General News - First Place, “Welcome Back”Teacher Michelle Waddell welcomes Austin Skiver, 8, with a hug on the first day of class for third graders at Frank Elementary School, in Perrysburg. (Dave Zapotosky / The Blade)
General News - Second Place, “Vigil”Julian Gittens, 11, cries as he talks about the good times he had with his sister, 10-year-old Damia Ezell, who was killed in a drive-by shooting during her vigil in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
General News - Third Place, “Shawn Allen Sentencing”Carmon Lee (center) and other family members of Horace Lee and Azariah Tucker rejoice as Shawn Allen is sentenced to 63 years to life in prison for the hit-and-run murders of the Akron man and his 21-month-old daughter in Summit County Common Pleas Court in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
