Columbus police say officers handed out over 500 traffic and parking citations, made seven felony arrests and seized seven firearms during this weekend’s “Operation Burnout” in the Short North, which has seen a number of violent incidents in the last month.
Rookie Hunter Gaddis pitched six strong innings for his first major league win and struggling Cleveland catcher Mike Zunino connected for a two-run homer, sending the Guardians over the Chicago White Sox 3-0.
Nick Senzel hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Reds snapped a four-game losing streak, cooling off the St. Louis Cardinals with a 6-5 victory.
Harrison Bader and Gleyber Torres homered to spark a comeback, leading the New York Yankees over the Reds 4-1 for a three-game sweep and their first four-game winning streak this season.
Justin Verlander outpitched Shane Bieber in a marquee matchup of Cy Young Award winners that lived up to its billing, and the resurgent New York Mets edged the Guardians 2-1 for a doubleheader sweep.
Junior Moreno scored the go-ahead goal in the 67th minute and FC Cincinnati held on to defeat the Crew 3-2 on Saturday night.
A ballot question seeking to make it more difficult to amend the Ohio Constitution was cleared for an August ballot on Thursday, and teams of Republican and Democratic lawmakers assigned to write pro and con arguments, respectively, to be presented to voters.
Ohio’s largest school district has a new boss. After a search of several weeks, the Columbus City Schools Board of Education selected Dr. Angela Chapman as the next superintendent of the 46,000-student district.
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther on Tuesday announced the city’s plan to allocate more than $20 million for summer programming aimed at reducing youth violence.
Two girls have been arrested on charges, including making terroristic threats, after a social media post that officials say contained a specific threat to Logan-Hocking Middle School prompted the district to cancel classes Tuesday.
