After shootings in Columbus, suspects sometimes raise self-defense claims. Sometimes these claims are successful; sometimes they aren’t. The Dispatch spoke with a legal expert to figure out when ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Was it self-defense? That's the big question for Akira Fletcher. She's accused of shooting two women in Avondale, which resulted in the death of one of them. On Monday, Local 12 ...

University of Cincinnati students are coming together to stay safe amid growing safety concerns on and off campus.

Editor’s Note: This article contains mentions of sexual assault. As a 20-year-old woman, ideas of safety, self-defense, and security have been ingrained in me ever since I was a little girl. In ...

KOKH FOX 25 reporter Robert Hagan says it started like a normal late shift at an Oklahoma City 7-Eleven. Twenty-five-year-old clerk Stephanie Dilyard was working alone, just before midnight, when a ...

A free self-defense workshop teaching teenagers how to defend themselves amid a rise in campus bullying and violent crime was held in Boyle Heights on Saturday. The workshop was hosted by Los Angeles ...

Raquel Riley Thomas is the founder of Defend Riley, an initiative focused on self-defense for women and children. For Thomas, who served as a Captain in the U.S Army, this initiative is personal.