Goodwill benefits from discarded marathon clothing
The 19,000 runners who participated in a Columbus marathon last weekend shed 10,000 pounds of clothing during the race that has been donated to charity.
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Area unemployment higher in September
The unemployment rate in central Ohio ticked upward in September to 3.7 percent from 3.6 percent in August.
Ohio colleges target sex assault
Public and private colleges in Ohio are releasing a plan to fight sexual assault on campus.
State delays executions
Ohio has delayed executions until 2017 and beyond because of problems finding supplies of lethal injection drugs.
Fee for GOP convention access peeves press
Representatives for news organizations who plan to cover next summer’s convention are protesting a move by the Republican National Committee to charge news media organizations a $150 access fee for seats on the press stand.
Prison hostage standoff
The union representing state prison guards says a female corrections officer was taken hostage by a male inmate after being left alone with other inmates in the library at a state prison in Mansfield.
Big drop at the pump
Gas prices in central Ohio fell to their lowest level in over a month Monday morning as refiners get back online, producing less expensive seasonal gasoline blend.
Sisters to serve 10 years for sex-slave ring
Two sisters were sentenced to 10 years in prison for bringing women to central Ohio from China to work as sex slaves in three area massage parlors.
Records fall in 1/2-Marathon
Course records fell and over $1 million was raised for Nationwide Children’s Hospital during the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon and ½-Marathon Sunday
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Chilly temperatures are in the forecast for more than 19,000 runners and walkers who will take part in the 36th Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & ½ Marathon Sunday.