Columbus news

• Judge facing suspension for sexual harassment resigns from Ohio Court of Appeals

  28-01-2019 23:42
  
  A Franklin County Appeals Court Judge accused of sexual harassment is stepping down.In December, the Ohio Supreme Court Board of Professional Conduct found Judge Tim Horton had abused his power and sexually harassed two women in his office.The Board recommended an indefinite suspension of his law license.Monday Horton's attorneys filed a response, saying Horton will leave the bench effective February 28, 2019.They argued the Board was wrong in its findings and recommendation and asked the Suprem
  
  Read more

• What is the polar vortex?

  28-01-2019 23:35
  This is the time of year arctic blasts are known to invade the region. One term that has been popularized in the past few years w/ regards to this is the "polar vortex." It sounds very menacing and it's a real weather phenomenon.The polar vortex is nothing more than an expansive area of low pressure and cold conditions at the top and bottom of the world at the poles. The fast winds high in the atmosphere are where the term vortex originates.The polar vortex is always there but it's stronger in t
  
  Read more

• Officials: Marion County part of statewide hepatitis A outbreak

  28-01-2019 23:03
  
  MARION COUNTY, Ohio – Marion County is now part of the statewide hepatitis A outbreak according to Marion Public Health.The agency said it has investigated a total of 24 cases since January 2018 with 14 of those cases coming in the last seven weeks.Symptoms include jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue.The agency said those who have an increased risk for hepatitis A include people who use drugs, people who are homeless and people who are incarcerated.Marion Public Health
  
  Read more

• Pelosi invites Trump to give State of the Union on Feb. 5

  28-01-2019 22:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has issued a new invitation to President Donald Trump to give his State of the Union speech on Feb. 5.The formal letter Monday suggests Trump will reschedule the speech after it was postponed because of the partial government shutdown. Trump and Congress reached a deal Friday to reopen the government, which had been Pelosi's condition for allowing Trump to speak.Pelosi said in her letter that she and Trump spoke Monday and agreed on the new date
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Ohio program could help suspended drivers regain licenses

  28-01-2019 21:08
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans who had their driver's license suspended for certain violations may be able to have their license reinstatement fee waived or reduced under a new program going into effect this week.The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles says the Reinstatement Fee Amnesty Initiative goes into effect Thursday. It allows drivers six months to apply for a fee reduction or a waiver. Drivers can apply from Thursday through July 31, 2019.The bureau will determine eligibility based on qua
  
  Read more

• IRS returns to work with 5 million pieces of unopened mail waiting

  28-01-2019 20:54
  
  Parts of the government that were shut for 35 days are now open again – at least for the next three weeks. According to Standard & Poor's, the shutdown has cost the U.S. economy $6 billion – more than the $5.7 billion President Trump requested for the border wall that's at the heart of this dispute.The federal watchdog National Taxpayer Advocate determined it could take the IRS at least a year to get back to normal after five million pieces of mail went unopened during the shutdo
  
  Read more

• Peaches sold at Ohio Walmarts under recall for listeria concern

  28-01-2019 20:33
  
  Peaches that were sold at Walmart locations in Ohio are a part of a recall by Jac. Vandenberg Inc.According to the FDA, the company is recalling 1,727 cartons of peaches, 1,207 cartons of nectarines and 365 cartons of fresh plums in more than dozen states because of a listeria concern.The nectarines and plums were not sold in Ohio.No illnesses have been reported. The company is investigating the source of the contamination.Anyone who purchased any of these items is urged to return it to the plac
  
  Read more

• Proposed law would make animal cruelty a felony nationwide

  28-01-2019 19:51
  
  Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives re-introduced a bill last week that would make malicious acts of animal cruelty a felony nationwide. A person convicted of the crime could face a fine or up to seven years in prison, or both.The bill, known as the Preventing Animal Cruel and Torture (PACT) Act, is co-sponsored by Democrat Ted Deutch and Republican Vern Buchanan. PACT would criminalize "crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating and impaling animals." The measure would also address b
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Boy who left home in snowstorm after fight over cellphone found dead

  28-01-2019 19:15
  
  MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (CBS News) -- Police say the body of a 13-year-old Iowa boy who left his home during a snowstorm Tuesday night has been found.Marshalltown police said in a news release that Corey Brown's body was located about 10:45 a.m. Sunday in a secluded area on the west side of town.Police said there's no evidence the boy's death involved criminal activity, but that they will continue to investigate. They have not released a cause of death.In an earlier release, police said Corey was las
  
  Read more

• Seventh wrongful death lawsuit levels allegations against former doctor, Mount Carmel Health System

  28-01-2019 17:48
  COLUMBUS – The language of a seventh pending complaint is strikingly similar to other wrongful death lawsuits filed in wake of the scandal at Mount Carmel West Hospital, where 28 patients are believed to have received fatal doses of fentanyl over the past three years.At least 34 patients are believed to have been impacted – 28 were given fatal doses, and six others were given doses that “went beyond providing comfort” but likely were not the cause of their deaths, the hos
  
  Read more

• Eight wrongful death lawsuits level allegations against former doctor, Mount Carmel Health System

  28-01-2019 17:48
  COLUMBUS – The language in the seventh and eighth pending lawsuits are strikingly similar to other wrongful death lawsuits filed in wake of the scandal at Mount Carmel West Hospital, where 28 patients are believed to have received fatal doses of fentanyl over the past three years.At least 34 patients are believed to have been impacted – 28 were given fatal doses, and six others were given doses that “went beyond providing comfort” but likely were not the cause of their de
  
  Read more

• Shutdown projected to cause $3B permanent hit to economy

  28-01-2019 17:21
  
  WASHINGTON — The federal government shutdown will cause slight permanent harm to the economy — about $3 billion — according to a report Monday by the Congressional Budget Office.The report says the five-week shutdown has slowed growth in the near term but that most of the lost growth "will eventually be recovered."Overall, CBO predicts that just $3 billion in lost gross domestic product will be permanently lost, a modest figure in a $20 trillion-plus economy. By year's end, CBO
  
  Read more

• Police: Body of man shot found on foot bridge over I-77

  28-01-2019 16:29
  
  CLEVELAND — Police say a man has been fatally shot in the head and they are investigating the shooting as a suspected homicide.Cleveland police say the 33-year-old man's body was found on a foot bridge over Interstate 77 on the city's east side around 4:30 p.m. Sunday.The shooting victim's identity was not immediately released. The Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County Medical Examiner's Office will release the identity once the man's family has been notified.Police say homicide detectives are
  
  Read more

• Extreme cold to hit central Ohio; Wind chills between 25 & 35 below zero

  28-01-2019 16:18
  An arctic blast will be returning midweek and this time it is coming with a vengeance. In fact, with subzero lows forecasted Wednesday and Thursday morning, we could potentially tie or break previous lows recorded in Columbus on those dates:Jan 30: -5 degrees in 1966Jan 31: -6 degrees in 2004 This will be paired with dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills between 25 and 35 below zero are possible, with the coldest wind chills as low as 40 below zero possible Wednesday morning in our northwest
  
  Read more

• Extreme cold to hit central Ohio this week; Wind chills between 25 & 35 below zero

  28-01-2019 16:18
  An arctic blast will be returning midweek and this time it is coming with a vengeance. In fact, with subzero lows forecasted Wednesday and Thursday morning, we could potentially tie or break previous lows recorded in Columbus on those dates:Jan 30: -5 degrees in 1966Jan 31: -6 degrees in 2004 This will be paired with dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills between 25 and 35 below zero are possible, with the coldest wind chills as low as 40 below zero possible Wednesday morning in our northwest
  
  Read more

• Extreme cold hits central Ohio; Wind chills between 25 & 35 below zero

  28-01-2019 16:18
  Forecast update: Tuesday, Jan. 30 - 9 a.m. Light band of snow overnight has created slick conditions this morning given how cold the surface is. Arctic air will continue overspread the area today and settle in through Thursday. Waking up to brutal wind chills this morning. Highs this afternoon will struggle to get above zero. A quick moving system will bring a chance for light snow early Friday with a warming trend expected to develop this upcoming weekend into early next week.Alerts: A Wind Chi
  
  Read more

• Postal Service honors entertainer Gregory Hines with stamp

  28-01-2019 15:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is honoring entertainer Gregory Hines with a Black Heritage Series stamp.Acting chief postal inspector Gary Barksdale is hosting the first day of issue ceremony Monday at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York.Hines, who was known for his unique style of tap dancing, won a Tony Award in 1992 for "Jelly's Last Jam." He died of cancer at age 57 in 2003.The forever stamp features Hines smiling on one knee with one foot raised to show the taps on th
  
  Read more

• John Mayer to perform in Columbus this summer

  28-01-2019 14:46
  
  COLUMBUS -- GRAMMY Award winning artist John Mayer has added Columbus to his list of stops for his 2019 World Tour.The concert will take place at the Schottenstein Center on Saturday, Aug. 3, but tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 1 at noon.Other nearby stops include Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Detroit.There is no opening act for this performance.JOHN MAYER 2019 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:FRI 19-JulAlbany, NYTimes Union CenterSAT 20-JulProvidence, RIDunkin’ Donuts CenterMON 22-JulPhiladelphia
  
  Read more

• Kamala Harris kicks off 2020 campaign, warns of divisions

  28-01-2019 13:18
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. — Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris, standing outside of Oakland's city hall, formally kicked off her campaign for the White House by presenting herself as the leader who can best unite an America that is at an "inflection point" and facing a critical question."We are here because the American Dream and our American democracy are under attack and on the line like never before," Harris said Sunday. "And we are here at this moment in time because we must answer a fundamental ques
  
  Read more

• Body of missing university student found in northern Michigan

  28-01-2019 13:15
  
  MARQUETTE, Mich. — Authorities say searchers have found the body of a Northern Michigan University student who went missing on a hike to photograph waterfalls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.The search for 25-year-old Guiancarlo Estupigan began Friday in Marquette County's Ishpeming Township and continued over the weekend. Sheriff Greg Zyburt says Estupigan was found dead Sunday afternoon. WLUC-TV reports his body was found about 300 feet (91 meters) from a roadway.Estupigan's roommate told
  
  Read more

• Firefighters search mud after Brazil dam collapse; 58 dead

  28-01-2019 13:14
  
  BRUMADINHO, Brazil — Firefighters are carefully moving over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies left by a dam collapse that buried mine buildings and surrounding neighborhoods with iron ore waste.The confirmed death toll rose to 58, with up to 300 people still missing, authorities said. In an ominous sign, nobody was recovered alive Sunday, a stark difference from the first two days of the disaster, when helicopters were whisking people
  
  Read more

• Monday's Most Wanted: Dalton R. Greenwald

  28-01-2019 13:10
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is looking for 28-year-old Dalton R. Greenwald.He is wanted on three counts of drug possession and one count for failing to appear in court.Greenwald was last known to live on the west side of Columbus near Broad and Hague.If you know where he is, you are asked to contact the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at (614) 525-SWAT.
  
  Read more

• Pres. Trump casts doubt on seeing a budget deal that he'd accept

  28-01-2019 12:58
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the odds congressional negotiators will craft a deal to end his border wall standoff with Congress are "less than 50-50."As hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers prepared to return to work, Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he doesn't think the negotiators will strike a deal that he'd accept. He pledged to build a wall anyway using his executive powers to declare a national emergency if necessary."I personally think it's less tha
  
  Read more

• Rare red panda goes missing from Belfast Zoo

  28-01-2019 12:54
  
  LONDON- Officials say a rare red panda has gone missing from Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland.Belfast City Council officials said Monday the animal is not considered dangerous but warned the public not to approach it if it is spotted. Anyone seeing the animal is advised to call police.Police also asked motorists to be alert because the panda has not been exposed to roads before. The red panda left the zoo premises on Sunday, it was not exactly clear how.Two red panda cubs were born at the zoo in
  
  Read more

• Two children ages 3 and 7 killed in Perry County mobile home fire; several others hurt

  28-01-2019 11:05
  
  PERRY COUNTY, Ohio - The New Lexington Police and Fire Department has confirmed that two children were killed in a mobile home fire in Perry County.Dispatchers received a call at 12:24 Monday morning alerting them to a fire in the 300 block of N. State Street.The police chief on the scene said there was a 3-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl that died in the home. Two other children remain at Nationwide Children's Hospital. One of the older children was already treated and released from the hospit
  
  Read more

• Two children, ages 3 and 7, killed in Perry County mobile home fire

  28-01-2019 11:05
  PERRY COUNTY, Ohio - The New Lexington Police and Fire Department has confirmed that two children were killed in a mobile home fire in Perry County.Dispatchers received a call at 12:24 Monday morning alerting them to a fire in the 300 block of N. State Street.The police chief on the scene said there was a 3-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl that died in the home. Two other children remain at Nationwide Children's Hospital. One of the older children was already treated and released from the hospit
  
  Read more

• Several dead, hurt in Perry County mobile home fire

  28-01-2019 11:05
  
  PERRY COUNTY, Ohio - The New Lexington Police and Fire Department confirms that more than one person has died in a fire in a mobile home.Dispatchers received a call at 12:24 Monday morning alerting them to a fire in the 300 block of N. State Street.Authorities say they have confirmed fatalities in the fire, and multiple other victims were transported from the scene to various hospitals throughout the area.Investigators could not provide any information on the people deceased or injured at this t
  
  Read more

• 1 in custody following barricade situation in southwest Columbus

  28-01-2019 04:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police said one person was taken into custody after a barricade situation in southwest Columbus Sunday night.Columbus police said officers were called to the 4600 block of Bay Run Drive for a domestic situation possibly involving a gun.A female said she was assaulted, according to police.Police said at least one neighboring unit was evacuated and there are no reports of anyone being taken to the hospital.As fo 11:30 p.m. the scene was clearing.
  
  Read more

• Columbus police: Man dies more than a month after near east side shooting

  28-01-2019 03:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting on the city of Columbus’ near east side on Jan. 27.Police said a man was shot in the 400 block of South Champion Avenue around 9:20 p.m.He was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.Police said that man, 48-year-old Joseph Coleman, died on March 2 from injuries sustained in the shooting.Police said a woman was hit by a stray bullet that went through the door of the home in the 400 block of South Ohio
  
  Read more

• Columbus police: 2 injured in near east side shooting

  28-01-2019 03:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting on the city of Columbus’ near east side Sunday night.Police said a person was shot in the 400 block of South Champion Avenue around 9:20 p.m.That person was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.Police said a second person was hit by a stray bullet in the 400 block of South Ohio Avenue and taken to Grant Medical Center in stable condition.No other information was immediately available.
  
  Read more

• Columbus church celebrates after mother claiming sanctuary there allowed to stay in US

  28-01-2019 03:19
  An immigrant mother living in a northwest Columbus church to avoid deportation has been allowed to stay in the U.S.Just North United Church of Christ held a celebration for her Sunday afternoon in light of the news.For nearly three months, the mother of three called the church home in an effort to avoid deportation.The woman at the center of this case, who the church calls "Angelica," is not being shown to protect her privacy and she was not at Sunday’s event.Attorneys for the woman say sh
  
  Read more

Follow @Colombus_News on Twitter!