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Columbus #13 in population growth in 2014

Columbus and New York have something in common: They were the only cities outside the South and West to make the U.S. Census Bureau’s list of the fastest-growing among the nation’s 15 largest cities in 2014.

Memorial Day events

Communities around central Ohio will be holding Memorial Day events this weekend.

Unemployment rate up in April

Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in April, up from 5.1 percent in March, the first increase after 21 consecutive months in which the jobless rate had either declined or remained unchanged.

Jeni’s reopens; FDA report released

As Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams prepared to reopen its scoop shops in central Ohio and across the country following a listeria contamination, a report was released in which a federal inspector noted quality control and sanitation problems in the company’s production facility on Michigan Avenue.

Holiday weekend travel

Big numbers of Ohio travelers are expected to leave home over the long Memorial Day weekend, spurred by more disposable income and lower gas prices than in recent years.

Common Core exams shortened

Facing growing opposition from teachers, parents and legislators, new standardized tests given to students in Ohio, along with 10 other states and the District of Columbia, will be shortened by 90 minutes next year. But it might be enough for Ohio lawmakers who have been considering getting rid of the exams.

95-year sentence for Hilltop torturer

The man who orchestrated the kidnapping and torture of three people in his Hilltop duplex was sentenced Thursday to 95 years in prison by a Franklin County judge who didn’t hide his disgust with the man’s actions and attitude.

An East Side man has been arrested for the 2014 slaying of a woman in a double shooting.