CCS continues to lead English language learning
Columbus City Schools has gone from 77 students in the 80s to now teaching 7,000 students. COLUMBUS (WCMH)– Columbus City Schools continues to rank first statewide for teaching the most students English as a second language. The school district has gone from reaching 77 students in the 80s to now teaching 7,000 students. A 101 languages and dialects are spoken by students in the Columbus City School District. The languages you hear the most are Spanish, Somali, Napoli, Arabic and ..>> view originalSearch for missing Mansfield woman and her neighbors continues ...
Mansfield resident Patsy Hudson has been missing since last July.Courtesy of the Mansfield News-Journal The search continues for a missing Mansfield woman and her next-door neighbors. Police are revealing little about the disappearance of Patsy Hudson, 62, last seen in July 2015, or the search for her two neighbors - Walter Renz and a woman named Cara - who haven't been seen in nearly as long, WSYX-TV in Columbus reported. Hudson hasn't been seen since a dispute with the neighbors on Independ..>> view originalFour arrested in marijuana ring
Four people have been arrested on federal drug charges related to running a large-scale marijuana ring between Tucson, Arizona and Columbus. Investigators have seized more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana and more than $1.2 million in cash related to the case, U.S. Attorney Carter Stewart said in a news release today. Stewart gave this account: Investigators with the Central Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area's Drug Task Force began looking into the ring in November. They learned that larg..>> view originalMalik Harrison, a three-star Columbus ATH, announces his Ohio ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It was a mere formality, but now it's official. Three-star athlete Malik Harrison of Columbus (Ohio) Walnut Ridge announced his commitment to Ohio State during a National Signing Day ceremony at his high school Wednesday morning. Rated the No. 49 athlete in the 2016 class in the 247Sports composite rankings, Harrison was supposed to visit Michigan State and Syracuse in his final two weeks before National Signing Day, but he cancelled those visits. Harrison earned an Ohio ..>> view originalJustices suspend Columbus lawyer for fee violations
A Columbus lawyer was suspended for multiple acts of professional misconduct in a ruling issued this morning by the Ohio Supreme Court. The law license of Beverly J. Corner was suspended for two years, with one year stayed, in the court’s 6-1 decision. Corner faced two complaints, from the Columbus Bar Association and the state disciplinary counsel, that were merged into one case. She was charged with mishandling client cases and funds on nine occasions. In one case, she falsely told a federal..>> view originalKentucky Sen. Rand Paul quits 2016 GOP presidential race
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican Sen. Rand Paul dropped his 2016 campaign for president Wednesday, eclipsed by other candidates who kept his base of support from growing into a viable force in the crowded 2016 field. He is now expected to turn his full attention to his Senate re-election campaign in Kentucky. The 52-year-old ophthalmologist is favored to win that race. “It’s been an incredible honor to run a principled campaign for the White House,” Paul said in statement. “The fight is far from ove..>> view originalVideo shows Somalia flight after blast forces landing
JOHANNESBURG — The cellphone video pans from passengers, some wearing oxygen masks, in seats toward the back of the airliner in flight, and then swivels to the empty front area with a hole in the side of the cabin, the result of an explosion soon after takeoff from Somalia’s capital. The passengers bunched in the back, likely instructed to sit far from the hole, appear calm. A child wearing an oxygen mask attached to the overhead compartment sits quietly, a blanket over his or her legs. Near th..>> view originalOhio Politics Now: John Kasich's battle for New Hampshire
Want to know what’s happening in Ohio government and politics from Columbus to Washington, D.C.? The Columbus Dispatch has you covered. With the results of the Iowa caucuses in, the battle for New Hampshire is on as presidential candidates - including Ohio Gov. John Kasich - stake their campaigns on the first primary in the nation. “A week before the nation’s first presidential primary, candidates Tuesday scattered across sunny New Hampshire, where voters proud of their winnowing process often ..>> view originalOhio bill would let K-9 partners retire with officers
When police officers retire from service in Ohio, it sometimes means saying goodbye to their closest colleagues -- their K-9 partners. But a recent controversy in Marietta prompted one state legislator to draft a bill allowing officers and their dogs to stick together after retirement. Sen. Lou Gentile, D-Steubenville, announced in a news release this week that he is working on a bill allowing retiring police officers to purchase their K-9 partners or equine unit horses or at “ fair market val..>> view originalColumbus' Own: The Bascinets' break through with talents
Please follow and like us:In an attempt to shine light on local music, The Lantern’s “Columbus’ Own” is a weekly series that profiles a new Columbus band/artist each week. The synthesis of The Bascinets, one of Columbus’ latest indie rock acts, is one that reflects destiny. Four of the members attended the same high school, one member was a superfan of the group and another brought a whole new element that is helping define the band’s contemporary sound. “We worked for six months just to try t..>> view original
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
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