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Three executions are scheduled in Ohio this year beginning in August, though the likelihood of those being carried out is low.

Six great movies about presidents ‘All the President’s Men’. Watch it on HBO Max, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, YouTube. by Noel Murray (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- When a president is inaugurated, it’s traditionally an occasion for pageantry and pomp, showcasing the splendor of Washington and reminding the country and the world of the United States’ democratic promise: that power ultimately rests in the will of the people. As we head into these ceremonies in the coming week, it’s a...

Gov. Mike DeWine appeared to further distance himself from capital punishment on Tuesday by correcting a reporter who described him as a supporter of the death penalty. DeWine objected to the "premise" of the question: "I didnt say that. I said I am following the law in Ohio" that permits executions. The second-year Republican governor spoke on a wide range of topics Tuesday during a 90-minute-plus interview with editors and reporters from Gannett Ohio newspapers, including The Dispatch. DeW...

gvogrin@tribtoday.com Staff photo / Guy Vogrin Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins thumbs through the case file of convicted killer Kenneth Biros who was executed in December 2009. Now that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has instructed lawmakers to choose a different method, local prosecutors are taking offense to the governor’s “unofficial moratorium” on capital punishment in the state. DeWine last week said it’s “pretty clear” there won’t be any executions in 2021, and he doesn’t...

Now that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has instructed lawmakers to choose a different method, local prosecutors are taking offense to the governor’s “unofficial moratorium” on capital punishment in the state. DeWine last week said it’s “pretty clear” there won’t be any executions in 2021, and he doesn’t think there is enough support in the Legislature to prioritize a switch in the execution method. Ohio has an “unofficial moratorium” on capital punishment, DeWine said. Yet some sta...

Convicted serial killer Shawn Grates death sentence upheld Ohio high court says defense counsel erred but not to reversible level ASHLAND - The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously affirmed the convictions and death sentence for Shawn Grate in the murder of two women in Ashland County. Grate, who murdered at least five women in three Ohio counties, was convicted in 2018 of killing Stacey Stanley, 43, and Elizabeth Griffith, 29, after a lengthy jury trial in Ashland County Common Pleas C...