On Thursday, Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith revealed he’s requested a trade from the team.   CLEVELAND — On Wednesday, J.R. Smith said he was given the option to take a leave of absence from the Cleveland Cavaliers but opted not to. That, however, doesn’t mean he wants to stay in Cleveland. Following shootaround on Thursday, Smith […]

FREDERICK, Colo. — Newly released court documents in the Chris Watts case obtained by KMGH suggest his two young daughters may have been strangled. The suggestion came in a motion filed by defense attorneys in Weld County court to compel the coroner to take DNA from the necks and throats of the remains of 4-year-old Bella […]

CLEVELAND – A lawyer and tour manager for the white nationalist leader Richard Spencer who has garnered controversy across the country for his alt-right speeches has sent a request to host a speech at Kent State University in May. Kyle Bristow tweeted on Wednesday that Georgia State University student Cameron Padgett asked the university for a space to host […]

  The death of Michael Jackson is still having a negative effect on the people who were involved with him both professionally and personally. After a judge cleared concert promotion company AEG Live of any wrongdoing in the death of the King of Pop, his mother Katherine Jackson has requested a new trial. Obviously, AEG Live […]

CLEVELAND – It became a national story throughout the day. The Browns have an answer. Lifelong Browns fan Scott E. Entsminger, 55, of Mansfield, Ohio, died on July 4. The Columbus native and a Browns season-ticket holder wrote a song for the team each year and sent it in, along with his advice on how […]

(CNN) — George Zimmerman’s lawyers have vowed to file a motion asking a Florida judge for a new bond hearing for their client Monday, a day after the murder suspect returned to jail on a judge’s order. The 28-year-old Florida man accused in the death of Trayvon Martin had been free on bond for weeks […]

What do you do when your municipality is holding arguably the most-hated and notorious killer on earth?  You grant him bail. That’s exactly what Judge Kenneth Lester did for George Zimmerman, the man who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. RELATED: NewsOne’s Trayvon Martin Coverage As a condition of his bail, Zimmerman is not allowed to have […]

The judge who was set to preside over the trial of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin has stepped aside. Jessica Reckseidler’s recusal from the trial comes after Mark O’Mara, Zimmerman’s attorney, suggested that her husband’s job as a partner to Mark NeJame, a CNN legal analyst covering the trial, represented a conflict […]

SANFORD, Florida — The neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing an unarmed black teenager in Florida asked a judge in the case to step down Monday after she revealed a potential conflict of interest. George Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara, filed the request and said Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler revealed the potential conflict last week. Zimmerman […]

AKRON, Ohio – A federal judge has denied former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora’s motion to suppress evidence in his upcoming trial. On Wednsday, Judge Sara Lioi ruled against the motion in Dimora’s case with codefendant Michael Gabor. Among the evidence Dimora’s defense team was hoping to keep out of court were items taken during […]

AKRON, Ohio – A federal judge denied former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora’s motions to delay his trial in the ongoing corruption investigation. U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi made her ruling before Dimora was set to appear in her courtroom Friday afternoon. Lioi also ruled against consolidating Dimora’s two indictments into one trial. New developments […]

The Commodores, fresh off their Lifetime Achievement Award at last year’s SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Awards, just returned from Monaco, where they performed at the annual “Bal De La Rosa” at the request of the Royal Family Prince Albert and Princess Caroline of Monaco. Next month current group members Walter Orange, J.D. Nicholas and William King […]