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Court must find parent unsuitable before granting custody of child to grandparents
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled on Oct. 7 that a Summit County mother’s constitutional rights were violated when a juvenile court awarded custody of her daughter to the child’s paternal grandparents without first finding that she was an unsuitable parent.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court reversed a Ninth Di ... (full story)
New round of Tax Credit Assistance open for commercial driver's license training
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – The Ohio Department of Development announced applications are open for the fourth round of tax credits aimed at lessening the financial burden on companies offering training for commercial drivers.
The Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Training Program gives employers the opportunity to upskill cur ... (full story)
Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn is sentenced to life in prison for wife’s murder
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on “ American Idol ” was sentenced Oct. 5 to life in prison without the possibility of parole, after a jury convicted him last week of murdering his wife while he was having an affair.
The judge said Caleb Flynn, 40, used his Christian fai ... (full story)
ODOT not liable for death caused by sandbag dropped from bridge
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) cannot be held liable for the death of a passenger killed when a teen dropped a sandbag from a Toledo bridge where fencing had been removed for bridge reconstruction, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Oct. 6.
The Supreme Court decided that ODOT is immune from the lawsuit brought by the ... (full story)
Sentence tossed in Arizona case where deceased victim was depicted speaking in AI-generated video
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man’s 10-year manslaughter sentence has been tossed in a case where a video generated by artificial intelligence portrayed the deceased victim addressing a judge before the punishment was imposed.
In a decision released Sept. 30, the Arizona Court of Appeals concluded Gabriel Paul Horcasitas ... (full story)