Friday, January 20, 2017

Woman assaulted and robbed while walking down street in Columbus and other top stories.

  • Woman assaulted and robbed while walking down street in Columbus

    Woman assaulted and robbed while walking down street in Columbus
    COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Police are looking for a man who assaulted and robbed a woman as she was walking down the street. According to Columbus police, a 34-year-old woman was walking along Eakin Road near Harrisburg Pike shortly before 1pm on January 13. Police said that as two men approached her, one of the men knocked her to the ground and stole prescription drugs from her pockets. He threatened to kill her if she followed him. The woman described the suspect as a white male between 19 and 23 yea..
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  • Obama's lasting legacy in Columbus mixed among parties

    (Courtesy: CNN Newsource)President Barack Obama is serving his last day in the White House. While many will debate his legacy nationally, some local officials weighed in about what he meant for Columbus.Some Democrats said Obama did more for Columbus than any other president. Naturally, Republicans disagree. Obama will leave the White House after steering hundreds of millions of dollars toward projects across the city."There's been no president, Republican or Democrat, that has done more for thi..
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  • Three generations of Columbus firefighters share one badge

    Three generations of Columbus firefighters share one badge
    COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Three generations of Columbus Fire Fighters, all privileged to wear the same badge. For the Smith family, Columbus Fire badge number 220 was held by Lauren “Grandpa” Smith Sr., since 1948. Years later Lauren Smith Jr., would join the force in 1988. His father passed on the badge to him in 1989. Following in his father and grandfather’s footsteps, Lauren Smith III became a Columbus firefighter in 1999. Today, after 28 years with the badge, in a surprise ceremony, Smith Jr. pas..
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  • Senators beat Blue Jackets 2-0 in Columbus

    Senators beat Blue Jackets 2-0 in Columbus
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Columbus Blue Jackets, trailing 2-0 with the clock winding down Thursday night, got a full minute of a 5-on-3 power-play chance. But the NHL’s best power-play unit couldn’t capitalize, bouncing one of the shots off the post. That was emblematic of the Blue Jackets’ night as they lost to the Ottawa Senators 2-0 behind goaltender Mike Condon, who stopped a career-high 42 shots. Kyle Turris and Ryan Dzingel scored goals, and Condon was always where he needed to be for the..
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  • One person in hospital after fire in southwest Columbus

    One person in hospital after fire in southwest Columbus
    Columbus firefighters responded to a house fire on the 1600 block of Autumn Village Drive late Thursday night.
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  • Megabus ends service in Columbus due to unprofitability

    Megabus ends service in Columbus due to unprofitability
    A Megabus.com driver closes the luggage compartment on his bus before departing Chicago on Wednesday, March 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) COLUMBUS, OH (AP) — A popular intercity express bus service known for cheap fares that could drop as low as $1 has ceased service in Ohio’s capital city due to the unprofitability of the route. The Columbus Dispatch reports Megabus is pulling out of Columbus, with the company citing lower gas prices and competition from other affordable transp..
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  • Panera Bread hiring 200 delivery drivers in Columbus

    Panera Bread hiring 200 delivery drivers in Columbus
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — Panera Bread is generating 200 new jobs in Columbus with as they expand small- delivery service in the area, according to Covelli Enterprises (the Ohio-based franchise of Panera).The company originally launched program in the Dayton area last year and began implementing in Columbus in August. They plan on having delivery available throughout the city by the end of March. Covelli Enterprises will add up to 16 Delivery Team Members at each delivery location, according ..
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  • Ohio State University plan would add 1 million square feet to ...

    Ohio State University plan would add 1 million square feet to ...
    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University could add 1 million square feet of space for instruction, research and leisure to its flagship campus under a long-term development plan unveiled Thursday by President Michael Drake. The new buildings and roads outlined in the plan, called "Framework 2.0" could be accomplished without acquiring additional land, campus officials said. That's accomplished largely by building on unused land and surface parking lots as well as demolishing some existing build..
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  • Robert Adams sentenced to life without parole for each victim of ...

    Robert Adams sentenced to life without parole for each victim of ...
    COLUMBUS  (WCMH) — Robert Lee Adams was sentenced to life without parole for his part in the quadruple murders at a South Linden home in June of 2015. Adams was sentenced on each of the four counts of murder, and 11 years on the attempted murder. He also received an additional two years for the gun specification. His sentences are to run consecutively, according to the judge. During the sentencing hearing, Adams addressed the court and apologized. Adams pleaded guilty Tuesday to four exec..
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  • Be patient Ikea fans, construction is on track for a summer opening

    Be patient Ikea fans, construction is on track for a summer opening
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