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The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit County, Ohio.
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Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his mission
BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — For more than a year, a pastor who opened his church around the clock to shelter and give hope to homeless people has been at odds with an Ohio city over the building housing his ministry.
Recently, a city judge found Pastor Chris Avell guilty of violating zoning and fire codes in a criminal case. But hi ... (full story)
Appellate panel affirms ruling on man’s encounter with police chief
A Fifth District Court of Appeals panel affirmed a Licking County Municipal Court judgment against a Utica man arrested during an early-morning encounter with the village police chief.
The 2-1 panel upheld Police Chief Cameron Dailey’s arrest of 44-year-old Ryan McKenzie, who was walking behind a closed business while carr ... (full story)