The ultimate sentence was a shock to the state, defense, gallery, and other court-watchers alike — and prompted audible tears ...

A Sonoma County woman has been charged with sexually abusing a girl over a three-year period, court records show.

Two family members convicted in the killings of eight members of an Ohio family have received lengthy prison terms for their ...

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy determined Special Prosecutor Angela Canepa’s request to remove the judge ...

Three members of an Ohio family were sentenced Friday for their roles in the 2016 massacre of eight members of another family ...

Here are five of the most dramatic moments from a day in the Pike County Common Pleas Court, where three defendants were sentenced and one sat for a hearing.

The fourth, patriarch George “Billy” Wagner III, is scheduled for a hearing in his case. He’s fighting 22 charges for the 2016 crimes, with a trial that had been set to start Monday in Pike County but ...

In a Pike County court room on Friday, Judge Jonathan Hein decided to eschew the prosecution’s plea deal with Edward “Jake” Wagner and instead provide him an opportunity for parole.

The visiting judge overseeing the cases, retired Darke County Common Pleas Court Judge Jonathan Hein, filed court papers earlier this week rescheduling their sentencing hearings for Friday, Jan. 3 at ...

With the recent sentencing of Edward “Jake” Wagner and Angela Wagner for their parts in the killing of seven members of the Rhoden family and Hannah Gilley in April 2016, ...

Judge Jonathan Hein will remain on the bench for murder trial of George "Billy" Wagner, according to a filing made by Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy.

George "Billy" Wagner III returns to Pike County for a hearing in advance of his coming murder trial. Three family members ...