First Place, General News - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateBest of Show - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateAdam Runyons' family reacts after he spoke at his hearing. Runyons pleaded guilty to the murder of his father in May 2014. He received 18 years-life in prison for brutally killing his father with a machete.
Second Place, General News - Jeremy Wadsworth / The (Toledo) BladeA protestor reacts to the The National Socialist Movement rally on the steps of One Government Center in Toledo.
Third Place, General News - Scott Heckel / The (Canton) RepositoryTracey Thomas Moreland, right, embraces her bother-in-law Frank Moreland has tears stream down her face during a vigil in Canton for her late son, Derico Rodriques Thomas. Thomas was shot and killed outside the nightclub, "Movement," where the vigil was held.
Award of Excellence, General News - Carrie Cochran / Cincinnati EnquirerKimberly Thomas of Clifton is arrested in front of Fountain Square after a vigil for Samuel DuBose, turned into a march through the streets of Over-the-Rhine and Downtown Cincinnati. Thomas said that DuBose was her business partner.
Award of Excellence, General News - Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) BladeCurtis Marshall is bathed in the red light of a fire truck from Engine Company 3 during a vigil honoring fallen Toledo firefighters Stephen Machcinski and Jamie Dickman at 528 Magnolia St. Mr. Marshall lives across the street from the scene of the fire that claimed the pair one year ago.
Award of Excellence, General News - Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus DispatchTina Dailey, who grew up in the Linden neighborhood, listens to a prayer during a vigil near the home of Michael A. Ballour who was killed along with three others in his home on East Hudson Street.
