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Photo: Funnel cloud near Grove City
A funnel-shaped cloud hovers in the sky just south of Grove City yesterday afternoon.
Police: Drugs helped day-care naps
Police in Westerville, Ohio, say a 37-year-old mother operating a day care out of her home hit upon a plan -- she allegedly crushed medications that cause drowsiness and put them in the pancakes.
Come to the Franklin County Fair in Hilliard July 13-20 to Enjoy "Farm, Family, Food and Fun"
The fair will take place July 13-20 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard, Ohio.
Pfeiffer seeks new law to deal with blighted housing in city
Using a short stretch of Myrtle Avenue in the Linden area as a microcosm for the difficulties government faces in addressing the problem of abandoned and foreclosed houses, City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr. last week outlined efforts aimed at making such properties more attractive to the private sector.
Columbus Recycling Company Offers Ways To Get Rid Of Electronics This Weekend
A Columbus recycling company is hosting two e-waste collection events on Saturday.
Tax credits given for senior housing on South Side
A 56-unit housing development for seniors that backers hope will help jump-start a struggling South Side neighborhood has been awarded nearly $1 million in tax credits to help finance the project.
Fees for impounded pets set to increase at animal shelter
Niko, a 16-year-old dog, is picked up from the Franklin County animal shelter by Kristin Lopp, her son Cayden, 4, and daughter Kaitlyn, 2. The county's commissioners are considering raising the shelter's fees to help cover a $2.1 million shortfall.
Ohio day care worker accused of drugging snacks
A central Ohio day care worker sprinkled drugs on snacks to get children in her day care to sleep during the day, according to police charges filed Monday that the woman adamantly denies as a misunderstood joke.
Transportation Insider: Agencies try to ease West Side road hassles
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Change is underway for Columbus City Schools a year later
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Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled For Hilliard
Task force members will conduct the checkpoint on Hilliard-Rome Road at Richlanne Drive in Hilliard beginning at 9 p.m. The task force is looking to impress upon individuals who will be consuming alcohol to plan to use a designated driver or make alternate arrangements.
If you're driving, chances are you're driving too closely to the car in front of you.
More Than 11,000 Central Ohioans Remain Without Power Thursday Afternoon
AEP Ohio said that it was working to restore power to thousands of central Ohioans without power after early morning storms struck.
Shifting retail employment sees drop in store workers, rise in logistics
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16-year-old arrested in Children Services carjacking
A 16-year-old girl accused of carjacking a Franklin County Children Services worker was apprehended early yesterday driving the stolen car near Italian Village.
Franklin County program to help new retail get started
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Asian population on rise in Ohio
The U.S. Census Bureau reported today that the Asian population in the state rose by nearly 8,000, or 3.1 percent, over the previous year to 257,584.
Former teacher convicted of secretly videotaping nude students
Twenty female students, most of them younger than 18, were videotaped in the nude by a Wellington School theater director who hid a camera in a dressing room at the private school in Upper Arlington.
City shuts down motel it says is a haven for drug dealers and prostitutes
Police are moving residents out of a North Side motel that city officials say is a haven for drug dealing and prostitution.
Upbeat report for Franklin County retailers
Franklin County's economy continues to bounce back from the ground it lost during the 2008-2009 recession, judging from numbers presented to central Ohio business leaders Wednesday morning.