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Columbus, Ohio is located in Franklin County. Zip codes in Columbus, OH include 43216, 43202, and 43211. The median home price in Columbus is $104,900 which is roughly $73/per square foot. More Columbus information.

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58 min ago | WTVN-AM Columbus

Two Columbus homes raided in suspected pot-growing operation

Three women are under arrest as the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Columbus Police raid a suspected hydroponic marijuana growing operation.

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4 hrs ago | Portsmouth Daily Times

Columbus Clinic raids disrupt local drug distribution

A Columbus pain clinic a local anti-illegal prescription drug activist said was a major supplier of drugs to Scioto County, has been raided.

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8 hrs ago | Ashland Times-Gazette

Convicted con artist Amy Slanina allegedly stole therapy dog from Columbus woman

Ashland Police investigators were skeptical when Amy Slanina claimed the dog she had with her was a therapy animal.

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10 hrs ago | PRLog US Entertainment

Aaron Lewis with Special Guest Blackberry Smoke LIVE at Legend Valley Music Center, Buckeye Lake

May 22, 2013 - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Grammy Award-nominated, and front man of band Staind, Aaron Lewis, will be performing live at The Legend Valley Music Center, an outdoor venue located at Buckeye Lake on Thursday, June 27th.

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Wed May 22, 2013

WTVG-TV Toledo

Sylvania Twp. police looking for missing woman

Sylvania Township Police are investigating a Missing Person case. 25-year-old Jennifer Webster was last seen Monday in Sylvania Township.

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The Columbus Dispatch

The Duck Variations to tour: Former CATCO leader Geoffrey Nelson back ...

Veteran actor-director Geoffrey Nelson is back onstage, and Columbus fortunately still has him.

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WBNS

Local Man Accused Of Threatening President Could Face 5 Years In Prison

A local man who is accused of sending a letter to the White House threatening to assassinate President Obama has been charged with a federal count of threatening the president.

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WBNS

Bomb Threat Reported At South Side Office Building

Police said a south Columbus office building was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat was called in.

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Ashland Times-Gazette

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The Thomas E. Thornburg Insect Collection at the Ashland County History Museum soon will be moving to Columbus.

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The Columbus Dispatch

Tax preparer guilty of defrauding IRS

Afternoon Update, sent weekday afternoons, keeps you up to date with breaking news and updates from later in the day.

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The Columbus Dispatch

Education Insider: Special-needs aides still fighting dismissal

The final day of hearings before the Columbus Civil Service Commission for Fred Harrison and Leslie Polk took place on Monday.

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The Columbus Dispatch

More sirens to warn central Ohioans of tornado threat

Columbus city workers, from left, John Stinson, Zach Logue and Jake Lincicoma install a weather siren on Lindora Drive on the East Side.

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Tue May 21, 2013

TheCourier.com

Teen denies 2 murders

By RYAN DUNN staff writer OTTAWA -- Michael A. Fay, 17, on Tuesday denied charges of murdering two teenage housemates in Ottawa.

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The Columbus Dispatch

Man dies in Near East Side shooting

A man is dead after he was shot in the chest on a Near East Side street this afternoon, police said.

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This Week Community News

Treasurer finds error in five-year forecast

The New Albany-Plain Local School District's updated five-year forecast now projects a more than $4 million deficit in fiscal year 2016 after Treasurer Rebecca Jenkins found an accounting error in the previous forecast.

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WMFD-TV Mansfield

Former Fire Lieutenant Charged With Attempted Murder

A $1 million bond has been set for former Galion fire lieutenant charged with attempted murder.

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The Columbus Dispatch

Coroner can't yet say what killed 14-year-old girl

The Franklin County coroner has yet to rule on how a missing teen died after she was found in a Hilltop home last week.

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The Columbus Dispatch

Legislature may ditch takeover proposal for Columbus schools

As hearings start this week on a Columbus school-district reform bill, an earlier proposal allowing for a state takeover of the state's largest district is likely to vanish.

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WBNS

Deadly fall is 3rd recently in Ohio Hocking Hills

Officials say the second deadly fall in three days in the Hocking Hills region of southeastern Ohio occurred near a waterfall.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Columbus Dispatch

Next phase of resurfacing to fix 45 Columbus streets

Columbus is starting phase two of its record-setting street-resurfacing program, an installment that will redo 45 streets at a cost of $8.5 million throughout this summer.

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