Brian Patterson, 44, of Canton, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison by U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese after pleading guilty to multiple charges including sexual exploitation of children, receipt and distribution of visual depictions of real minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and possession of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), also referred to as child pornography.

An Ohio man was sentenced to 20 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the IRS by not reporting income he earned from his ownership and operation of illegal gambling businesses.

The driest summer in more than a decade prompted an Ohio watershed district this summer to take the unprecedented step of limiting the use of water for oil and gas fracking.

An Ohio man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his alleged actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

Nick Jones, a student at Early College Middle School, candidly reflects on how he has grown all-too accustomed to violence.

An Ohio woman pleaded guilty recently to conspiring to defraud the IRS related to her operation of an illegal gambling business. 

A former Canton-area attorney was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to stealing from his clients, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Stark County Sheriff George T. Maier announced recently.

Earlier this month in Canton, Ohio, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott celebrated a $46 million investment in the Canton Water Department. 

A federal jury recently convicted two Ohio men of tax, gambling, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction crimes related to their operation of illegal gambling businesses in Canton and their scheme to conceal the illicit proceeds from those businesses to avoid paying taxes. Two others involved in the conspiracy pleaded guilty.

Four Division III conferences, all with a footprint in Ohio, have announced the inaugural Opendorse Bowl Series. The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, the North Coast Athletic Conference, the Ohio Athletic Conference and the Presidents’ Athletic Conference will each be represented by their highest-ranked team to not make the NCAA tournament in a one-day, two-game series set to take place Nov. 23, 2024. 

A federal grand jury in Cleveland returned five indictments, unsealed last month, charging a total of 10 individuals, three of whom were previously charged, with illegal gambling, tax and/or other related offenses.

Justin Bush, 35, of Canton, Ohio, was sentenced recently to 96 months imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi after he pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics and to distributing narcotics.

An Ohio man was sentenced this month on a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.