Columbus news

• Police: Man missing from Las Vegas since 2016 may be in Columbus

  03-01-2019 23:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man reported missing from Las Vegas may be in Columbus, according to police.Troy Sirat, now 20 years old, was reported missing from Las Vegas in July 2016.Police said detective are looking into a recently-received tip that Sirat may be in the Columbus area.Sirat is 5’9”, has dark brown hair and weighs 180 pounds.He has a 9-inch scar on his stomach, a turtle tattoo on his left ankle and an infinity symbol on his right thigh.He was last seen wearing red and bla
  
  Read more

• Columbus to launch its first nationwide search for new police chief

  03-01-2019 23:36
  
  Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said hiring the next police chief could be one of the most important decisions he will make as mayor.The Columbus Division of Police Chief Kim Jacobs was promoted to chief in 2012. This February, after nearly 40 years of public service,Jacobs intends to retire.For the first time ever, City Hall will launch a national search for Jacobs' replacement.Thursday afternoon, Mayor Ginther said the city has made good progress under Jacobs' leadership."But we really need an a
  
  Read more

• Ohio man, girlfriend accused of plotting violent attack

  03-01-2019 23:22
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Federal prosecutors say an Ohio couple charged last month in a terrorism investigation is now accused of obtaining guns and explosives in a plot to kill others.The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced the indictments that include conspiracy charges against the pair from Toledo.Authorities in court documents filed in December said both Vincent Armstrong and his girlfriend, Elizabeth Lecron, had talked about carrying out violence and had bomb-making supplies a
  
  Read more

• Police working to ID man seen stealing from victim killed in Columbus motorcycle crash

  03-01-2019 23:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Police are seeking help in identifying a suspect who was caught on video stealing from a deceased man.On the morning of Sept. 2, 25-year-old Bradley Bethel was killed after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a building on E. Livingston Avenue.Before responders arrived, an SUV was seen pulling up to the scene. Police say the driver got out of the car, lifted the victim’s arm and stole a Kel-Tec 9mm handgun from his holster.The suspect stayed as respond
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Man who killed Columbus police officer up for parole after 3 decades

  03-01-2019 22:55
  A man who killed a Columbus officer nearly 33 years ago will be up for parole for the first time next month.Officer Gordon “Joe” Rich pulled over James Lumpkin Rattler on I-70 downtown on April 5, 1986. Rattler wrestled away Rich’s service gun and shot him three times then took off. Rich died a short time later.At the time, there was no life sentence without parole so Lumpkin was sentenced to 33 years to life. His first parole hearing will be in February. Officer Rich’s f
  
  Read more

• Pickerington police chief accused of using racial slurs, making sexist comments

  03-01-2019 22:18
  PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The city of Pickerington says it has launched an investigation after accusations of inappropriate comments by Police Chief Michael Taylor.City Manager Frank Wiseman tells 10TV a special counsel has been obtained to handle the investigation.Wiseman says the city received an email alleging Taylor has used homophobic and sexist comments, as well as racial slurs.Wiseman says Chief Taylor has been with the city of Pickerington for more than 35 years and, to his knowledge, there
  
  Read more

• Another blood pressure medication recalled over trace amounts of cancer-causing chemical

  03-01-2019 22:02
  
  Another pharmaceutical company is recalling blood pressure medication after detecting trace amounts of a cancer-causing chemical.The Food and Drug Administration announced Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 80 lots of Amlodipine Valsartan Tablets, Valsartan HCTZ Tablets and Valsartan Tablets.The impurity involves a chemical called N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), which the FDA describes as a "substance that occurs naturally in certain foods, drinking water, air pollution, and indus
  
  Read more

• Police look for suspect in Columbus Dollar Tree robbery

  03-01-2019 21:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police are looking for a suspect they say robbed a Dollar Tree Thursday.It happened at around 9 a.m. at the Dollar Tree located in the 1300 block of Parsons Avenue. Police say the man approached an employee demanding money. The suspect then left with an undisclosed amount of cash.The suspect is described as a black male, 5’9”, 170 pounds and in his late 20s to early 30s. He was wearing dark pants, a dark coat and a beanie-style hat.Anyone with information on th
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Urban Meyer responds to 7-year-old girl's letter about Buckeye helmet stickers

  03-01-2019 21:02
  
  A young girl from Calgary curious about the "circles" on the Ohio State football helmets got her questions answered by former head coach Urban Meyer.Jack Lucas tweeted a picture Wednesday of a handwritten letter from his daughter to the Ohio State Buckeyes. In the letter, 7-year-old Hannah asked if the circles on the helmets were stickers and if the players get to choose how many they have. She also congratulated the Buckeyes' on their Rose Bowl win.Meyer responded to Hannah's question on Thursd
  
  Read more

• Police searching for suspect from multiple bank robberies

  03-01-2019 20:35
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus Police are investigating multiple bank robberies in Columbus Wednesday and Thursday.Before 1 p.m. Wednesday, police say an unknown man entered the Chase bank located in the 800 block of South High Street and handed the teller a threatening note demanding money. The suspect implied a weapon was in his waistband and told the teller to hurry up. After growing impatient, the suspect fled the bank without any money.Officers were then called to the PNC Bank located on Lockbour
  
  Read more

• Police identify suspect accused of robbing several Columbus banks

  03-01-2019 20:35
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus Police have identified the man they say robbed several banks over the last two days.Authorities are looking for 63-year-old Anthony W. Collier who was last seen wearing a gray OSU sweatshirt and blue jeans.Before 1 p.m. Wednesday, police say Collier entered the Chase bank located in the 800 block of South High Street and handed the teller a threatening note demanding money. The suspect implied a weapon was in his waistband and told the teller to hurry up. After growing i
  
  Read more

• Man accused of robbing several Columbus banks in custody

  03-01-2019 20:35
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -The man Columbus police say robbed several banks in recent days is in custody at the Franklin County Jail.Authorities were looking for 63-year-old Anthony W. Collier but jail records show he was arrested on Thursday.Before 1 p.m. Wednesday, police say Collier entered the Chase bank located in the 800 block of South High Street and handed the teller a threatening note demanding money. The suspect implied a weapon was in his waistband and told the teller to hurry up. After growing
  
  Read more

• Mega Weekend – Top Things to Do

  03-01-2019 20:14
  Here’s to the weekend! Here’s a rundown of things for you to do in Columbus this weekend to have fun. We wrapped up The Best of 2018. The Sweet Treats Dessert Festival returns, tickets on sale! Win tickets to: AAA Great Vacations Travel Expo, Greensky Bluegrass, Dr. Dog, Anderson East, COIN, and Zoso. Take a look at some top […]
  
  Read more

• First meteor shower of the year peaks Thursday night

  03-01-2019 19:59
  
  The first meteor shower of 2019 year will peak Thursday night, according to the astronomy site EarthSky.org.The best time to watch the Quadrantid shower is from late night January 3 until dawn on January 4.The Quadrantids have been known to produce some 50-100 meteors in a dark sky. However, the peak will only last a few hours.The exact peak of the shower, according to the International Meteor Organization, will be at 2:00 a.m. UTC, when skygazers in Europe may get the best view.The meteor showe
  
  Read more

• Netflix warns against ‘Bird Box’ copycats performing risky stunts while blindfolded

  03-01-2019 19:33
  
  Netflix is warning fans about the "Bird Box" Challenge on social media, inspired by its hit movie. Netflix tweeted: "PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don't know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes."Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don’t know how this started, and we apprecia
  
  Read more

• Ohio inmate indicted in death of prison foster dog

  03-01-2019 19:19
  
  LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — An inmate accused in a dog's death at an Ohio prison where it was placed in a program pairing inmates with foster dogs has been indicted in the death.Court records show Warren County grand jurors indicted 31-year-old Benjamin Holliday this week on a felony charge of prohibitions concerning companion animals.Prosecutors say Holliday was in Warren Correctional Institution Aug. 25 when he's accused of causing Evie's death.Evie was supplied by the Joseph's Legacy animal re
  
  Read more

• Raising Cane's breaks ground for first Chillicothe location

  03-01-2019 18:29
  
  CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A new location for Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers has broken ground in Chillicothe.This will be the Louisiana-based company’s 31st location in Ohio and its first Chillicothe, which will be at 880 North Bridge St.“We’re excited to bring an enhanced experience to Chillicothe and to give Caniacs in the area a Raising Cane’s to call their own,” says Brian Gunnoe, vice president of development of RCO Limited, a franchise of Raising Cane&rs
  
  Read more

• Report finds over $85,000 in undocumented spending within Pike County agency

  03-01-2019 17:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — An audit released Thursday by State Auditor Dave Yost revealed $85,390 in undocumented expenses within the Pike County Convention and Visitors Bureau.In the audit on the bureau’s finances from 2013 to 2016, auditors found that 914 of 2,269 tested transactions lacked proper documentation. One of those transactions, Yost’s office said, includes an account for the county’s bicentennial celebration.In addition, 95 of 215 receipts checked were not properly doc
  
  Read more

• Firefighters rescue several animals from west Columbus house fire

  03-01-2019 17:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Three dogs and a cat were rescued from a house fire Thursday morning in west Columbus. The Columbus Division of Fire was called around 8:30 a.m. to the 100 block of North Westmoor Avenue.When firefighters arrived, they found smoke coming from the home. The fire was quickly extinguished, according to the battalion chief on the scene.No one home at the time of the fire but crews located three dogs and one cat inside the residence. Firefighters used oxygen on the animals once they
  
  Read more

• Johns Hopkins football coach Jim Margraff dies at 58

  03-01-2019 17:16
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Jim Margraff, the winningest football coach in Johns Hopkins University history, has died at 58.Citing a release from the Baltimore university, news outlets report the former Hopkins quarterback who led his alma mater's football program for 29 years died Wednesday at home. University officials didn't release a cause of death. The Baltimore Sun reported that Margraff had open-heart surgery to correct a congenital defect in 2005.Less than a month ago, Margraff guided the Blu
  
  Read more

• Restaurant Review: Comune

  03-01-2019 16:00
  Unlike “commune” or “community,” new restaurant Comune has only one “m.” It’s the same sort of theme, but spellcheck loves it less. Regardless, the idea of sharing is central to the establishment: it’s mentioned no less than eight times in the restaurant’s online mission statement. That’s good news for people who actually like to share […]
  
  Read more

• Man charged in teacher's slaying accused of rape, kidnapping

  03-01-2019 15:47
  
  WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) — A man charged in the killing of a Georgia teacher who disappeared 14 years ago is now accused in a separate rape and kidnapping case.News outlets report Warner Robins police are seeking 34-year-old Bo Dukes on charges including rape in a Tuesday attack. Police say detectives believe Dukes threatened two women with a gun and other violence and forced them to his home, where he raped them and held them against their will.Dukes was charged in 2017 with helping dispos
  
  Read more

• Report: Virginia politician misused staff for personal tasks

  03-01-2019 15:26
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics says former Republican Virginia Rep. Thomas Garrett misused staffers for tasks such as dog sitting and buying him cigarettes.The Daily Progress reports the committee released its report Wednesday, just before Garrett's Thursday departure from the House. The report says Garrett apparently "did not understand or appreciate" the limits on staffers helping with tasks that didn't support his official duties.Politi
  
  Read more

• Unique program sends nurses into the homes of new, often nervous, parents

  03-01-2019 15:15
  
  In CBS This Morning's ongoing series, What's Working, the show looks at innovations that are paying off. In Durham, North Carolina, all parents are offered a helping hand in the first few months of their children's lives through the Family Connects program, which has already sent registered nurses into the homes of 30,000 families. As CBS News' Dr. Tara Narula reports, it's paying off. ---The first year of a child's life is crucial to the developing brain, but parental instincts are not always e
  
  Read more

• Nurses sent into the homes of new, often nervous, parents

  03-01-2019 15:15
  
  The first year of a child's life is crucial to the developing brain, but parental instincts are not always enough to take on the challenges of caring for a newborn. Sometimes, it takes a village to support, listen, and embrace the entire family.Jenny Jensen, one of the nurses with Family Connects, is tracking pounds and inches along with the stress levels of parents. Before they leave the hospital, new parents like Zawadi and Damon walker are offered two free home check-ups."I think we both had
  
  Read more

• Sheriff: Woman threw bleach in boyfriend's eyes on his dare

  03-01-2019 14:17
  
  DUNCAN, S.C. (AP) — A sheriff's office in South Carolina says a woman told deputies she threw bleach into her boyfriend's eyes on a dare.The State reports 56-year-old Barbara Davis told deputies she was cleaning during a New Year's Day argument with her 54-year-old boyfriend when he dared her to throw it at him. Authorities did not immediately release his identity.Davis told Spartanburg County Sheriff's deputies that she believed her boyfriend was going to attack her, so she threw the blea
  
  Read more

• Krispy Kreme delivers doughnuts to officers over pastry loss

  03-01-2019 14:06
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Krispy Kreme has stepped in to comfort Kentucky police officers mourning the loss of a doughnut truck that caught fire.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the company and a police escort delivered dozens of doughnuts to the city police department Wednesday afternoon.Officer Kyle Mounce says no one was injured when a Krispy Kreme truck caught fire in the city on Monday, but the truck's doughnuts were ruined. The fire's cause was unclear as of Monday.Lexington police sh
  
  Read more

• Krispy Kreme delivers doughnuts to officers devastated from burned truck

  03-01-2019 14:06
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Krispy Kreme has stepped in to comfort Kentucky police officers mourning the loss of a doughnut truck that caught fire.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the company and a police escort delivered dozens of doughnuts to the city police department Wednesday afternoon.Officer Kyle Mounce says no one was injured when a Krispy Kreme truck caught fire in the city on Monday. The fire's cause was unclear.Lexington police shared posts on social media of the burned truck and o
  
  Read more

• Snacks on wheels: PepsiCo tests self-driving robot delivery

  03-01-2019 13:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Forget vending machines, PepsiCo is testing a way to bring snacks directly to college students.The chip and beverage maker says it will start making deliveries with self-driving robots on Thursday at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Students will be able to order Baked Lay's, SunChips or Bubly sparkling water on an app, and then meet the six-wheeled robot at more than 50 locations on campus.Other companies have been using self-driving vehicles to deliv
  
  Read more

• Pelosi poised to become House speaker, making history again

  03-01-2019 12:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi knew this moment would come, even if others had their doubts — or worked to stop her.Pelosi is poised to be elected Thursday as House speaker, the only woman who has held the office and now one of few elected officials who will be returning to it. The last time a speaker regained the gavel was more than a half-century ago.The California Democrat has spent her political career being underestimated, only to prove the naysayers wrong. In this case, it was
  
  Read more

• House elects Nancy Pelosi speaker as Dems take control

  03-01-2019 12:26
  
  The House has elected Nancy Pelosi as its speaker as Democrats take command of the chamber for the new Congress.The near party-line majority vote makes her the country's most powerful Democrat as the party begins two more years of confronting President Donald Trump. Except now, Pelosi's Democrats will be able to set the House's legislative agenda and conduct investigations of the Trump administration that Republicans shunned when they held the majority.Thursday's vote restores Pelosi to the post
  
  Read more

• Penn State moves to trademark the Happy Valley nickname

  03-01-2019 12:24
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa.— It's sometimes called State College and sometimes University Park, but Penn State wants to ensure it holds the trademark when it's called Happy Valley.The Centre Daily Times reported Wednesday the university asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last month to trademark the term that refers to the school's setting in the mountains of central Pennsylvania.The application says it wants to use the term on clothing and headwear.The paper says that the trademark had been
  
  Read more

• Big Pharma ushers in new year by raising prices of more than 1,000 drugs

  03-01-2019 12:21
  
  Drugmakers are starting 2019 with a slew of price hikes, affecting more than 1,000 medications.The average increase amounts to about 6 percent, said Michael Rea, founder and CEO of RX Savings Solutions, which sells software that helps employers and health plans analyze drug prices. Among the best-known drugs getting costlier are the opioid OxyContin, with a 9.5 percent jump, and the blood thinner Pradaxa, up 8 percent.Those increases underscore the challenges facing consumers and health care pla
  
  Read more

• Ohio announces new ballot issue signature requirements

  03-01-2019 11:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio— Ohio's elections chief has announced new signature requirements for statewide ballot issues.The numbers of signatures now required are based on total voter turnout for the governor's race in the November 2018 election.Statewide ballot issue committees must follow the new requirements through the 2022 gubernatorial general election.Under the changes announced Wednesday, a constitutional amendment will require 442,958 signatures, or 10 percent of total votes cast for governor
  
  Read more

• Homicides in Columbus drop 28 percent from previous year

  03-01-2019 11:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's capital city logged 103 homicides in 2018, a 28 percent decrease from a record-high 143 homicides the previous year.Columbus officials say 73 percent of the homicides in 2018 were caused by shootings, and more than 70 percent of homicide victims were black. The Columbus Dispatch reports the city's Hilltop neighborhood continued to be the city's deadliest, with 17 homicides in 2018 compared to 16 in 2017.Police Commander Rhonda Grizzell says officers were concerned a
  
  Read more

• 11 traffic deaths reported in Ohio over New Year holiday

  03-01-2019 11:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The State Highway Patrol says provisional statistics show 11 traffic deaths were reported in Ohio during the New Year holiday.The patrol says the statistics show that six of those fatalities resulted from not wearing an available seat belt and four were related to driving under the influence.Troopers made 448 arrests for driving under the influence and 231 drug arrests. They also issued 952 safety belt citations.The five-day reporting period began at midnight December
  
  Read more

• Ohio governor-elect to announce additional Cabinet picks

  03-01-2019 11:45
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov.-elect Mike DeWine is ready to announce another round of Cabinet picks as he prepares to take office.The Republican attorney general is scheduled to be sworn in on Jan. 14 after winning election in November. He succeeds fellow Republican Gov. John Kasich.DeWine planned to discuss new cabinet nominations and additional senior staff appointments Thursday at the Statehouse.DeWine has previously named his chief of staff and nominated individuals to head the Ohio
  
  Read more

• Ohio governor-elect announces additional Cabinet picks

  03-01-2019 11:45
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov.-elect Mike DeWine announced another round of Cabinet picks as he prepares to take office.The Republican attorney general is scheduled to be sworn in on Jan. 14 after winning election in November. He succeeds fellow Republican Gov. John Kasich.DeWine discussed new cabinet nominations and additional senior staff appointments Thursday at the Statehouse. DeWine has previously named his chief of staff and nominated individuals to head the Ohio National Guard and
  
  Read more

• Republicans worry a primary challenge would hurt Trump

  03-01-2019 11:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump declared himself "the most popular president in the history of the Republican Party" on Wednesday. Yet his allies fear a primary challenge from a high-profile Republican could doom his re-election.The concern was outlined in a private email shared among Republican National Committee members hours after the GOP's last failed presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, lashed out at Trump's character and global leadership in an opinion article published in The Washington
  
  Read more

• Hawaii law allowing medically assisted suicide takes effect

  03-01-2019 11:26
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's new medically assisted suicide law has gone into effect, but few doctors and pharmacies are willing to prescribe and dispense the life-ending medications.Hawaii Pacific Health and The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu said their pharmacies will not fill the prescriptions and hospitalized patients will not be able to take the lethal drugs on their campuses, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday.The law allows doctors to fulfill requests from terminally ill
  
  Read more

• Ex-deputy in Ohio accused of sex acts with jail inmates charged

  03-01-2019 04:27
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A former deputy in Ohio accused of having two inmates perform oral sex on him inside the county jail while he was still employed as a deputy has been charged with sexual battery.Clark County Sheriff Deb Burchett said in a news release Wednesday that Marcus Johnson IV, of Huber Heights, resigned as a sheriff's deputy Monday and was arrested that day on two counts of sexual battery.The 26-year-old former deputy pleaded not guilty to the charges Wednesday in Clark County M
  
  Read more

• Ryan Day adds Oklahoma State OC Mike Yurcich to Ohio State coaching staff

  03-01-2019 03:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day has named Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich as the Buckeyes passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach.Yurcich will receive a two-year contract worth 950,000 annually, according to the university.“I am really excited to announce that Mike is joining the Ohio State staff,” said Day. “Mike is not only an Ohioan coming home, but he is also an extremely talented coach who has enjoyed success through
  
  Read more

• Ohio State hires Oklahoma St assistant Yurcich as QB coach

  03-01-2019 03:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich has been hired as quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator by Ohio State coach Ryan Day.Ohio State made the announcement on Wednesday night after Day officially took over head coaching duties from the retiring Urban Meyer.Yurcich, a native of suburban Cleveland, has two decades experience coaching at the college level, the last six years as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State.The 43-year-old agreed to a two-year
  
  Read more

• Apple drops iPhone bombshell on already reeling stock market

  03-01-2019 03:06
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Apple acknowledged that demand for iPhones is waning, confirming investor fears that the company's most profitable product has lost some of its luster. The reckoning came in a letter from Apple CEO Tim Cook to the company's shareholders released after the stock market closed Wednesday.Cook said Apple's revenue for the October-December quarter — including the crucial holiday shopping season — will fall well below the company's earlier projections and those of ana
  
  Read more

• Airport water fountains tested after passengers get sick

  03-01-2019 02:44
  
  CLEVELAND — Officials investigating what sickened six passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight to Florida are awaiting test results from several drinking fountains at Cleveland's airport.The city said in a release Wednesday that it will be a day or two before testing on the water samples will be completed.The city says while it's not known what caused the illnesses, Frontier Airlines reported that the sick passengers might have used a public drinking fountain before the flight.Health offic
  
  Read more

• Department store executive Blake Nordstrom dies at 58

  03-01-2019 01:07
  
  NEW YORK — Blake Nordstrom, who led the upscale department store chain Nordstrom as co-president with his brothers Erik and Peter, has died. He was 58.The Seattle-based company did not disclose the cause of death, saying Nordstrom passed away unexpectedly early Wednesday. Last month, Nordstrom said that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, but that his cancer was treatable.Nordstrom Inc. said in a statement that its executive leadership will continue under Erik and Peter Nordstrom. The com
  
  Read more

• Ohio doctor fired for anti-Semitic tweets, including threats to give Jews "the wrong meds"

  03-01-2019 00:59
  
  A prominent hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, fired a first-year resident after discovering anti-Semitic comments in her social media posts.Lara Kollab worked as a first-year resident at the Cleveland Clinic from July to September 2018. She has since deleted all of her social media, but screenshots of her posts — dating back to 2011 — have been documented by the Canary Mission, a site dedicated to exposing anti-Semitism in an effort to combat its rise on college campuses.According to the
  
  Read more

• Carrie Ann Inaba gets host gig on 'The Talk'

  03-01-2019 00:44
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Ann Inaba is no longer a temp on "The Talk."The CBS daytime show announced Wednesday that Inaba has joined the panel of hosts, moving up from recurring guest host."The Dancing With the Stars" judge replaces Julie Chen, who left the talk show in September.Chen's departure came a week after her husband, CBS Corp. boss Leslie Moonves, was ousted from the company due to sexual misconduct allegations.In announcing her exit on-air, Chen appeared to endorse Inaba as her
  
  Read more

• Kids combat cabin fever across Central Ohio before returning to school

  03-01-2019 00:07
  With a few days left until students return to school, many families are battling cases of cabin fever.For almost two weeks, parents across central Ohio have worked to keep their children occupied during winter break. That desire to keep students active and engaged has led to big crowds at some amusement locations.“The days are really busy here. It’s probably one of our busiest days of the year,” said Jennifer Jones with Skate Zone 71. “It does take a lot of extra staff to
  
  Read more

Follow @Colombus_News on Twitter!