Lobbyist sentenced in City Hall bribery scandal
Once the most powerful lobbyist at Columbus City Hall and a friend to prominent elected officials, John Raphael, is now headed to federal prison for 15 months.
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Man charged in SWAT officer killing faces death penalty
The man charged with killing a Columbus Police SWAT officer will face the death penalty.
Cheating scandal at vet school
A cheating conspiracy at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine has 85 students facing discipline that could range from a warning to dismissal from the college, which was ranked fifth among the nation’s 28 vet schools last year by U.S. News and World Report.
First Columbus Zika case
Public health officials are working to contain Franklin County’s first known Zika case after a Columbus woman tested positive for the virus after a trip to the Dominican Republic.
Columbus parks sub-standard?
The city of Columbus has expanded, renovated and modernized its park system over the past few years, but for the fifth year in a row, it has ranked low among the nation’s largest.
COTA plans Cleveland Ave. rapid-transit line
A federal grant has arrived in Columbus to pay for most of a planned bus rapid-transit line that could cut travel times along Cleveland Avenue.
Suspect in West Side rapes arrested
A man suspected in connection with a series of sexual assaults on the West Side was arrested Thursday after the Columbus police crime lab linked DNA evidence from the most-recent assault to his genetic profile.
Dam! Buckeye Lake ready for summer a year early
The owners of stores, marinas, bars and restaurants around Buckeye Lake have cause to celebrate this Memorial Day weekend: The 3,100-acre lake will be ready for boaters this summer.
Statehouse poised for medical marijuana vote
A historic law giving Ohioans with certain medical conditions the right to use medical marijuana could be approved by lawmakers today and sent to Gov. John Kasich for his signature.
Court halts Planned Parenthood defunding
At first blush, a federal judge believes Gov. John Kasich and Republican lawmakers who support abortion restrictions acted unconstitutionally to kill state funding to Planned Parenthood.