A judge has ruled that a northwestern Ohio pastor violated fire codes by running a shelter for those suffering from homelessness. Bryan Municipal Court Judge Kent North issued the ruling Tuesday ...

A former Columbus pastor accused of raping a juvenile pleaded guilty and was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.

George Bell, 73, pleaded guilty on Nov. 5 to two counts of rape involving a child. Bell founded the Anchor Baptist Church in ...

Silas Shelton was charged with four felonies, including rape, for allegedly engaging in sexual conduct with a teenage girl.

An Ohio pastor was charged with child rape two years after he opposed a book series he said wrongfully encouraged children to "explore their sexuality." Silas Shelton, 52, who lives in Warren County ...

More than 100 pastors and religious leaders throughout Ohio have signed onto a letter urging state lawmakers to say “no dice” to expanded gambling. Among the group is Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery), who ...

ORIENT, Ohio (WCMH) — An Orient pastor who died trying to save his sons in a house fire in January 2024 was posthumously awarded a Carnegie Medal, which is the highest civilian honor for heroism in ...

ASHLAND COUNTY, Ohio — Jesse Santos, a Uniontown man, has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges related to an alleged sexual incident involving a 13-year-old girl at River Run Campground in ...

A former pastor in Blanchester, Ohio, has been indicted, with police alleging that he began abusing a then-teenage girl six ...

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