Bolin, Samantha Leigh was booked on 5/12/2026 4:54 PM
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Boil order issued for parts of Athens County following water line work
BUCHTEL, Ohio — The Nelsonville Water Department in Athens County has issued a boil order for residents and businesses on Wilson Avenue and Fork Street in the Village of Buchtel, including Buchtel Food Mart, officials announced. The order was triggered by a new water line connection. It will remain in effect until 3 p.m. Thursday, […]
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Motorcyclist injured after laying down bike on SR 28 in Ross County
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A man suffered a possible broken leg Tuesday morning after laying down his motorcycle on State Route 28, according to authorities. The crash was reported at 11:22 a.m. in the 10,000 block of SR 28. Investigators say the rider pulled out of a driveway, missed a car, and was forced to […]
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Portsmouth drug raid nets suspected fentanyl, gun and cash — Dayton man faces felony charges
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — A multiagency drug investigation culminated Tuesday morning when authorities descended on a Portsmouth apartment, seizing a cache of suspected fentanyl worth more than $25,000 on the street and arresting a Dayton man who now faces two first-degree felonies. Officers from the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force, backed by Portsmouth Police Department’s SWAT […]
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Chillicothe officer spearheads legal graffiti wall at new skate park
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A Chillicothe police officer is leading an effort to create a dedicated legal graffiti wall at the city’s new skate park, offering local artists a sanctioned space to showcase their work. Officer Matt Shipley is raising funds through Project Bad Apple, a local nonprofit, to build a 40-by-8-foot wall at the skate […]
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Waverly to conduct mosquito spraying Wednesday night
WAVERLY, Ohio — The Village of Waverly will conduct mosquito spraying on Wednesday, May 13, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., officials announced. Ohio Pest Control will carry out the fogging operation in conjunction with the village. Residents with respiratory problems are advised to close their windows and turn off window air conditioning units until […]
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Hilliard man sentenced to 14 years for using AI to create child sexual abuse images of real minors
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Hilliard man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after admitting to distributing child sexual abuse material and using artificial intelligence to morph images and videos of real children he knew into pornographic content. Austin Pittman, 35, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to 168 months in prison […]
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Ohio Highway Patrol helicopter joins Ross County deputies in active search
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Law enforcement in Ross County is searching a wooded area near the 6000 block of Walnut Creek Road for a man who fled after making threats of self-harm, authorities said. The Ross County Sheriff’s Office is leading the search and has requested assistance from the Ohio Highway Patrol, including a helicopter to […]
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Ohio’s data‑center boom comes with a hidden cost, new report warns
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Environmental groups are sounding the alarm about Ohio’s data center invasion, warning that unchecked growth is fueling a dramatic increase in fracking on state parks and public lands. Save Ohio Parks, which has tracked the health and environmental impacts of oil and gas fracking, released a white paper this week titled “From […]