First Place, General News - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun, “Fudge Funeral”Dion Green, the son of Derrick Fudge, breaks down as he tries to say goodbye during the funeral services for his father at St. John Missionary Baptist Church. Fudge, a Springfield native, was killed during the mass shooting in the Oregon District in Dayton.
Second Place, General News - Rebecca Benson / The Blade, “Clifford Murphy Funeral ”iJacqueline Murphy looks up and cries as she is consoled by family members during the funeral for jazz musician Clifford Murphy at Mount Pilgrim Church in Toledo on December 7, 2019.
Third Place, General News - Jessica Phelps / Newark Advocate, “After the Flood”Vayda Dickerson, 6, surveys the damage done in her basement after heavy rains caused the basement wall to collapse on June 24, 2019. Her father, Vic Jr. had been up all night keeping watch as part of the wall started to leak. Around 3am Vayda's mom, Kayci, yelled down to her husband that it seemed as though the house was going to cave in. At that moment the basement wall gave way, knocking Vic Jr. down as water filled the basement.
Award of Excellence, General News - Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal, “Begging for Mercy”Shayair Combs, the mother of defendant Jovonta Moore's child, wipes away tears as she begs Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Alison McCarty for mercy before Moore is sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting Kaleen Primm on Oct. 15, 2019, in Akron.
Award of Excellence, General News - Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch, “Sullivant”Jordan Anderson writes on a side of a building after a vigil one year after Donna Dalton was shot and killed by former Columbus police vice officer Andrew K. Mitchell on Bellows Ave in Franklinton on August 23, 2019. Mitchell has been arrested and charged with murder while waiting for a trial.
Award of Excellence, General News - Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Todd Portune Tribute”Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune raises his hat after he enters the hall as friends, politicians, community leaders and the public gathered to tribute Hamilton County Todd Portune, who will be retiring at the end of year on Nov. 18, 2019, at Hamilton County Memorial Hall. Faced with a resurgence of cancer, Portune will retire by Dec. 31.
