In a flurry of bills signed on Friday was one that makes big changes in Ohio’s law on vicious dogs. It’s a victory to the family of the central Ohio middle school girl it’s named for, who’s still ...

Ohio lawmakers passed a major overhaul of the state's dangerous dog laws after publication of an investigation by this newspaper into how current laws fail victims of vicious attacks. The Ohio Senate ...

No one wants to welcome a a dangerous dog breed into their home. If you have kids or are just safety-conscious, it makes sense to do your due diligence on the most aggressive dog breeds before you get ...

Stephanie Nicole Ayers is heading toward a slap on the wrist so light that it would be an injustice to call it a punishment. Under Ohio law, the toughest penalty the 44-year-old Reynoldsburg resident ...

Investigative journalism and brave advocacy by a 12-year-old Columbus girl spurred state lawmakers to overhaul Ohio's dangerous dog laws.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will sign dozens of bills into law today in Columbus, one of them will drastically change the laws around dangerous and vicious dogs, known as Avery’s Law ...

In Dover, city officials voted unanimously on an ordinance that would require muzzles or restraints for “vicious dogs” in public. The ordinance is based off House Bill 250, which was signed into law ...

Under the new ordinance, a dog is considered “potentially dangerous” and “vicious” when it engages in an unprovoked behavior ...

Two different attacks involving the same dogs in Tower Grove South last month have the neighborhood on edge. Two weeks ago, Chris Bethel witnessed something that left him shaken. He was on a late ...