Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 1—The recently reported death of 7-year-old Hershall Creachbaum Jr. follows changes to state law enacted three years ago ...

Sep. 9—The father of a 10-year-old Dayton boy who suffered "extreme abuse and torture" before his December 2019 death in a case that triggered child welfare reforms reached a plea agreement Wednesday ...

The death of Takoda Collins has touched a nerve across the Miami Valley. Montgomery County prosecutors say the 10-year-old died after his dad, Al-Mutahan McLean, tortured and abused him for years, as ...

Sep. 30—A judge told a Dayton father who killed his 10-year-old son, Takoda Collins, after abusing and torturing him for years that he showed the boy no mercy and that the judge, in turn, wasn't going ...

A judge ruled Takoda Collins’ father, Al McLean, competent to stand trial during a forensic hearing Wednesday based on court appointed psychologist’s report. McLean, 30; his fiancee Amanda Hinze, 28; ...