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Pump price drops for first time in over a month

The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Columbus dropped for the first time in five weeks, but analysts say prices are likely to increase leading up to the summer driving season as seasonal refinery maintenance gets underway this spring.

“Capt. Hook” to depart for NFL

The first — but probably not the last — Buckeye to announce that he will forego remaining eligibility, All-America safety Malik Hooker is leaving to enter the 2017 NFL draft after one sensational season as a starter.

Cavs 90, Pelicans 82

LeBron James scored 26 points and the short-handed Cavaliers rallied for a 90-82 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.

“Siesta bowl”: Bucks fall, 31-0

Ohio State made it to the College Football Playoff without winning the Big Ten championship, and on Saturday night did very little to show it deserved to be there.

CBJ 4 win #15 in a row

The Blue Jackets stretched their winning streak to 15 games by stopping Minnesota’s 12-game run with a 4-2 victory over the Wild Saturday night.

Beware of utility scams

Holiday season brings out a variety of scams, including several involving fraudulent utility fees and threats of disconnection.

Columbus-bound plane missing over L. Erie

The U.S. Coast Guard says there’s been no sign of debris or those aboard a plane that took off from a small Ohio airport on the shores of Lake Erie and went missing overnight on its way to Columbus.

Buckeyes/Clemson duel in the desert

For the second time in three years, Ohio State will play in a College Football Playoff semifinal game, taking on the Clemson Tigers in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday night.

Officers get first body-cams

This week, a dozen Columbus police traffic officers became the first of the city’s nearly 2,000 officers to wear body cameras.

Police: Don’t ring in 2017 with bullets

What goes up must come down and that is why the Columbus Division of Police is teaming up with a major outdoor advertising firm to spread the word about the dangers of celebratory gunfire on New Year’s Eve.