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Some commercial builders have taken the law into their own hands by moving ahead with construction projects before having all of the proper permits.

A temporary restraining order is in place after a developer began excavation for warehouse construction before it had the proper permits.

Jack Scott, 32, of Newark, was convicted of 15 counts of rape of a minor, gross sexual imposition, and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

Jack Scott, 32, of Newark, was convicted of 15 counts of rape of a minor, gross sexual imposition, and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

An Etna man received a 7-to-9-year sentence Tuesday in Licking County Common Pleas Court for the shooting death of his nephew last year in Etna.

Carlisle is suing the Southwest Licking Community Water and Sewer District, of which Harrison Township is a member.

A Newark man was sentenced to two years in prison in a 2021 domestic violence case earlier this week.

The former Hartford Independent Fair financial secretary/fiscal officer was sentenced to 30 days in jail earlier this week after she was found guilty of stealing from the organization.

A former Licking Heights teachers aide was sentenced to three years in prison last week after she had a sexual relationship with a student.

Kristopher Porter, 30, of Newark, pleaded guilty to an amended third-degree felony.