STEUBENVILLE - A jury trial concerning shots being fired in June 2011 on Maryland Avenue began Wednesday before Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge David Henderson. Kinlaw Hendrix, 27, of Steubenville, formerly of Knoxville, Ill.

(AP Photo/BKA). FILE - The undated photo provided by German federal criminal investigation office BKA in Dec. 2011, shows terror suspect Beate Zschaepe after her arrest.

By Ladd Egan (KUTV) A sprawling, multi-million dollar compound built for imprisoned polygamous sect prophet Warren Jeffs is now owned by the leaderâs estranged former bodyguard. Willie Jessop bought the six-acre property for $3.6 million during a sheriffâs auction Thursday morning on the steps of the courthouse in St. ...

ALBANY, NY — In an important victory for residents opposed to hydraulic fracturing in New York, the Third Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court in Albany on May 2 ruled that municipalities have the right to adopt zoning laws that prohibit fracking.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who stripped naked at Portland International Airport to protest what he saw as an invasive security check went to court Tuesday to contest the federal government's proposal to fine him $1,000.

An Idaho man who admitted to breaking into a Boise zoo last year and killing a monkey was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday, court records show.

OROVILLE — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a 27-year-old man charged for a July 2011 shooting at a downtown Chico nightclub.

Cities and counties that offer same-sex partner health benefits don't anticipate altering their policies after the Texas attorney general called the practice unconstitutional.

WHEELING - First Judicial Circuit Judge James Mazzone will consider a West Virginia State Police trooper's testimony about Melody Fisher's prescription drug use before deciding if that information will be shared with a jury during a potential trial.

A measure to empower judges to decide on sentences for bail violations has drawn skeptics in the wake of the killing of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements.

Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky saved Damien Echols' life. That wasn't their intent when they started making a documentary called Paradise Lost , about three murdered 8-year-old boys and the hasty trials where three teens were deemed responsible. Echols was sentenced to death at one of these trials. Thanks to the film, strangers spent years trying to clear his name.

Biologix Hair Inc. has appointed Dave G. Csumrik to its Board of Directors. Mr. Csumrik will serve as an independent, non-executive Director and assist Biologix in developing its Audit, Compensation and ...

Eureka resident Jean Scheffler said was shocked and overwhelmed when 75 people showed up to a neighborhood watch meeting she led at a friend's house on the 2500 block of O Street.

After spending nearly 21/2 days in Montgomery County jail, Virginia Tech running back Michael Holmes was released Tuesday on a $2,500 bond after appearing in Montgomery County General District court in Christiansburg.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) , Citigroup Inc. (C) and 10 other banks have restrained market competition for credit default swaps in violation of U.S. antitrust law, an Ohio union pension plan contends in a federal court complaint.

By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) - Jodi Arias, convicted of first-degree murder, will face an Arizona jury on Thursday tasked with determining if she deserves the death penalty for the brutal slaying of an ex-boyfriend in a sensational case that attracted national media attention. Arias was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering 30-year-old Travis Alexander, whose body was found in the shower of ...

A Cottonwood Heights man was ordered to spend at least 15 years in prison after killing his wife years ago.0

About 50 people have protested outside a Guatemala prison against the genocide conviction for former dictator Efrain Rios Montt.

A federal judge has agreed to reschedule Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield's trial on a federal bribery charge.

Level Global Investors LP co-founder Anthony Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said.

How many times do you wash your hands before making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? That's a question that could soon be answered by a federal judge for people who work in nursing homes.

A group of former Chief Illiniwek portrayers has proposed bringing back the Chief in a limited way: twice-a-year, on-field appearances, for a two-year trial basis. However, according to Chancellor Phyllis Wise, the campus's top leader, the Chief will not come out of retirement. CHAMPAIGN — A group of former Chief Illiniwek portrayers has proposed to bring back the Chief in a limited way: twice-a ...

DeWine to propose stricter gun sentences COLUMBUS Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and state

The drug case that exposed shoddy work at the St. Paul police crime lab could be resolved within days.

Medical marijuana just got a little harder to get in California. The state supreme court has ruled that cities can ban dispensaries through zoning. That decision validates a policy already in-place in Riverside, and now a lot of communities are …

A lawsuit, filed by a former Siouxland Community Health Center worker against the center, and its CEO, has been moved to federal court.

Man Plans to Sue Creek County, Okla., for False Imprisonment

The former president of Port Arthur Chemical and Environmental Services, LLC (PACES) has pleaded guilty in federal court to occupational safety crimes which resulted in the death of an employee, annou

Sentencing for ex-Box Elder County deputy postponed by Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 8, 2013 11:55AM MDT Brigham City » Sentencing has been postponed for a former Box Elder County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting women during a series of traffic stops. Scott Womack, 37, was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in 1st District Court, where he has pleaded no ...

Corrections officials are alerting judges throughout Colorado that errors appear to have resulted in early, improper release dates from prison for hundreds of prisoners they sentenced.

The state Game and Fish Department is asking a federal court to lift a decades-old order preventing the agency from providing New Mexico residents with more licenses to hunt bighorn sheep, ibex and oryx.

Widower says letter of apology read in court was insulting to Mont Vernon family victimized by attack; state describes Spader as a psychopath who cannot be rehabilitated.

Taylorville – A retired Taylorville doctor was rued competent to stand trail on federal charges.

A struggle between Gov. John Hickenlooper and key members of his own party over a measure to repurpose the shuttered Fort Lyon prison campus took a new turn Friday.

Charles Camp, 49 testified that he robbed businesses because he and his girlfriend ran out of money after he ordered her to quit her job as a topless dancer.

WASHINGTON – The Congressional Black Caucus is pressing the Federal Communications Commission to move swiftly to cut the costs that prison inmates and their families are paying for phone calls, an issue that has been tied up with the regulatory panel for a decade.

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth graduate commencement was held Saturday. Judge Phillip Rapoza, chief justice of the Massachusetts Court of Appeals, delivered the graduate address and received an honorary Doctor of Law degree.

NASHUA – A convicted sex offender charged with possession of child pornography was released from jail after his bail was reduced by Superior Court judge this week. Thomas F. Richards, 52, of 15 Amherst St., Apt. 4R, Milford, was arrested March 22 when Milford police and the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force executed a search warrant at this home for images of child sex ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Bars and liquor stores could sue underage patrons and judges would have to send repeat drunken drivers to prison under a pair of bills the state Assembly overwhelmingly approved Tuesday in another attempt to rein in excessive drinking in Wisconsin.

COLUMBUS — A 28-year-old Columbus man killed in a shootout with state troopers following a pursuit Friday night in Seward County had vowed not to be taken alive in recorded phone conversations while he was in jail in connection with a local child abuse case.

Attorney Steven Gursten of Michigan Auto Law discusses auto insurance rates, and how No Fault reform would affect Michigan auto accident victimsFarmington Hills, MI (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Gov. Rick Snyder recently presented a new proposal for Michigan No Fault reform. According to a press release on Gov. ...