Common Core fight
Republican lawmakers in the Ohio House are beginning a push to repeal Common Core learning standards by year’s end.
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Lebron’s homecoming a sellout
LeBron James’ Ohio hometown says fans quickly claimed the thousands of tickets available for the homecoming event.
Tides 6, Clippers 5
The Clippers fell behind early and rallied back only to fall to the Norfolk Tides 6-5 Monday afternoon in the finale of the season series between the two teams.
Mosquito fogging continues
The battle against the West Nile virus continues in the streets and alleys of Columbus.
D’backs 2, Reds 1 (15)
Nick Ahmed’s RBI single with two outs in the 15th inning sent the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-1 victory over the Reds on Monday night and kept their franchise perfect when games go really long.
Campus clean-up
The City of Columbus is providing free bulk trash drop-off locations for the OSU campus area to help keep it clean during the days between now and Aug. 17 when students vacate off-campus apartments.
Suppliers lower prices to attract drivers
Central Ohio motorists are find lower gas prices to start the work week after one survey found nationwide prices saw their biggest drop of the year.
Weather spares central Ohio
Severe thunderstorms threatened, but never delivered on the threats in central Ohio Sunday, though people in other parts of Ohio weren’t so lucky.
Help for HS band left in the lurch
A Columbus music company, a drum manufacturer and three traveling drum corps are teaming up to help out a central Ohio marching band left with outdated and inadequate equipment when a booster allegedly stole tens of thousands of the band’s funds.
Ride mishap injures 2
A ride at Cedar Point amusement park that swings riders as high as 125 feet has been closed indefinitely after a cable snapped, injuring two visitors.