YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Willie Richard Moncrief, Sr., was born September 28, 1943, in Siluria, Alabama, to ...

An Ohio pastor has been found guilty of violating the fire code after running a homeless shelter out a church in Bryan, Ohio.

A judge has found Pastor Chris Avell guilty of violating zoning and fire codes in a criminal case. But his battle is not over ...

Former Sen. Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) and Cincinnati-area Dr. Bryan Hambley have announced they want to succeed ...

Since March 2023, Pastor Chris Avell has kept the doors of Dad’s Place Church in Bryan, Ohio open 24/7 for anyone in need. Operating this sanctuary for the area’s homeless has put him in legal hot ...

A pastor in Ohio has been criminally charged for violating safety codes while letting people sleep in his church overnight.

For the past year, the Rev. Chris Avell and city officials have been battling over the pastor’s efforts to serve the homeless ...

An Ohio pastor has been found guilty of a fire code violation and could face as much as two months in jail for keeping his ...

Bryan Municipal Court Judge Kent North's decision is another step in a legal battle that began in late 2023 between the ...

Chris Avell, pastor of Dad's Place Church in the city of Bryan, could face a $200 fine and up to 60 days in jail if he ...

More than a year after the city first ordered Dad's Place to cease operations as a shelter, the church's pastor was found ...