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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)
Appeals court directed to resolve dueling city councils dispute
The Supreme Court of Ohio Oct. 1 revived for a second time a Nelsonville woman’s lawsuit to remain on the Nelsonville city council.
In a unanimous per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court found the Fourth District Court of Appeals wrongly dismissed Margarita Nguyen’s request to be reinstated as a member of the Nelsonvil ... (full story)