One man dead, two juveniles injured in east Columbus triple shooting and other top stories.

• One man dead, two juveniles injured in east Columbus triple shooting

  

  COLUMBUS (WCMH) — What police were told was a “Sweet 16” birthday party turned deadly Saturday night after three people were shot in what could be a gang-related shooting. It happened just before 11pm Saturday on the 1600 block of Maryland Avenue. Police officers were initially responding to a report of a large fight between multiple teenagers at a party, but moments later, dispatchers began receiving reports of a shooting at the same location. When officers arrived, they found three peop..

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• Area wrestlers venture to Columbus

  

  COLUMBUS — The Ashtabula County wrestling community celebrated success this weekend as 10 area wrestlers competed in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Individual State Wrestling Tournament at the Schottenstein Center.St. John’s Jacob Logoa, Nick Burgard and Christian Blank made the trip as well as Grand Valley’s Nathan Rasmussen and Cody Rhoads. Conneaut’s Justin Mason, Lakeside’s Parker Meaney, Jefferson’s Austin Norris were joined by Pymatuning Valley’s Jake Edelman and Gaige Willis. ..

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• Real-estate report: Columbus home prices, millennial homebuyers

  

  Jim Weiker The Columbus Dispatch @JimWeiker City home pricesup 6.8% in yearColumbus and U.S. home prices rose almost 7 percent from January 2016 to this January, according to data released last week by CoreLogic.The mortgage and real-estate service found that Columbus home prices rose 6.8 percent for the year, slightly below the national rate of 6.9 percent.Ohio prices rose 5.4 percent for the year. States' price changes ranged from a 1.8 percent decline in Maine to a 10.8 percent..

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• Four area wrestlers take places on podium in Columbus

  Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideZane Trace's Dawson Hoselton wrestles Swanton's Chase Moore Saturday, March 11, 2017, during the Individual State Wrestling Tournament at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus.(Photo: Matthew Berry/USA TODAY Network - Ohio)COLUMBUS - Saturday morning marked the end of the area's most memorable wrestling weekend in quite some time.After nine wrestlers started their journeys at th..

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• Pastors, others checking on Detroit residents without power

  

  Published: 03/11/17 05:02 pm EST. DETROIT (AP) - Two prominent Detroit pastors are canvassing neighborhoods to check on residents without electrical service after high winds knocked out power this week to roughly a million utility customers statewide.The Rev. Wendell Anthony and Rev. Horace Sheffield have joined congregants Saturday in neighborhoods. They are knocking on doors and distributing information about warming centers and other resources.The pastors and congregants embarked on a simil..

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• High school girls basketball: Gilmour headed back to Columbus ...

  

  Cuyahoga Falls>> Naz Hillmon is the star of the Gilmour Lancers basketball team. But the reason they are headed back to the state tournament in Division III next weekend is because they are one of the brightest constellations in Ohio. The Lancers, 23-5, crushed Garrettsville, 76-46, on March 11 at Cuyahoga Falls High School to win their second straight Region 9 championship. Using smothering team defense, relentless rebounding and passing to always find the open shooter, Gilmour led, 17-3,..

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• Junior Achievement leader nurtures future entrepreneurs

  

  By Melissa Kossler Dutton For Columbus CEO Magazine Mike Davis often asks people if, as children, they knew their job existed. The president of Junior Achievement of Central Ohio finds they usually say no. That’s why he and his team work to educate children about various jobs and see how their skills and interests can impact their future work. The nonprofit introduces career possibilities and financial literacy through BizTown, a simulated town where students run businesses, write c..

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• Versailles girls headed back to Columbus after 50-33 win over ...

  

  Mike Ullery | Daily Call Versailles Kami McEldowney, 10, fights for a rebound between Raven Alexander Kerri Daniel (1) Saturday at Springfield High School.

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• Person killed east Columbus triple shooting

  

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) -- Police are investigating a fatal triple-shooting on the city's east side late Saturday night. Columbus Police responded to the 1600 block of Maryland Avenue after getting calls about a large group of teens fighting. Shortly after, calls came in that there were gunshots. When police arrived just before 11 p.m. And found the three teens with gunshot wounds in a nearby alley. Police said it happened at a Sweet 16 party.After talking with witnessing and canvassing the s..

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• State girls basketball tournament coming to Columbus this weekend

  COLUMBUS (WSYX/WTTE) — This weekend, 16 of the best high school girls basketball teams in Ohio will visit the Schottenstein Center to decide state championships in Ohio's four divisions.Kettering Alter, Africentric and Waterford are back to defend their state titles in Divisions II, III and IV. Wadsworth, the 2016 Division I champion, lost in a district championship game this season.Division I: Newark, the undefeated top-ranked team in the state at 28-0, beat Dublin Coffman 66-54 on Friday an..

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