Gahanna-Jefferson teachers on strike
The union representing nearly 600 teachers in the Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools began picketing at a dozen locations Tuesday morning after voting to go on strike at midnight.
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Man killed by hit-skip driver
A man whose body was found in a West Side alley early Monday was the victim of a hit-and-run, Columbus police said.
Effort to reduce fatal crashes
Law enforcement authorities say nearly 100 people have been killed on roadways in Franklin County in 2020, so the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Columbus Police Department and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office are teaming up to reduce the number fatal crashes in the county this fall.
First-time jobless claims in Ohio rise for 3rd week
The number of newly-unemployed Ohio workers increased for the third week in a row, according to statistics released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Thursday.
DeWine says aid for Ohio renters, businesses coming soon
Governor Mike DeWine said he hopes by next week to provide details of an economic aid package for people struggling to make mortgage and rent payments and for small businesses and nonprofits struggling with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mother indicted in 5-year-old son’s drowning death
A woman has been indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter and child endangering after police say she left her young sons unattended and one of them drowned in a pool at an East Side apartment complex in July.
Prosecutor: Man who fired gun at Trump rally ‘undercharged’
A lawyer for a Licking County man says his client feared for his life when he fired a handgun at a semitrailer that he says hit his vehicle and taunted the “rolling rally” supporting President Donald Trump the defendant was taking part in.
City repeals bar, restaurant curfew; alcohol ban still in effect
After seeing a decline in new daily cases of COVID-19 in Columbus, the city council voted Monday night to repeal a 10:00 p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants.
Pedestrian dies after being hit in Franklin Township
A person was killed Monday night while walking on a West Side street.
Man charged with firing at another driver during Trump parade
Authorities say a Licking County man has been charged with firing a shot at another driver on I-270 on the West Side Saturday in an apparent road rage incident during a highway parade in support of President Trump.