New weapon in bug battle
Usually, the goal is to drive mosquitoes away, or to kill them in their tracks. Spray, bam, drop dead.
But Columbus Public Health has one tool in its mosquito-destroying arsenal that doesn’t quite work that way.
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CPD officers carrying OD antidote
Because seconds save lives, 115 Columbus police officers now have in their cruisers a drug that can prevent overdose deaths as they battle the heroin epidemic.
Food stamps: State spends $48K to find $31K in waste
A state audit of Ohio’s $2.5 billion food stamp program uncovered benefits paid to dead people, questionable out-of-state purchases, and large individual card balances including one of $20,000.
Brutus (and friend) in Pride events
Brutus Buckeye is off the bench and back in the Columbus Pride Parade and Festival this weekend.
Tensions build after police shooting
Mayor Andrew J. Ginther has deployed his community relations staff to the Linden neighborhood and held meetings with clergy members to calm tensions after police fatally shot Henry Green in South Linden.
Tighter security for Pride events
The Columbus Chief of Police says security will be beefed up for this weekend’s Pride Festival, one of the largest in the Midwest.
New law allows foster care until age 21
Hundreds of Ohio’s most traumatized and vulnerable teens should soon have the chance to tap into a few more years of support before they have to make it on their own.
Five “Cut Throat Committee” members convicted
Five members of a violent street gang that terrorized a North Side neighborhood for a quarter of a century face life sentences after being convicted of racketeering and murder in federal court.
Beer yes, bags no
Starting this summer, you can get beer anywhere you want in Ohio Stadium, but you can’t bring in large bags.
Medical marijuana now legal in Ohio
Governor John Kasich has signed legislation legalizing medical marijuana in Ohio, though patients shouldn’t expect to get it from dispensaries here anytime soon.