Wildland firefighters face a big pay cut if Congress doesn't act − that's taking a toll on a workforce already under stress (THE CONVERSATION) As cool weather arrives and the number of U.S. wildfires ...

The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

John Mismas, a former teamster who graduated from The University of Akron School of Law in 2003, recently won the largest jury award for an asbestos case in Ohio history, totaling $27.5 million. The ...

SALCEDO, Ecuador (AP) — Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador's central highlands, began in the mid-20th century, born from the ingenuity of Franciscan nuns. Locals say the sisters ...

The 11th District Court of Appeals ruled recently that a defendant was not entitled to a resentencing hearing after his death penalty was modified and reduced to life imprisonment. The appellant, ...

During his long career, Akron attorney Robert W. Higham held several different positions in the legal profession, but colleagues and family say his real passion was private practice. As an attorney, ...

Growing up in Ashtabula, Ohio, Akron Municipal Court Judge Nicole Walker said she always had a desire to help people who face the biggest challenges in life. While she initially planned to do so as a ...

Women are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease − in part because doctors don't take major sex and gender differences into account (THE CONVERSATION) A simple difference in the genetic code – ...

Recently, the 8th District Court of Appeals granted a hearing to a defendant convicted of murder after he appealed the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas’ decision denying him leave to file a ...

A Noble County mineral rights holder properly preserved those rights when a surface owner attempted to have them deemed abandoned under Ohio’s Dormant Mineral Act (ODMA), the Ohio Supreme Court ruled ...

A Summit County Juvenile Court did not abuse its discretion by transferring a 15-year-old’s murder case to adult court, the 9th District Court of Appeals recently ruled. Ramous “Doobie” Lewis was ...