The vote dashed the hopes of those with the 156-year-old Art Academy who gave emotional pleas in recent weeks to city leaders for help.

Fire trucks, police cruisers and salt trucks took priority over the Art Academy of Cincinnati in the city budget debated on June 16 by City Council.

Art theft isn’t just a plot used in Hollywood movies. It's a real concern for the art world and a lucrative black market for others. It happens everywhere, even here in Ohio.

So, the story of money for money’s sake really dates to the earliest forms of non-metal currency: standardised promissory notes.

A thief who was arrested on the roof of an art gallery in Scottsdale, Ariz., has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing seven artworks, including three Picassos and two Warhols, worth ...

A man was sentenced to prison in connection with theft after a break-in at an art gallery, Arizona officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man accused of trying to make off with seven pieces of ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto A man accused of trying to make off with seven pieces of art – including works by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol – is heading to prison, Arizona prosecutors said.