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Detectives from the Scioto County Sheriff's Office have arrested a Lucasville man wanted on fleeing charges.

The Ohio Supreme Court today ordered the warden of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville to carry out Richard Cooey's execution by lethal injection on Oct.

Ohio inmate Richard Cooey's 21-year stay on death row is set to end in October. The Ohio Supreme Court today ordered the warden of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville to carry out Cooey's ...

For decades, the Supreme Court has declined to rule on execution methods and whether that punishment applies to child rapists.

The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man involved in killing a corrections officer in the state's worst prison riot.

A mentally handicapped man who helped plot the murder of a Lucasville corrections officer during the 1993 riot should be put to death, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today.

Pike County Prosecutor Robert Junk said he plans to ask a grand jury to indict a motorist on felony charges related to a hit-and-run accident that killed a bicyclist along Rt.

It wasn't a real disaster situation Friday at the former home of McArthur Elementary, but those who participated in the mock disaster gained additional skills and real-time experience.

A Pike County Prosecutor plans to ask a grand jury to indict a Lucasville woman on felony charges related to a vehicle accident that killed a bicyclist along ST RT 23, last month.

Arrest - John Daley, 18, of 120 Western Ave., was arrested and charged with possession of drugs and obstructing official business; 7:43 p.m. Wednesday.

The community has an opportunity this week to learn more about adult day care services in Scioto County.

Four people were injured in a head-on crash on Potts Hill Road Saturday. The Chillicothe post of the Ohio Highway Patrol reports that the driver of one vehicle, 32-year-old Tera Saxby, of Lucasville, was flown ...

Hazel Geraldine Lincoln, 82, of Ohio 104, Lucasville, originally from Elm St., New Straitsville, went to be with the Lord after a brief battle with cancer on Friday, May 23, 2008, at her home in ...

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident on U.S.-23 near Piketon, Ohio, that claimed the life of a Northville man. via Hometown Life

“He had no business being on (U.S.) 23. Bikers have the right to use it, but in doing so, he's jeopardizing his safety. We advise against it.”

PIKETON - Organizers with the Tour of the Scioto River Valley said a fatal run-in between a motor vehicle and cyclist in Pike County over the weekend was a first for the organization. via Chillicothe Gazette

“The case will be reviewed by the prosecutor's office when the investigation is complete”

A participant in the Tour of the Scioto River Valley bicycle event died Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle. via Chillicothe Gazette

“Everybody looks at my father as a bad person. They don't know the truth”

A man who was adopted as a child and spent the past year researching his ancestry discovered that his biological father is on Ohio's death row for killing a corrections officer and two others in the state's ... via Nbc4i.com

“We latched on to each other for 20 minutes”

Sean Baker felt out of place his entire life. He always knew he had been adopted when he was 9 months old. via Marion Star

“We never stopped fighting. We just got the letter Monday.”

A grieving woman and community members are keeping the man convicted of kidnapping and raping the woman's sister behind bars for five more years. via Ashtabula Star-Beacon

“The state believes it is always in our interest to have appeals heard as soon after a conviction and sentence as possible”

The convicted killer of a Reynoldsburg woman nearly lost his chance to appeal a life prison sentence after a court-appointed attorney neglected to file the paperwork on time. via Columbus Dispatch