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New shelter to accomodate more homeless

A new homeless shelter west of downtown Columbus will ease the strain on existing facilities and provide more space for what local officials say is a growing population of homeless men, women and families.

“Burned woman” trial begins

Prosecutors in eastern Ohio say a man observed how a woman moaned after he and two others beat, doused her with gasoline and set her on fire.

Foreclosures plummet

Franklin County’s housing market is showing another sign of recovery from the recession.