Derrick Long's attorney said he acted in self-defense during the Riverfront Live shooting. Franeek Cobb's attorney has said ...

University of Cincinnati students are coming together to stay safe amid growing safety concerns on and off campus.

A 2021 change to Ohio law is making it more difficult for prosecutors to secure murder convictions when a defendant claims ...

Fort Worth federal Judge Mark Pittman specifically named Benjamin Song as the person who nonfatally shot a police officer ...

After shootings in Columbus, suspects sometimes raise self-defense claims. Sometimes these claims are successful; sometimes they aren’t. The Dispatch spoke with a legal expert to figure out when ...

An earlier appellate decision said deadly force, like using a firearm or a knife, can be used to protect yourself against ...

Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that an incomplete self-defense instruction required the reversal of an El Paso County defendant’s murder convictions. Demetrius Montez Martin was ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Was it self-defense? That's the big question for Akira Fletcher. She's accused of shooting two women in Avondale, which resulted in the death of one of them. On Monday, Local 12 ...

At the beginning of class, Chijioke “Chi” Williams invites her trans self-defense students to “shake it out” and simply get moving. “There’s so many people with complicated relationships with their ...

Capital Region community organizations are offering women the chance to learn the art of self-defense this spring.