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Local
Court upholds 60-year sentence for crime spree convictions
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently affirmed the decision to impose consecutive sentences leading to a 60-year prison term for a man who went on a two-month robbery and kidnapping spree in Hamilton County, forcing at gunpoint many of his victims to drive around and withdraw money from ATMs.
A divided Supreme Court found the Hamil ... (full story)
Legal Aid/FirstEnergy to hold free clinic on Nov. 14
Attorneys from FirstEnergy Corp. and Community Legal Aid Services are gearing up to host a free wills and estate documents clinic.
The Nov. 14 event takes place at FirstEnergy’s Akron headquarters at 76. S. Main St. and runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
While it’s being held just days after Veterans Day to pay tribute ... (full story)
Muni Court, Glendale Cemetery to honor veteran Lewis P. Buckley
AKRON– The Akron Municipal Court and the Glendale Cemetery will co-host an in-person tribute on today at 11:30 a.m. for Civil War Veteran Lewis P. Buckley.
This is the fifth consecutive year the Akron Municipal Court has hosted an event in November to honor a local veteran.
The ceremony will take place in the Civil War ... (full story)
State
Family pleaded to have assault rifle seized before deadly school shooting. Officers had few options
Orlando Harris' family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old's bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than one suicide attempt. But the best officers could do in a state with some of the most expansive gun rights is suggest Harris keep the weapon i ... (full story)
True crime's popularity brings real change for defendants and society. It's not all good
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1989, Americans were riveted by the shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion by their own children. Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison and lost all subsequent appeals. But today, more than three decades later, they unexpectedly have a chance of ge ... (full story)
Technology
New California digital property licensing law announced
Do you (or your friends, family or clientele) know what you’re buying when you buy a digital asset like a book, movie or song?
Probably not.
If you think that you’re buying an ownership interest in that digital property, look again at the fine print.
Much of the time, you’re actually purchasing a revoc ... (full story)