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57-year-old Todd Jones and 54-year-old Laurel Hoffman were sentenced for cutting down and selling an over 200-year-old Black Walnut tree.

The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a law that cuts state funding to cities by the amount they collect in traffic camera fines; Thursday was the first day for public testimony on House Bill 598 which would trigger a near total ban on abortion in Ohio if Roe v. Wade is over turned; Two siblings have been ordered to pay $20,000 to Cleveland Metroparks for cutting down and selling a 200-year-old Black Walnut tree in Strongsville.

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Black walnut trees are valuable due to their high-quality lumber, which often is used to make furniture, musical instruments and veneer.

Protecting them in public areas is a no-brainer. Protecting them on private land is a far greater challenge.

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A brother and sister in Ohio have been charged with felony theft after authorities say they cut down a centuries-old tree and sold the lumber for profit.

Two Ohio siblings were charged with felony theft after they cut down a 250-year-old Black Walnut tree valued at $18,000, and arranged to have it logged and sold for lumber, according to Cleveland.com.

Two Ohio siblings were charged with felony theft after they cut down a 250-year-old Black Walnut tree valued at $18,000, and arranged to have it logged and sold for lumber, according to Cleveland.com.

File photo of a Beech tree. Artur Debat/Getty Images Two Ohio siblings accused of cutting down a 250-year-old walnut tree are facing felony charges.