the first victims struck by the Dayton shooter during his 32-second rampage that left nine people dead was his younger sister, but whether he intentionally killed her remains unknown more than a week later, the Ohio city’s police chief said Tuesday. Investigators have “radically different views” on whether Connor Betts targeted his 22-year-old […]
Some of the victims were old, some were young. They included teachers, immigrants, a retired iron worker, a business owner, and longtime spouses. Now, their relatives and friends are struggling to go on after the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Some funerals already have been held, and more are scheduled in […]
An interracial couple’s home was reportedly blown up and vandalized with racist symbolism early Wednesday morning. Authorities say the couple’s Ohio home exploded at around 1 a.m. Investigators discovered swastikas and racial slurs painted on the family’s separated garage, neighbor’s garage and vehicles nearby. WJW-TV reports Angela Frase, who is Black, and her husband, who is […]