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  • Man's body found at scene of south Columbus house fire that ...

    Man's body found at scene of south Columbus house fire that ...
    COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The scene of a house fire in south Columbus that sent two people to the hospital has now turned into a homicide investigation after a man’s body was found in the home. The fire broke out around 10:20am Tuesday at a home in the 250 block of Southard Drive near Parsons Avenue. Firefighters say the fire broke out in a small building detached from the main home. Neighbor Ed Burnett says a couple had been living in the building for about six months. “I heard something go ‘po..
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  • Columbus set to offer paid family leave for all city workers

    Columbus set to offer paid family leave for all city workers
    Rick Rouan The Columbus Dispatch @RickRouan Columbus plans to roll out a new, paid family-leave policy for city workers this year.Councilwoman Elizabeth Brown said the policy will give city workers four weeks of parental leave and two weeks to care for a sick family member at 70 percent of normal pay. Employees would have to take a two-week waiting period, during which they would use accrued sick or vacation leave or take unpaid time before the paid leave starts.The benefit will b..
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  • Standoff situation in west Columbus ends as suspect leaves house

    Standoff situation in west Columbus ends as suspect leaves house
    COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A man who police say barricaded himself inside a west Columbus home has come out of the house. Police were called to a home on Columbian Ave at Sullivant Ave just after 9:30am this morning for a domestic violence situation. A home healthcare aide made it out of the home safely, but a man, armed with a weapon, refused to come out. Columbus police say the man was preventing an elderly man from exiting the home. SWAT officers, patrol officers, and hostage negotiators worked to ..
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  • Two human legs found in south Columbus trash facility

    Two human legs found in south Columbus trash facility
    Two human legs found in south Columbus trash facility By NBC4 Staff Published: March 28, 2017, 10:46 pm Updated: March 29, 2017, 6:21 am COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Police are investigating after human remains were found in a trash receptacle at a south Columbus trash facility. Police were called to the area of 1300 South Columbus Airport Road shortly before 4pm Tuesday after someone reported finding two human legs in the trash. Patrol officers responded and confirmed the discovery. Colum..
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  • Meet 37 of Columbus' top women in business at our Mentoring ...

    Meet 37 of Columbus' top women in business at our Mentoring ...
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  • Morning Roundup: Columbus' downtown revival No. 5 in the country ...

    Morning Roundup: Columbus' downtown revival No. 5 in the country ...
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  • Columbus still deciding if it's a "sanctuary city"

    Columbus still deciding if it's a
    Columbus City Council hasn't decided whether to call the city a "sanctuary city." (WSYX/WTTE)COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Trump Administration has threatened to pull federal funds from "sanctuary cities." Meanwhile Columbus City Council hasn't decided whether to call the city a "sanctuary city."Columbus Police officials said the department receives hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants every year. President Trump campaigned on punishing sanctuary cities, but city and county officials said..
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  • PHOTOS: A look inside Anheuser-Busch's Columbus brewery

    PHOTOS: A look inside Anheuser-Busch's Columbus brewery
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  • Groups voice concerns to Columbus Police at public forum

    Groups voice concerns to Columbus Police at public forum
    Citizens called for the Columbus Division Of Police to do a better job when it comes to helping the mentally ill and reducing the use of lethal force.During a public forum at the Police Training Academy, they got a chance to voice their concerns as the division seeks re-accreditation from a national organization."It seems like communities of color are under assault," Linda Smith of Clintonville said."How do we address the fact that black and brown bodies are met with deadly force and no other op..
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  • Why diversity in hiring really does matter

    Why diversity in hiring really does matter
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