Wednesday, July 12, 2017

March for Science hits Columbus and other top stories.

  • March for Science hits Columbus

    March for Science hits Columbus
    Close to 2,000 people gathered Saturday in Columbus as part of the nationwide Rally for Science. (WSYX/WTTE)COLUMBUS (WSYX/WTTE) รข€” Around 2,000 people gathered Saturday at the Ohio Statehouse in Downtown Columbus for the March on Science.This was one of many marches nationwide.People of all ages marched through the streets of Columbus, starting on High Street, carrying signs.The marchers say they want science to be a key part of policy making at all levels of government. Supporters also say th..
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  • Columbus City Council candidates discuss police, community ...

    Columbus City Council candidates discuss police, community ...
    Rick Rouan The Columbus Dispatch @RickRouan When Columbus residents angry about police shootings thought that city officials weren’t listening to their concerns, they marched on City Hall last fall and took over the council chamber. The protest was a stark example of the friction between the city’s black community and its police force, a rift that has grown as public safety agencies across the country have dealt with similar discord. And it put a spotlight on police-community rela..
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  • Nearly 200 animals rescued from northwest Ohio home

    Nearly 200 animals rescued from northwest Ohio home
    ALLEN COUNTY, Ohio – Nearly 200 animals have been rescued in northwest Ohio by the Ohio Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in a case the agency said is among the worse it has ever seen.The agency said many species of animals were rescued from the Allen County property that had animals living in waste-filled crates and cages.According to the Ohio SPCA, the species rescued included chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, sugar gliders, pigeons, and parakeets.The agency posted on ..
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  • Reward offered for info on east Columbus deadly shooting

    Reward offered for info on east Columbus deadly shooting
    COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The family of a man shot dead on the city’s east side is offering a cash reward for any information that leads to an arrest in an ongoing homicide investigation. On Jan. 7, Columbus police responded to a report of a shooting in the area of 1251 Simpson Drive at about 9:15pm. When they arrived, they found Karim Underdown lying in the street. Police said he was shot several times in the chest, and was pronounced dead by medics a short time later. Witnesses told police they..
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  • New home in Columbus for human trafficking survivors

    New home in Columbus for human trafficking survivors
    COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus human trafficking survivor says she is fighting to save women who may be trapped in that lifestyle, by rehabbing a home on the south side. It takes a lot to fix up a house but to make it a home takes something more. "I don't want to see the women having to go back to the lifestyle from which they came," Barb Freeman said. Freeman is the founder of The Freeman Project. Its mission is to house survivors of human trafficking who are in transition as a step over from loca..
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  • North Korea threatens US with nuclear war

    North Korea threatens US with nuclear war
    UNITED NATIONS – North Korea declared in a series of statements Saturday that “U.S. muscle-flexing can never browbeat DPRK,” threatening “a nuclear war” against the U.S. if it is attacked.“The DPRK will react to a total war with an all-out war, a nuclear war with nuclear strikes of its own and surely win a victory in the death-defying struggle against the U.S. imperialists,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman wrote in one of three missives, echoing the message delivered by a top official at a massive ..
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  • Resume faux pas and fixes

    Certified professional resume writer Samantha Nolan details three common resume faux pas and the solutions to fix them. Samantha Nolan for The Columbus Dispatch Dear Sam: I have been downsized, and as a baby boomer I find myself in unfamiliar territory. I created what I thought was a good resume, but having put it into the market without so much as one response, I’m beginning to realize that it may be outdated in style and format. Could you give me some tips to help me create an up-t..
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  • Letter: Police excel in tough circumstances

    Wow! Letter writer Stephen David would prefer people like Demarko Anderson, who was armed, resisted arrest and attacked a police officer, to not be subdued forcibly ("Columbus officer should be fired," April 13). Why would one side with a person who is a threat to the people of Columbus instead of an officer of the law who is trying to keep people safe? If David did Officer Zachary Rosen's job, he might change his mind. Brad Strominger Etna  
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  • Ohio State roundup | Men's tennis clinches Big Ten title

    Ohio State roundup | Men's tennis clinches Big Ten title
    Second-ranked Ohio State defeated No. 21 Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois, 6-1 on Friday to earn the outright Big Ten championship, becoming only the seventh program in any sport in conference history to win 12 or more straight titles.The Buckeyes (25-3, 10-0) swept all three doubles matches, then got singles wins from top-ranked Mikael Torpegaard, JJ Wolf, Hugo Di Feo, Martin Joyce and Herkko Pollanen.OSU will will look to complete its second straight undefeated Big Ten season on Sunday a..
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  • Check out today's Brush with Fame

    Check out today's Brush with Fame
    Shirley Mansfield of Canton shared this photo of her son, Louie Rohr, that was taken with actress Lea Thompson and actor Thomas Gibson. "Louie was an extra in the movie 'A Will of Their Own,' and played a journalist," she said, adding that the movie was made while Rohr was attending college in St. Louis.  Brush with Fame is a chance for readers of The Canton Repository to share photos of their chance encounters with celebrities and the famous folks who walk among us. To submit a photo, go to..
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Twenty One Pilots adds 5th Columbus show at Nationwide Arena .Twenty One Pilots adds 5th Columbus show at Nationwide Arena .
Police identify men shot, killed in North Linden .Big Ben's Real Message .

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