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Franklin County News

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11 hrs ago | Nbc4i.com

3 Mosquito Pools Test Positive For West Nile

Franklin County health officials confirmed that three mosquito pools have now tested positive for West Nile Virus.

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Related Topix: Health, West Nile Virus, Dublin, OH

22 hrs ago | WTVN-AM Columbus

Fresh DNA Evidence May Set Accused Rapist Free

Following a Columbus Dispatch series which exposed flaws in Ohio's inmate DNA testing program, a man who served 18 years behind bars for a rape he says he didn't commit may go free.

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Related Topix: Columbus, OH, Columbus Metro

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Columbus Dispatch

Driver killed in crash on I-71

A Mount Sterling man was killed yesterday afternoon after he lost control of his car on I-71. Eric B. Welsh, 30, died after hitting a guardrail just north of I-270 at around 1:15 p.m. Jackson Township medics ...

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Related Topix: Mount Sterling, OH

Mon Jul 21, 2008

News Journal

Do-it-yourself divorces increasing, clogging Ohio courts

COLUMBUS, Ohio - With the economy down and the cost of lawyers high, more people are choosing to represent themselves in divorce cases.

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Related Topix: Columbus, OH, Columbus Metro, Mason, OH, Hamilton County, OH

Columbus Dispatch

Man killed trying to rob home, police say

Columbus police investigate a shooting at 641 W. Chapel St. in Franklinton in which a man reportedly from out of state was killed during what they say was a robbery attempt.

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Related Topix: Columbus Metro, Columbus (Ohio State University System), Columbus, OH

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Suburban News Publications

Pit bull attack revives issue in Whitehall

Whitehall police shot and killed a pit bull that attacked another dog and repeatedly charged an officer Saturday, July 12 at a residence in the 600 block of Beechwood Road.

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Related Topix: Worthington, OH, Pataskala, OH, Whitehall, OH

Fri Jul 18, 2008

WBNS

Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile

A pool of mosquitoes in southern Franklin County has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Franklin County Board of Health announced Friday.

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Related Topix: Health, West Nile Virus

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Columbus Dispatch

MacMichael to plead guilty in 3 slayings

A plea agreement has been reached with Robert MacMichael, charged with killing his mother and her boyfriend last year and a former girlfriend who disappeared four years ago.

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Related Topix: Minerva Park, OH, Death Penalty, Ashley, OH, Delaware County, OH

WBNS

Alleged Rapist Points Finger At Multiple Personalities

A judge set bond on Wednesday at $1 million for a man who allegedly admitted to forcing hundreds of prostitutes to have sex with him.

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Related Topix: Columbus, OH, Columbus Metro

Wed Jul 16, 2008

WEWS

Prosecutors Accuse Voting Machine Company Of Fraud

Prosecutors in Ohio's most populous county have accused a voting machine company of breach of contract, fraud and negligence.

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Related Topix: Cuyahoga County, OH, Canton Metro

Columbus Dispatch

Woman's body found in German Village

An elderly East Side woman was found dead last night, her body stuffed into a decorative wishing well behind a duplex that she owned in German Village.

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Related Topix: Columbus, OH

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Columbus Dispatch

Former UA coach gets 5 years for sex abuse

Kevin M. Chapman, also a former teacher, had admitted to sex acts involving a teen starting 14 years ago.

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Related Topix: Columbus, OH, Columbus Metro

Sat Jul 12, 2008

WBNS

Shigellosis Spreads Through Franklin County

Health officials on Friday were trying to determine the source of nearly 100 cases of shigellosis -- a disease that triggers diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps.

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Related Topix: Columbus, OH

WBNS

Some Shoppers Not Fazed By Salmonella Cases

As a national salmonella outbreak reaches the majority of U.S. states, some central Ohio shoppers on Thursday said the cases weren't changing which foods they shop for.

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Related Topix: Columbus, OH, Columbus Metro

Thu Jul 10, 2008

News Journal

Ashland Co. Park District to open facility in Richland Co.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - The Ashland County Park District is making final preparations for the Aug.

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Related Topix: West Salem, OH, Ashland, OH, Holmes County, OH, Richland County, OH

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Columbus Dispatch

Man convicted of negligent homicide in friend's shooting death

A Franklin County jury has convicted a man of negligent homicide after hearing testimony about the unintentional shooting of his friend last year.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Mon Jul 07, 2008

WBNS-TV Columbus

Paydays Lenders Take Ohio Battle To Court

Payday lenders fighting to repeal a statewide crackdown on their industry on Monday sued two of Ohio's top elected officials, arguing that repeated hurdles the lenders have faced in getting the issue on the ...

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

Columbus Dispatch

Man faces charges of rape, kidnapping

A Madison County man who told police he has had sex with hundreds of women has been charged with raping one Columbus woman and kidnapping another.

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Related Topix: Madison County, OH, Columbus, OH, Columbus Metro, London, OH

Sat Jul 05, 2008

WBNS-TV Columbus

Alleged Sex Criminal Might Have Been With 800-900 Prostitutes

A man suspected in what authorities called a "monumental" string of sex-related crimes faced a Franklin County judge Saturday morning, two days after he was involved in an early morning chase.

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Related Topix: Columbus, OH, Columbus Metro, London, OH, Madison County, OH

Fri Jul 04, 2008

NBC12

Suspects in minister's death waive extradition

Two soldiers accused of killing a Huntington minister have waived extradition in Ohio and are expected to be brought back to West Virginia before week's end.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Huntington Bancshares, Violent Crime

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