COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Rep. Jeff LaRe recalled a time he could fit a copy of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) on his person while patrolling the streets of Fairfield County as a sheriff’s deputy in the ...

Homicides in the nation's capital are up 30% so far in 2023. Pending changes to the century-old criminal code of Washington, D.C., are now at the center of political controversy in Congress and an ...

Weeks after members of Congress rejected D.C. lawmakers’ plan to change how the city handles crime in its courts, the District is back to operating under a century-old criminal code. Now, lawmakers ...

This week, the D.C. Council unanimously passed a new criminal code that could create chaos for the courts and disarm judges and juries with sentencing power to be tough on crime. The bill stems from ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on Wednesday, stating her official veto of a bill that would overhaul the District's century-old criminal ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser followed up Wednesday on her threat to veto the massive overhaul of the District’s criminal code. Bowser and the D.C. Council agree on the urgent need to reduce crime in the ...

A multi-year effort to revise the rules that define crime and measure punishment in Delaware now rests in the hands of the General Assembly. Legislation that seeks to consolidate and streamline the ...