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Listen to cleveland.com's The Wake Up podcast on audio. CLEVELAND, Ohio — A prominent law firm has to explain itself to a judge in order to get a $1.2 million payment from FirstEnergy Solutions. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Alan Koschik is holding up the payment of the final $1.2 million of about $68 million in fees and expenses that Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP charged during its l...

HALEDON — A state law concerning the counting of prisoners has spoiled an attempt by the borough to pick up an extra seat on the Manchester Regional school board. The borough believes that it should have the greatest say on the Board of Education because new census data show it has the largest population of the high school's sending towns, which also include North Haledon and Prospect Park. ...

Columbia Falls Police Department warned a man about driving with an illuminated light bar and four forward-facing lamps on his truck on Ninth Street. A concerned mother on Nucleus Avenue reportedly told officers her son was in the men’s bathroom at a restaurant when an older man made inappropriate comments about his body. While it made him uneasy, she said there was no physical contact and wa...

A Florida man accused of shooting down a law enforcement drone in July was indicted Wednesday on charges of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and destruction of aircraft. Wendell Doyle Goney, 51, was formally charged after he allegedly admitted to shooting a Lake County Sheriff’s Office drone out of the sky with a .22 caliber rifle, according to a news release from the Department of J...

A group of Republican-led states criticized the U.S. Justice Department for suing to overturn a Texas ban on most abortions, telling a judge that the federal government needs to be reined in. If a temporary injunction blocking the law is revived while the lawsuit proceeds, the Justice Department will be emboldened to file similar suits in the future, the 18 states said in a filing at the fede...

Photo Courtesy W.Va. Governor’s Office Gov. Jim Justice discusses the bill he said would clarify to businesses the need for medical and religious exemptions to COVID vaccinations during his Wednesday briefing. WHEELING — West Virginia businesses have the right to mandate employee COVID vaccinations, but both medical and religious exemptions must be respected, according to Gov. Jim Justice. “T...

Demonstrators hold up signs representing victims of gun violence along the east front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images). By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts If you or someone you know is concerned about domestic violence, you can call 800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit TheHotline.org for confidential help. The Nation...

Members of the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance (from left) Eric Brenner, board member, Jane Sheffield, treasurer, Karl King, secretary, and Andy Hamilton, board chairman, stand in a canal remnant along the Lower Trail between Williamsburg and Alexandria in 2015. The Lower Trail is included in the loop that makes up the September 11th National Memorial Trail, which was signed i...

The University of Sydney Jeanne Huang on China's Personal Data Law  Bloomberg

News Three-dozen law enforcement officers, along with a dozen members of Cody Holte's family are in Washington, D.C. for National Police Week. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Flashing police lights lit up the outside of Hector Airport as Fargo officers welcomed the Grand Forks Police Department, and the family of officer Cody Holte. "It's a good way to remember Cody and what he stood for," said Grand F...