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I-670 to get “smart” lane

Drivers trying to get home to Gahanna or the East Side or catch a late-afternoon flight out of John Glenn Columbus International Airport might be happy to hear about the state’s plan to create a “smart” lane of traffic on eastbound I-670 by 2019.

Fatal holiday crashes nearly double

The State Highway Patrol says 16 people died in 11 crashes around Ohio during the five-day Thanksgiving travel period, up from nine deaths during that window last year.

No charges in shooting of intruder

Investigators say they don’t plan to pursue charges in the fatal shooting of an armed intruder at a central Ohio home after concluding it was self-defense.

Canadiens 3, CBJ 1

The Montreal Canadiens ended the Blue Jackets’ six-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory.

Cavs 113, 76ers 91

LeBron James had 30 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to lead the Cavaliers over the Philadelphia 76ers 113-91.

Beating victim dies

A man who died Monday after being brutally beaten on a Franklinton street over the weekend became the city’s 122nd homicide victim of 2017.

Sheriff’s stalker to plead guilty

Court records say a guilty plea has been reached in the case of a man charged with harassing a county sheriff in Ohio for nearly 20 years via letters, emails and websites.

Win doesn’t help Buckeyes in polls

Not much changed for the Buckeyes, as far as the major college football polls are concerned, following their victory over arch-rival Michigan Saturday.