Columbus Dispatch

Driver in fatal downtown crash gets 13 years

Terrance Trent wept and whimpered, clutching a tissue to his face in a Franklin County courtroom, as he listened to anguished statements about what was lost when his reckless driving caused a crash that killed two pedestrians at a Downtown intersection.

Orange barrel break

Travelers heading north for a Labor Day weekend getaway will have fewer orange barrels in their way as they leave Columbus.

Clown scare no laughing matter

A knife-wielding clown reported in the Northland area might prove a hoax, but Columbus police say they aren’t taking any chances.

Crypto cases increase 70%

Public-health officials have shifted their attention to at-home hygiene as the number of people infected with a diarrheal disease continues to surge in central Ohio.

Jeni’s fights listeria again

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is once again battling listeria, a problem that caused a huge disruption in the company’s business last year.

Crypto cases still on the rise

There must be something in the water — still — because local cases of a waterborne diarrheal disease continue to climb, surpassing 250 by Tuesday.

UA recall vote

Voters in Upper Arlington will go to the polls today to decide whether four city council members keep their jobs.

Crypto cases double

As the number of cases of diarrheal disease in a two-county outbreak has nearly doubled in the past week, health officials are reaching out to schools and day-care centers to encourage prevention.