The Highland County Press is recapping some of the top stories from 2025. The following is Part 3 of the series.

Hakeem-Ali Shomo and Anthony Bryant received life without parole while Brittany Smith got life with parole eligibility after ...

Four years after Alishah Pointer was brutally murdered, three of her killers learned they will spend the rest of their lives ...

Three Democratic Columbus-area lawmakers asked the ODRC for increased scrutiny of the Butler County Jail over ICE detention ...

Three of six suspects found guilty in connection with the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Alishah Pointer, 22, were sentenced in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday.

A letter from three Ohio legislators criticizing conditions of the Butler County Jail has sparked the ire of Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones.

The Ross County Sheriff’s Office reported a variety of incidents on January 6, 2026, including non-criminal investigations, ...