Mayors, leaders gather in Columbus to discuss challenges in their ...
Tyre King was on the mind of Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther when he told a group of leaders from across the country about the challenges mayors face because of rising tensions between communities and police. King is the black 13-year-old shot and killed by a white police officer on Sept. 14. Police said King pulled a BB gun from his waistband while running from police following a robbery attempt on Sept. 14. Ginther told the group attending the first day of CEOs for Cities national meeting i..>> view originalConcert review: Green Day revives punk in Columbus
Please follow and like us:(L-R) Musicians Tre Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt of Green Day arrive at the 2012 ‘MTV Video Music Awards’ in Los Angeles in 2012. Credit: Courtesy of TNS In the opening date on its sold-out club tour, Green Day proved to the audience at Newport Music Hall that no matter what your age is, whether you are a current teenager or were a teenager back when Green Day ruled the punk scene, its music is timeless. Going back to its roots was the goal Green Day had i..>> view originalNBA | Cavaliers: LeBron acknowledges that catching Jordan is a goal
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Now that LeBron James has won a championship for the ages, he's set a loftier goal: Catching Michael Jordan. Long flattered to be mentioned in the same company with Jordan and other NBA legends, James has been hesitant to publicly acknowledge that he wants to be remembered as the greatest in league history. It's time now. "It's a personal goal," James said Monday. "I just never brought it up. It's my own personal goal to be able to be greater than great. I think that sh..>> view originalColumbus announces funding for emergency supply of Naloxone
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The City of Columbus is announcing emergency funding to help fight the opiate epidemic. City Council and Columbus Public Health (CPH) are partnering with Equitas Health to make sure Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is available to those who don’t have insurance or can’t afford it. It’s a drug that can reverse the effects of an overdose from a drug like heroin. Both City Council and CPH are contributing $10,000 each to fund an emergency supply of the life-saving drug. City Coun..>> view originalHighland school district appeals transgender ruling
Highland Local School officials are appealing a ruling that would force the district to let a transgender student use the girls' bathroom at its elementary school. A federal judge in Columbus rejected the school district's request to stop the government from making it treat the student as her preferred female gender. The student was assigned the male gender at birth. The district serves parts of Delaware, Knox and Morrow counties. "Schools have a duty to protect the privacy, safety and dig..>> view originalColumbus City Schools launch new program to help kids prepare for ...
COLUMBUS — Parents across central Ohio are being invited to refine the way they prepare kids for school and families are receiving free resources to help.“Last year my first child came to kindergarten here. When they did the kindergarten assessment I left very devastated,” said parent Amara Thompson. Now she works with her youngest daughter to read more and shift her kindergarten preparation strategies and she’s getting help from Columbus City Schools.“They gave me the tools to succeed with her,..>> view originalFormer Miss Universe insulted by Trump steps up for Clinton
WASHINGTON — Alicia Machado says that when she gained weight after being crowned Miss Universe for 1996, Donald Trump labeled her with a sexist nickname — "Miss Piggy" — that caused her shame and humiliation. Two decades later, Machado's dealings with Trump, her one-time beauty pageant boss, are reverberating through the 2016 campaign as the Republican businessman and reality TV star seeks the White House. Democratic rival Hillary Clinton told Machado's story toward the end of Monday's first pr..>> view originalColumbus rapper sentenced to 15 years in child porn case
Eric Durell Chavis, 24 LANCASTER, OH (WCMH) — A Columbus rapper will spend 15 years in prison for directing and distributing music videos depicting child pornography. Eric Durell Chavis, 24, who goes by the name Thot King, was arrested in August 2015. According to the federal complaint, investigators first learned about the videos in March 2015 during a prostitution sting at a Columbus hotel. One of the girls was a 17 year old who told them about making videos with Chavis when she..>> view originalColumbus Police Respond to Continued Protests
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