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Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is accepting calls for nominations for three alumni awards. The Outstanding Alumni Award recognizes COTC alumni who have personal and/or professional achievements that bring honor and distinction to the college and individual attainment or contributions for the betterment of our community. The John C. “Jay” Barker Community Service Alumni Award recognizes COTC alumni who have …

COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 15 people lost their lives in 15 traffic crashes during the Labor Day reporting period, which began Friday, August 30 at midnight and ended Monday, September 2 at 11:59 p.m. In those fatalities in which safety belts were available, seven were unbelted. Ohio’s safety belt law remains a secondary violation; however, …

for Illegal Change in Student Transportation (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent a cease-and-desist letter to Columbus City Schools today warning the district to resume transporting hundreds of charter-school and private-school students or face a lawsuit from the state. The district is legally obligated to provide transportation for nonpublic school students who live within district boundaries and no more …

The City of Delaware recently completed a comprehensive transportation safety plan called, “Travel Safe Delaware: An Action Plan for Safe Streets.” The plan identifies priorities for mitigating fatal and serious injury crashes on roadways within the City of Delaware jurisdiction. The plan was developed in alignment with current national, state, and regional guidance and priorities to help address local safety …

Columbus – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be safe this Labor Day weekend. Troopers will focus enforcement efforts on removing impaired drivers from Ohio’s roadways. The Labor Day weekend reporting period begins Friday, August 30 at midnight and ends Monday, September 2 at 11:59 p.m. “Everyone traveling Ohio’s roads plays a part in keeping them safe …

As the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches, travelers are capping off a strong summer, highlighted by busy highways and record airport crowds to celebrate the unofficial end of summer. AAA projects overall domestic travel over Labor Day weekend to be up 9% compared to last year, while the cost to travel domestically is down 2%. Those lower costs this year …

Wednesday Judge David Gormley sentenced 28-year-old Darius Wynn to life in prison with parole eligibility after 40 years for murder, aggravated robbery, and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. Judge Gormley found the crimes were so egregious that consecutive sentences were warranted. Wynn was identified by Columbus Police as a perpetrator in a string of robberies at multiple Auto …

Delaware Public Health kicked off overdose and recovery awareness activities on August 28 at Ohio Wesleyan University, where we’ll be giving out free snow cones and Naloxone materials and kits to students and staff. Then, the community is invited to explore the impact of addiction and recovery through film with “Meaningful Movies: A Series on Addiction” every Tuesday in September, which was made possible …

Columbus police are investigating a tragic murder-suicide that occurred Sunday afternoon on the city’s southwest side. This incident, which marks the second murder-suicide in the city within the past week, has shocked the local community. Police were alerted to the situation by a neighbor who reported hearing screams and gunshots coming from the residence. When officers arrived at the scene, …

Aug. 26, 2024 — The American Red Cross continues to experience a national blood emergency asremnants of Hurricane Debby and other severe weather events across the country have furthercomplicated efforts to rebuild the nation’s blood supply. Those in unaffected areas are urged tomake an appointment to give now. Weather in recent weeks has added to the summer shortfall in donations …