Domestic Violence

The Ohio House approved, with a near unanimous vote, a bill to help protect victims of domestic violence from the moment police are called to the scene.

The YWCA Dayton has opened a new campus in Huber Heights. The expansion comes as the organization celebrates its 151 years helping local communities in the Miami Valley.

In 2020, the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County served hundreds of men, women and children in their emergency shelter in Troy. The shelter also provided help to more than 500 victims of domestic violence. Now, the nonprofit has a new home thanks to a $2.3 million fundraising campaign.

A bill in the Ohio legislature that toughens penalties for domestic abuse and creates more protections for victims will not pass the General Assembly by...

Ohio’s Stay At Home order aims to keep people safe and prevent further spread of the coronavirus, but home is not a safe place for everyone. For those…

Ohio lawmakers want to overhaul the way the state deals with domestic violence cases by activating a network of support once a call is made to police.

A bill moving through the Ohio senate would allow victims of violent crimes to register to vote anonymously, but the bill could do much more than that,…

Legislation is being proposed in the Ohio House that would require people to surrender firearms to law enforcement agencies if they've been convicted of…

The Ohio House has approved legislation that would shield the addresses of victims of domestic violence, stalking and other crimes from use by government…

A group of Democratic lawmakers in Ohio say domestic-violence deaths can be prevented by taking guns away from people served with restraining…