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OhioStandard.com Friday 30th July 2010 Issue 306/2010
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Columbus Elementary Fire Considered Suspicious
Columbus fire was called to the scene at about 1:40 a.m. Several residents called in the fire. The fire started in a storage room in a first-floor classroom. The fire burned through to the second...


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A-Rod Has Three RBIs, But No No. 600 In Yanks' Win
New York took three of four in a series that saw A-Rod's homerless streak reach seven games since hitting No. 599. "We're winning, so this is...
T.O. Practices With Bengals For First Time
Terrell Owens arrived fashionably late, received a white jersey with his favorite number, and got a smattering of applause for doing even the simplest thing. Every catch was an event. A few...
Laid-Off Cleveland Teachers To Be Recalled
Cleveland have ratified a new contract that will allow the district to recall many of the roughly 650 union members who were laid off last month. The three-year deal won 82 percent approval in...
DH Hafner Scratched From Indians Lineup
Travis Hafner has been scratched from the Cleveland Indians' starting lineup to rest his surgically repaired right shoulder. The veteran designated hitter was replaced...
Underwood: An Underrated Recruit?
started recruiting me at the end of my sophomore season after I started playing varsity,” Underwood said. “They invited me to their spring game that year.” Nothing really uncommon there. Many...
At Watterson: "It's always an expectation for us to get to the playoffs"
Watterson made the regional finals last year before falling to rival Columbus DeSales. The Eagles graduated some talent, but this is Watterson we're talking about. The cupboard is not...
Division leaders square off in Cincinnati
(Sports Network) - A pair of National League divisional front-runners get together for a potential playoff preview tonight when the Central-leading Cincinnati Reds host the East-leading Atlanta...
1 Killed, 1 Hurt In Motorcycle-Deer Crashes
— One motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured Friday morning in separate crashes involving deer. The first wreck happened on County Road 31 in Logan County at about 5:30 a.m.,...
James fan unhappy with treatment at Cleveland game
CLEVELAND -- A fan escorted out of a Cleveland Indians game while wearing a Miami Heat jersey of LeBron James says he's embarrassed and unhappy with the way he was treated.Twenty-nine-year-old Matt...
Fire damages elementary school in German Village
A German Village elementary school has sustained "significant damage" from an early morning fire. The fire appears to have started around 2 a.m. at Stewart Alternative Elementary School, said Kim...
Officials Announce Plan For Grand Lake
— Ohio's governor is set to announce what's described as an "action plan" to clear up toxic algae pollution in the state's largest inland lake. Gov. Ted Strickland and other state officials...
Playing Buddy requires pizza pizazz
Wider and wider it spread as it spun.Returning to earth, the dough landed in the c-shaped cupped hands of Buddy LaRosa.With a slight twist of his torso, a quick turn of his arms and some Italiano...
5 'Bigs of Year' honored
Five people have been named Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Year for their volunteer efforts - and mentoring relationships - with local...
Police led on stop-and-go chase
Jizelle Allen, 26, of Avondale, was speeding 78 mph in a 55 mph zone on northbound Interstate 75 near Hopple Street when an officer tried to pull her over about 3:30 a.m., said Sgt. Patrick...
Police: Ohio driver in chase stopped at red light
C INCINNATI — Cincinnati police say a speeding driver tried to flee arrest while obeying red lights. Police say a 26-year-old woman was going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone early Friday on Interstate...
American Eagle adds nonstop JFK-Cincinnati flight
is launching new daily nonstop service between Cincinnati and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The new flight from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport...
Main Street bridge opening Friday
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman is joining local and state officials Friday afternoon to open up the new Main Street bridge that’s a key piece of the city’s Scioto Mile plan. A news...
Jones to shutter Jack Herb location in Finneytown
Jack Herb Florist retail location in Finneytown. On Aug. 1, the Jack Herb store at 8621 Winton Road will close, and the operation and employees will move to the Jones the Florist outlet at 7848...
AEP 2Q earnings plunge on buyout costs
’s plan to trim expenses by thinning its work force cost the utility nearly $300 million in the second quarter, driving earnings down 57 percent. The Columbus-based company told investors...
Chiquita beats analyst expectations but lowers '10 view
turned in second-quarter results that were better than analysts expected, but the company lowered its earnings guidance for the rest of the year. The Cincinnati-based produce company reported...
Police: Ohio driver in chase stopped at red lights
Police say a 26-year-old woman was going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone early Friday on Interstate 75 when an officer tried to pull her over. Police say she exited the highway to drive home.Police say that...
James Fan Unhappy With Treatment At Cleveland Game
him it was for his own safety. He says the fan reaction was good-natured until the sixth inning when he was shown on the Progressive Field Jumbotron, and then fans started getting nasty. Some video...
Photo: Bubbles of fun
Katie Moyer of Columbus blows bubbles for her 10-month-old daughter, Emmalyn. They enjoyed a picnic with their cousins at Sharon Woods Metro Park on...
Going O.T. with T.O.
to shoot the commercial and he vowed “to flood the Internet with it” Friday. Owens, who earlier had reminded people that he’s the executive producer of the “T.O. Show,” seemed to like...
Arizona Immigration Debate Spreads To Ohio
— Six-year-old twins Lydia and Marlena were born in Ohio. They are Americans, as is their mother Nora. Their father is in this country illegally. "I wish I could've done it the right way, but...
Man Found Inside Burning School
— A south side elementary school was heavily damaged by smoke and flames early Friday. The fire broke out shortly before 2 a.m. at Stewart Alternative Elementary School, located at 40 Stewart...
Sentencing today in double fatal crash
A drunk driver faces up to 16 years in prison and a lifetime license suspension when she is sentenced Friday for causing a crash on Interstate 74 that killed two women and seriously injured a man...
Columbus Elementary School Catches Fire Overnight
school . She also said the school year is not affected currently. Additional information was not available immediately. For the latest information on this developing story, stay...
Patrol: Man killed in I-70 crash from Philadelphia
The State Highway Patrol has released the name of a Pennsylvania man who was killed in a crash on I-70 in Licking County on Wednesday. Carlos F. Salazar, 26, of Philadelphia, was killed when his...
Mifflin police, fire departments seek levies
Mifflin Township voters will see both a police levy and a fire levy on the November ballot. The 8.8-mill police levy would generate an additional $393,000 a year, according to the Franklin County...
2 killed in Cleveland robbery attempt
A robber and one of his intended victims were shot dead Wednesday at a house in Cleveland. Police arrested a man who lived in the house on E. 143rd Street, but they had not charged him yesterday....
Developers, officials indicted in Youngstown corruption case
The interaction of public officials with private interests over Mahoning County's purchase of a medical-center site for use as a county office complex has led to the indictment yesterday of seven ...
Westerville council postpones final vote on 'smart meters'
Westerville residents will have an extra month to weigh in on whether they want "smart meters." Citing public concerns about privacy and costs last week, the Westerville City Council postponed ...
One killed in North Side shooting
Police are trying to make sense of a North Side shooting that left one man dead and another wounded yesterday. Officers were called just before 3 a.m. to Joyce and 26th avenues by a young man who...
Algae may be killing pets
State and local health officials are investigating reports that at least nine people have become ill and at least three dogs have died after coming in contact with the toxic blue-green algae ...
Very Pleasant Day Expected
— We will have a beautiful day, with abundant sunshine and lower humidity, as high pressure moves into the region. Live Doppler 10 meteorologist Mike Davis is calling for highs to rise to 83...
Police sergeant thrown in jail
BATAVIA TWP. - The captain of the Felicity Police Department is being held in the Clermont County jail on a drug-related charge of tampering with...
Ohio dad charged in death of infant son
A Bryan, Ohio, man is charged with endangering a child in the death of his 4-month-old son this week.Police declined to comment on the case, saying it is under investigation. It was unclear when...
Neighbors rescue girl pinned under SUV
Keaira Ayers, 12, was playing in the yard when this SUV ran over her and slid into the South Side apartment building, trapping her underneath the vehicle and...
Dead Ohio baby had adult bite marks
TROY, Ohio (AP) - An 8-month-old boy who died from multiple injuries appeared to have adult bite marks, including one on the leg, police say in court records. Police in Troy about 20 miles north of...
Coalition suggested to address violence
Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman proposed a new coalition for nonviolence in a meeting yesterday with Blockwatch members, civic-association leaders and community activists about this summer's...
Mother jailed for deadly DUI
Two dozen family members and friends of Jessica C. McKinley crowded into a Franklin County courtroom yesterday to ask a judge to show mercy in sentencing her for a drunken-driving crash that killed...
Robert E. Netzley | 1922-2010: Legislator hounded officials on spending
Robert E. Netzley, a western Ohio Republican who battled big government and wasteful programs as the longest-serving state representative, died Wednesday evening at age 87. Netzley, who served from...
Dublin official takes job in North Carolina
Dublin needs a new police chief because Mike Epperson is headed south. Epperson, who is also a deputy city manager, was hired by the Board of Aldermen in New Bern, N.C., as its city manager Tuesday...