Sunday 20th May, 2012
MLS: Columbus 1, San Jose 1
Alan Gordon scored in the closing seconds for the second time in two games Saturday, once again salvaging a point for San Jose in a 1-1 tie with Columbus. The striker's late goal helped the ...
For NY farmers, fracking means salvation _ or ruin
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riches beneath his own land locked up by the ...
Earthquakes salvage 1-1 tie with Crew
Alan Gordon scored in the 90th minute to give the San Jose Earthquakes a 1-1 tie with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. Gordon scored for the third time this season, connecting six days after he ...
Gomez, Cabrera Lead Tribe To 2-0 Win Over Marlins
NBC 4Jeanmar Gomez had faith in his fastball and slider - along with complete confidence in Cleveland's defense.Jeanmar Gomez had faith in his fastball and slider - along with complete confidence in ...
Votto Hits 3-Run HR, Reds Hold Off Yankees 6-5
NBC 4Reds manager Dusty Baker went deep into his dominant bullpen to find someone who could put away the New York Yankees. Jose Arredondo worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his first major league save, ...
Ohio school costs by classroom or non-classroom
Miami HeraldOhio school officials are regrouping school expenses in the existing five spending categories to create only two: classroom or non-classroom. The determination is not always clear cut. Some examples ...
Ohio to track classroom money, student performance
Miami HeraldCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- The political fire still burns in Ohio to push more public money into classrooms, even after other states have backed off the idea amid evidence it does little to improve ...
Woman fatally shot in Gahanna, husband in custody
Columbus DispatchGahanna police found a woman shot dead in bed this morning and have taken her husband into custody. Names of the couple have not been released. Sgt. Monty McCormick said the couple were in ...
Cozart back in Reds' lineup, bats ninth
Cincinnati Reds'); } NEW YORK -- Reds rookie shortstop Zack Cozart was back in the lineup Sunday after not starting on Saturday. Cozart batted ninth in the order, down from his usual first or second ...
Marshall aware his role could be changing
Cincinnati Reds'); } NEW YORK -- Reds closer Sean Marshall is aware that a change in bullpen roles is likely, but as of Sunday morning, he was not given the word on what would happen. "Nothing yet. ...
Can foes come together?
Columbus DispatchEnlarge Image WASHINGTON - A ferocious storm is gathering on the horizon. The president and lawmakers can see it coming and fear its destructive force. They are not powerless against it. They ...
Ohio's dropout numbers jump at higher rate
Associated PressStates aren't required to have comprehensive policies to cut their dropout rates. Ohio is among the majority of states that don't have such ...
Compulsive gambler bans himself from Ohio casino
Associated PressAKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's casino commission has set up a way to help problem gamblers from giving into temptation and going into the state's ...
Columbus Fire Says Gilbert Street Fire Was Arson
NBC 4COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus fire investigators are saying a blaze that appeared to start with an explosion was deliberately set. Firefighters pulled up to 445 Gilbert St. on the Southeast Side at 6 ...
Komen Columbus Race for the Cure | Strength in numbers
Columbus DispatchMay's a popular time for moving. The Better Business Bureau suggests you take care when hiring a mover, however, because of the handful of bad apples that take advantage of families in ...
'Corpse flower' ready to spread its stink in Ohio
Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A rare rain forest plant that's known as a "corpse flower" is almost ready to make its presence known at a greenhouse on the Ohio State University ...
Casino, baseball draw crowds to downtown Cleveland
WKYC 3CLEVELAND -- Ohio's first casino is proving to be a big hit so far. Big crowds have been streaming into Horseshoe Casino Cleveland since its opening last Monday. Baseball fans going to the ...
campus martius and ohio river museums
News and SentinelMARIETTA - The Ohio Historical Society's two museums in Marietta experienced a positive year in 2011 and are looking forward to more good things in 2012.The Campus Martius and Ohio River ...
Warm, Sunny Sunday Expected
ONNThe warm and sunny conditions will continue today across the state. ONN meteorologist Dontae Jones said that a ridge of high pressure centered just east of the state is still in control of the ...
Legalistic fog can't conceal public record
Columbus DispatchDespite our best efforts, we may have let down the good people of the Olentangy school district last week. But not for a lack of trying. Part of our job is to keep you informed of things as they ...
Notes: Newman likes what he sees; A guaranteed start for Boom
Cincinnati Bengals, excellent golfer, has one round left in him before his first practice as a Bengal Tuesday when the voluntary practices begin. Look for Newman and another free-agent ...
Sighting worth going cuckoo over
Columbus DispatchAfter bird-watchers spend a day in the field, they very often think back and decide what was the best bird they saw during the day. They narrow the birds down to the one that gave them the biggest ...
Money for Piketon plant proves elusive
Columbus DispatchWASHINGTON -- For a moment last week, it appeared as if USEC, the Maryland-based company that wants to launch a uranium enrichment plant in southern Ohio, was one dead dog and a runaway wife from ...
Whetstone celebrates 50 years
Columbus DispatchWhetstone High School senior Ryan Lindsey, left, and wrestling coach and Whetstone alum Tom Jones work together to bury a time capsule in the school's courtyard. Richard Burkart has seen ...
Newest pantry filling a gap in Union County
Columbus DispatchSean Ring, program manager for Union County's Salvation Army, stocks the new food pantry at the organization's office in Marysville. It's open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and ...
Brown holds key vote on Sportsmen’s Heritage Act
Columbus DispatchSometimes, a single vote can make a difference. It's possible that how Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, votes on a bill important to many sportsmen's groups will have an impact on his ...
Air-quality warning issued for today
Columbus DispatchColumbus-area residents with respiratory problems and some other health conditions should take it easy outdoors. An air-quality alert, the first of the year, has been issued for today by the ...
Columbus Mileposts: May 20, 1837 | Local banks handled ‘Hard Times’
Columbus DispatchMay's a popular time for moving. The Better Business Bureau suggests you take care when hiring a mover, however, because of the handful of bad apples that take advantage of families in ...
Mother of Ohio State’s Griffin dies
Columbus DispatchThe mother of two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin died on Thursday at Manor Care of Westerville. Margaret E. Griffin was 84. Services will be at noon Tuesday at Greater Christ Temple, ...
Kids come up with cool, wacky and useful
Columbus DispatchAt only 13, Coulter Jacks has come up with a solution for those potentially dangerous situations when home smoke alarms no longer work. He calls it the Home Energy Lighting & Positioning ...
One dead, one hurt in South Side shooting
Columbus DispatchOne man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting near a South Side park yesterday morning. The shootings behind a vacant house at 299 Harland Drive were reported about 9:30 a.m., said ...
Timing of city council prayer stirs outcry
Columbus DispatchMOUNT VERNON, Ohio - The time shift wasn’t huge, maybe two minutes. The city council held its pre-meeting prayer at 7:28 p.m. instead of 7:30, and then things proceeded normally. It ...
City, OSU police working on mutual-aid pact
Columbus DispatchOhio State University police would be able to make arrests off campus in some situations but would continue to be forbidden from patrolling in Columbus under a plan proposed by city officials. A ...
Tomato festival hopes to add beer
Columbus DispatchBeer with those fried green tomatoes, anyone? That might be an option at the Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival if organizers get their way. Mary Hudson, this year's volunteer coordinator, is ...
Shots fired at two detectives
Columbus DispatchTwo homicide detectives were working their hours-old case, tending to paperwork in their car, when gunshots cracked again on a South Side street early yesterday. One bullet pierced the car of ...
Identity theft: Kids’ new nightmare
Columbus DispatchLamiqua Nowell is a victim of identity theft by her grandmother. Now, the 21-year-old is trying to repair her credit history. She wasn’t old enough to see a PG-13 movie on her own, but ...
Class sizes grow, but too few residencies
Columbus DispatchOhio's seven medical schools say they're doing their part to prevent a projected shortage of physicians, especially family doctors. During the past five years, the schools have increased ...
Nationwide Arena: Control handed to private board
Columbus DispatchControl of publicly owned Nationwide Arena has been transferred to a private, nonprofit board, a transition that could shield its operation from taxpayers and restrict access to public records. The ...
Motorcyclist Dies In Chase With Police In Ohio
NBC 4, Ohio - Police in northeast Ohio say a speeding motorcyclist led them on a chase that ended when the man lost control and was killed.Wadsworth police officers say they had tried to stop a pair of ...
Was Christopher Columbus secretly a Jew?
CNN>Editor's note: Charles Garcia is the CEO of Garcia Trujillo, a business focused on the Hispanic market, and the author of "Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows. " A native of Panama, he ...
Don't text and drive
The Cincinnati EnquirerDistracted drivingby the numbersThe deepening concern about texting while driving comes as traffic deaths overall are at historic lows. About 33,000 Americans died in traffic accidents in 2010, ...
Perez calls for more support from Tribe fans
Cleveland Indians'); } CLEVELAND -- Chris Perez turned in one of the most dominant performances of his young career as the Indians closer to seal Saturday's 2-0 victory over the Marlins. Then, as Perez ...
South Side woman killed in Jamaica while on vacation
Columbus DispatchBefore Latonya Shivers left for Jamaica, her best friend gave her a kiss and hug. "I'm going to miss you," Eric Hairston said. "You get there and back safely." On Friday, ...
Lowe tries to finish series vs. Marlins with win
Cleveland IndiansMarlins right-hander Josh Johnson and the Cleveland Indians have something in common entering Sunday's series finale at Progressive Field -- both are searching for consistency this season. ...
Ohio Woman Charged With Murder In Bizarre Stabbing
NBC 4CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland woman was charged with murder Saturday in the stabbing death of her best friend, who tried to drive away afterward and fatally struck the accused woman's ...
Men Sets SUV And Market On Fire
ONNDispatchers recieved a 911 call from someone near Mader's Market on Troy Road who said a man parked his GMC Yukon next to the store and set it on fire, ONN's affiliate WHIO reported. When ...
Triple Crown Hopes Still Alive For One Horse
ONNI'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister down the stretch to win the Preakness and keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple Crown. In a race that was a virtual repeat of the Kentucky Derby, ...
Stabbing Victim Strikes Toddler With Car
ONNPolice say an Ohio woman has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of her friend, who tried to drive away afterward and fatally struck the accused woman's 2-year-old daughter. ...
Web-only letters to the editor, May 19, 2012
Columbus Dispatchwelcomes letters to the editor from readers. Typed letters of 200 words or fewer are preferred; all might be edited. Each letter must include name, home address and daytime phone number. ...
Preakness Stakes: I'll Have Another wins to move a step closer to Triple Crown
Columbus DispatchI'll Have Another, left, sent off as the second choice at 3-1 over 8-5 favorite Bodemeister, covered the 1 3/16 miles in 1:55.94. BALTIMORE - I'll Have Another waited a little longer to ...
MLB: Cleveland 2, Miami 0
UPIJeanmar Gomez and three Indians relievers teamed up on a three-hit shutout Saturday, staking Cleveland to a 2-0 interleague victory over Miami. Gomez (3-2) turned in his second straight strong ...
Police chief James Craige delivers commencement
The Cincinnati EnquirerThe University of Phoenix is known for its online classes that allow students to learn from wherever they are, but on Saturday more than 300 students were all in the Cintas Center at Xavier ...
Bond Set For Teenager Who Rammed Police Van
ONNThe 19-year-old son of a Springfield murder victim is facing charges after he allegedly fired several shots into homes, led police on a high-speed chase and rammed a police van. Christian DeArmond ...
Shelter moves youths toward independence
The Cincinnati EnquirerRoland Kocsis is program director of Lighthouse on Highland, a youth homeless shelter. The shelter has served 73 clients since its partial opening Jan. 30. / photos by jeff swinger/the Cincinnati ...
Gomez gives Indians great start in win
Cleveland IndiansMIA@CLE: Asdrubal goes yard to shatter scoreless tie CLEVELAND -- A fourth-inning home run by Asdrubal Cabrera and another solid outing from starter Jeanmar Gomez led the Indians past the ...
Chapman's flaw? That there's only one of him
Cincinnati Reds'); } NEW YORK -- The one problem with Aroldis Chapman is that there is, as his manager says, only one of him. Chapman has owned the eighth inning for the Cincinnati Reds this season, ...
Columbus Woman Killed In Jamaica
NBC 4Columbus -- A Columbus woman has died after being hit by a minibus in Jamaica, near the popular tourist town of Montego Bay, according to Jamaican Police. Authorities identified her as 48-year-old ...
MLB: Cincinnati 6, New York Yankees 5
UPIJoey Votto smashed a go-ahead, three-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds hung on for to a 6-5 interleague victory over the New York Yankees Saturday. With the Reds trailing 3-2 in the fifth ...
With more at-bats, Damon starting to improve
Cleveland Indians'); } CLEVELAND -- Johnny Damon did not have the benefit of Spring Training, but the veteran outfielder has now reached the amount of at-bats players typically receive during the preseason. ...
Radinsky thinks Masterson will improve
Cleveland Indians'); } CLEVELAND -- The way Indians pitching coach Scott Radinsky sees things, there is no cause for concern when it comes to the inconsistency of sinker-baller Justin Masterson. Radinsky ...
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