On Tuesday, a city judge found Pastor Chris Avell guilty of violating zoning and fire codes in a criminal case. But his battle is not over. His attorneys, who last year filed a federal lawsuit accusing the city of harassing and humiliating the church and its congregants, have vowed to appeal the conviction.

An Ohio pastor has been found guilty of violating the fire code after running a homeless shelter out a church in Bryan, Ohio.

BRYAN, Ohio — A judge in northwestern Ohio found a pastor guilty on criminal charges Tuesday for failing to comply with the city fire code after he opened his church to let homeless people and ...

An incoming Ohio law will create harsher penalties for drunk driving and allow law enforcement to use a new method when testing motorists for alcohol. Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Jan. 8 that he signed House Bill 37,

Former Sen. Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) and Cincinnati-area Dr. Bryan Hambley have announced they want to succeed term-limited Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — For more than a year, a pastor who opened his church around the clock to shelter and give hope to homeless people has been at odds with an Ohio city over the building housing ...

A judge in northwestern Ohio found a pastor guilty on criminal charges Tuesday for failing to comply with the city fire code after he opened his church to let homeless people and others stay inside overnight to escape the winter chill.

A pastor who turned his Ohio church into an around-the-clock shelter for homeless people has been in a legal fight for more than a year over his ministry BRYAN, Ohio -- For more than a year ...

For the past year, the Rev. Chris Avell and city officials have been battling over the pastor’s efforts to serve the homeless community.

A pastor in Ohio has been criminally charged for violating safety codes while letting people sleep in his church overnight.

More than a year after the city first ordered Dad's Place to cease operations as a shelter, the church's pastor was found guilty.

BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — A judge in northwest Ohio found a Bryan pastor guilty on criminal charges Tuesday for failing to comply with the city fire code after he opened his church to let homeless ...