Prosecutor Deters supports woman in clemency fight
Tyra Patterson with her attorney, David Singleton, in an August 2013 photo.(Photo: Provided)Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters is among several officials calling for the release of a Dayton woman who has been incarcerated for 21 years after she says she was wrongfully convicted in the killing of a 15-year-old girl.In an interview this week, Deters said it’s the first time in his 18 years as elected prosecutor that he has advocated, under these circumstances, for someone’s release from prison...>> view original3 tiger cubs born at Columbus Zoo
3 tiger cubs born at Columbus Zoo By NBC4 Staff Published: March 17, 2016, 1:39 pm Updated: March 17, 2016, 5:15 pm VIDEO POWELL, OH (WCMH)– Three new Amur tiger cubs were born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Wednesday night. According to the zoo, the cubs appear to be healthy and are nursing in a behind-the-scenes denning area with their mother. This is the second litter of cubs for eleven-year-old female, Irisa, who gave birth to a litter last year. Father to this new litter ..>> view originalRiverside Hospital declared safe after earlier bomb threat
Columbus police have declared it safe at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital after a bomb threat prompted tighter security for nearly two hours this afternoon. Police were called to the hospital about 3:15 p.m., after a caller said that a person coming into the Northwest Side hospital would have a bomb. Mark Hopkins, director of media relations for OhioHealth, said the hospital diverted incoming emergency patients to other hospital emergency rooms until 5 p.m. Otherwise, the facility oper..>> view originalKerry determines IS group committing genocide in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) รข€” Secretary of State John Kerry determined Thursday that the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria, meeting a congressional deadline for a decision.The declaration, while long sought by Congress and human rights groups, changes little. It does not obligate the United States to take additional action against IS militants and does not prejudge any prosecution against its members.A day after the State Department said K..>> view originalColumbus police searching for female bank robbery suspect
Columbus police searching for female bank robbery suspect By NBC4 Staff Published: March 17, 2016, 3:04 pm Updated: March 17, 2016, 3:05 pm COLUMBUS (WCMH)– Police are searching for a woman accused of robbing a bank off of Sawmill Road this morning. According to the Columbus Division of Police, at about 9:32am, a woman entered the Huntington Bank in the 7700 block of Sawmill Road and handed the teller a note demanding money. Police say the teller complied with the suspect’s demands ..>> view originalSLIDESHOW: Acura NSX ready to roll from new high-tech, hands-on ...
Honda is wrapping up more than a year of test runs at its new Marysville assembly plant, and is set to begin production for buyers of the supercar – which starts ...>> view originalCoroner IDs body found in Innis Park
Skeletal remains found three months ago in a North Side park have been identified as a 39-year-old man who died from multiple stab wounds. The dead man was identified as Alexander Serrano, Franklin County Coroner Anahi Ortiz said Thursday. No address was available. A DNA sample from the remains, which was recovered from Innis Park on Dec. 5, was submitted to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and a match was found with Serrano, Ortiz said. The BCI made its finding earlier this week and C..>> view originalColumbus 2020 says it's on track to meet economic-development ...
The group tasked with adding jobs and bolstering central Ohio's economy says it remains ahead of schedule of meeting its goals that were laid out when the group got its start in 2010. The region has added 111,113 jobs, drawn $7.1 billion in in capital investment and per capita income has grown by 17 percent since 2010, according to Columbus 2020. "We're keeping jobs, adding jobs and keeping companies," said Kenny McDonald, chief economic officer of the private, nonprofit organization, during a ..>> view originalTerry Collins, former Ohio prisons director, dies at 63
When Terry Collins retired as Ohio's prisons chief in 2010, he said he was tired of being on duty around the clock, "hearing the phone ring or picking up a BlackBerry and seeing an e-mail." After spending nearly 33 years working in prisons — and witnessing 33 men executed — Collins moved into retirement. Shortly after that, he joined forces with Ohioans to Stop Executions, speaking frequently against capital punishment at legislative hearings and appearances around the state. On Thursday, Colli..>> view originalSunny skies greet St. Patrick's Day celebrants in Columbus
There was no dearth of Irish pride at the Shamrock Club's annual St. Patrick's Day parade through Downtown today, whether people were celebrating their Irish bloodlines or trying on the green just for the day. Wearing a bright green shamrock suit, Tim O'Neill, 55, of Downtown, could barely contain his delight as he waved a giant Irish flag above his head as Irish step dancers, pipe and drum corps and leprechauns marched to rhythmic music on High Street. "It's a spiritual thing, really," O'Neill..>> view original
Thursday, March 17, 2016
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