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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says a man who solicited money he falsely claimed would go to help veterans has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.

A man pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated robbery on Monday.

The last service at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Columbus was held in November 2011.

It's the Ohio to Erie Trail, and while technically it's a multi-use path and walkers, runners, roller bladers and even cross-country skiers are welcome, we all know it's really a bike trail.

She is the daughter of the late Giuseppi and Maddalena Scaffidi Germano, Carmela is also preceded in death by her brother, Michael Germano and her sister, Josephine Giannamore.

The Monroe county Sheriff's office is investigating an armed robbery at the Bedford Township Vito's Pizza shop on 7321 Lewis Ave. The robbery occurred as an employ was closing up shop around midnight Monday morning.

Police were searching for a gunman after a late Sunday night shooting at a northeast Columbus convenience store.

Columbus Police conducted an active search for a gunman Tuesday morning, following an armed robbery at a northeast Columbus gas station.

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About 1 a.m. on Sept. 24, 2008, Columbus police officers found O'Brian Anthony, 25, in the doorway of 1680 Graniteway Lane in the Hickory Grove apartment complex.

A man who reportedly held a woman in an apartment and severely beat her has been indicted by a Scioto County grand jury for kidnapping and felonious assault.

Juneteenth is celebrated in over 250 cities nationally and recognized by 40 million African Americans as their freedom and Independence Day.

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Police in Columbus say a teen is in custody after a shooting at a festival injured a 10-year-old boy.

Columbus police ended the annual Juneteenth Festival in Franklin Park a day early yesterday after a child was shot during the celebration.

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Twenty-three contestants modeled outfits provided by Richland Mall merchants Saturday afternoon, from casual shorts and tops to sundresses and skinny jeans in front of a crowd of well-wishers.

The next Picnic With the Pops concert will feature Richard Marx, tonight in Columbus Commons.

A man is facing felony charges after beating his mother and 90-year-old grandmother, badly hurting each woman, according to police.

In March, as the sweeping $85 billion reductions known as sequestration kicked in, President Barack Obama called them "stupid" and "arbitrary" and said they could thwart economic progress.