Redflex trial in Chicago adds local bribery details
A key player in the $2 million red-light-camera bribery scandal in Chicago testified during a federal trial this week that the company operated in similar fashion in Columbus. Another employee, the red-light-camera company’s former top salesman, whom Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther said he asked for a campaign contribution, also testified that he secretly recorded his conversations with officials in Chicago, according to a source in the courtroom. The testimony came in the federal trial of Joh..>> view originalFirefighters dispense smoke detectors after latest fatal blaze
Columbus firefighters went door to door on Friday afternoon on Franklinton's Dana ... Columbus fire investigators had no new information to release on Friday ...>> view originalNFC Championship Game | Panthers, Cardinals have sharp corners
Cornerbacks might have the toughest job in the NFL. They are expected to shadow a receiver, who knows where he is going while the defender doesn't, and the rules are stacked against them. Few truly excel at the job. This season, Arizona's Patrick Peterson and Carolina's Josh Norman might have been the best, and they will be plying their trade in the biggest game of their careers in Sunday's NFC championship game. Both players are "very similar," Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said. "They're long,..>> view originalMillions hunker down for snowstorm; cars stuck in Kentucky
WASHINGTON (AP) — With long lead time from forecasters and stern warnings from authorities, tens of millions of residents from northern Georgia to New Jersey shuttered themselves inside to wait out a mammoth storm that made travel treacherous and could dump 2 feet or more of snow in some areas. Snow started falling Friday, but the worst was still yet to come, with strong winds and heavy snow expected to produce “life-threatening blizzard conditions” throughout Saturday, according to the Nationa..>> view originalNFL notebook | Seattle GM: Lynch may be leaning toward retirement
SEATTLE — Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch may be “leaning toward retirement,” general manager John Schneider said in a pair of radio interviews Friday. Schneider said in separate interviews with KIRO-AM and KJR-AM that he believes Lynch is leaning toward calling it a career after an injury-filled 2015 season. Schneider first appeared on KIRO, the team’s flagship station, saying the team was going to give Lynch time and leeway to decide what he wants to do, but added he was “under t..>> view originalBoys basketball | Groupe helps Briggs topple Walnut Ridge
Garrett Groupe totaled 18 points and six rebounds as host Briggs (8-8, 6-4) upset City League South Division-leading Walnut Ridge 45-44 in a boys basketball game on Friday night. Malik Harrison, who topped Walnut Ridge (12-3, 9-1) with 14 points, missed a shot as time expired. Africentric 87, West 80: Houston Smith (27 points) and Lorenze Gordon-Haynes (24 points) led the charge as Africentric (11-5, 6-4) won a City League South shootout at West (11-5, 7-3). Demetrius Brown had 21 points and A..>> view originalBoys basketball | Warriors bounce back with road win
Front man Tyler Joseph of the band 21 Pilots might have been the biggest name in the house during the Worthington Christian-Grandview basketball game on Friday night, but he wasn’t the hottest shot. Joseph was watching brother, Jay, and the Warriors play, and he got his ticket money's worth in a key Mid-State League Ohio Division game before a capacity crowd at Grandview. Jay Joseph, Mark Shoemaker and Jayden Turner each scored 14 points in leading Worthington Christian to a 56-46 victory that ..>> view originalSouthern Ohio blanketed with heavy snow; roads dangerous
Southeastern Ohio received a glancing blow from a record-setting winter storm that's pounding the East Coast, but drivers in many counties are required to stay off the roads. Eight counties in southeastern Ohio remain under a winter storm warning until 7 p.m. Saturday, with an additional two counties under a less-severe winter weather advisory. As of 9 a.m. Saturday, Ironton had received 9.5 inches of snow, while Athens had received 7 inches. "It's going to be slick for a while," said Scott San..>> view originalThe view from John Kasich's campaign bus
By Darrel Rowland ABOARD THE KASICH CAMPAIGN BUS – Since his first exploratory visit to New Hampshire exactly 10 months ago today, the same question has bedeviled Ohio Gov. John Kasich: How are you going to set yourself apart from the rest of an overstuffed GOP presidential field? Voters in the state holding America’s first primary Feb. 9 may finally have their answer. A narrative is quickly taking shape casting Kasich as the candidate who’s optimistic, not angry; who’s willing to work with De..>> view originalNine critical violations spotted at Northeast Columbus restaurant
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