Welcome, Class of ’18
With fall semester classes at OSU beginning Wednesday, the university has welcomed the Class of 201 to campus and the city has made a pitch it hopes will succeed in convincing a lot of them to stay in town after they graduate.
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Combatting infant mortality
Efforts are being made at the local and federal level to combat the problem of infant mortality in Columbus and the rest of Ohio.
Braxton’s surgery; No broadcast TV for Navy
Buckeye quarterback Braxton Miller will have season-ending shoulder surgery Tuesday and, though he was elected co-captain by his teammates, will be recovering when the team travels to Baltimore for the season opener.
4 dead in NE Ohio plane crash
Authorities are trying to figure out why a plane crashed just after takeoff from a regional airport outside of Cleveland, killing the four people aboard.
Clippers win on Aguilar’s 3-run blast in 10th
A three-run walkoff home run in the 10th inning gave the Clippers an 11-9 win over the Indians at Huntington Park Monday night, reducing their magic number for clinching the International League West Division to one.
Jail uniforms, gear to be reused
In an effort to reduce waste transported to the county landfill, the Franklin County Commissioners and Sheriff are embarking on a new textile recycling partnership with Goodwill Columbus.
Gas price jump
A tightening of the supply of gasoline sent retail prices up sharply in central Ohio late this week, though they remain below what motorists were paying a year ago.
Area home sales drop again
Already tepid, the Columbus real estate market cooled off a few degrees in July, according to data released Thursday by the Columbus Board of realtors.
The cookie crumbles
New federal nutritional guidelines for school cafeterias has meant the end of a favorite — and locally famous — treat in one northeast Ohio school district.
Misspellings scuttle fraud scheme
The mastermind of a $3.5 tax fraud scheme that unraveled because the conspirators misspelled the names of common cities on forms has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison.