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Alan Laney is convicted on charges for abusing and torturing a 1-year-old girl in 2017. Laney, of Montpelier, was found guilty in a Williams County courtroom. Prosecutors say Laney was seen hitting the child. He is scheduled for sentencing on June 6.

State fire officials hope tips from the public, regarding a garage fire in Defiance will materialize as investigators continue to go over the scene at a Hill St residence. An attached carport was heavily damaged in the blaze. Just before the fire was discovered, a white female with blonde, shoulder-length …

A Fulton County man is behind bars after police say he went after two teen girls walking on the side of the road at the Fulton-Henry County line. A 13 and a 14-year-old girl were in the area of County Roads 24 and W. They told officers a car, driven …

Noble County deputies wants a woman for failing to appear in court and, now, escape. Brooke McKenney is a white woman, 5-8…170, with blue eyes and brown hair. Anyone with information on McKenney is asked to call the Noble County Sheriff’s Department.

Bad heroin laced with fentanyl in Williams County leads to the third near-fatal overdose within the last 10 days in the area. The victim responded to treatment. Officials say it was a close call.

Williams County deputies want a Bryan woman. Brandie Grandey was arrested in December by Bryan Police and charged with drug possession. In Jan, a failure to appear was added to the charges…she has not been seen since.

Defiance County deputies get a firearms complaint in Sherwood that leads to charges 20 minutes later. Witnesses told officers Stephen Shaw fired off a round while attempting to enter a residence on South Taylor Street. Deputies got a description of Shaw. An Ohio State trooper spotted his vehicle on U.S. …

The hunt for a Salt Lake City murder suspect ends six hours after police there posted a nation-wide bulletin to communities along Interstate 80, including the Ohio Turnpike through Williams County. Shaun French was arrested in Otero County, Colorado. He is suspected of killing a 15 year old girl.

Crews are dispatched to a residential fire alarm on Hardy Street in Hudson. Once there, they found heavy smoke coming from the house. They began attacking the fire in the garage and attic areas. The house was known to be vacant. The fire is considered suspicious in nature. One firefighter …

Paulding County deputies are investigating a homicide north of Oakwood. Officers are now at the Township Road 1037 address, going over the area. Officials say a grandfather shot his grandson, 19-year-old Evan Holcombe in the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene. William Miller was arrested and taken to …