Local news for Columbus and Ohio.
Politics · ColumbusOhio State Highway Patrol troopers stopped a 38-year-old man carrying a taser and two pistols after he pushed through a crowd toward the Democratic nominee at a Sunday campaign stop, authorities said.
News · ColumbusColumbus City Schools Faces Another $50 Million Shortfall, With Cuts, Closures and a Levy Under DiscussionFive-year projections show Ohio's largest school district again heading toward a deficit of more than $50 million, even as it celebrates a renovated elementary school ahead of the new school year.
News · ColumbusAdvocacy group Honesty for Ohio Education mounts defense of public schools, targets voucher fundingThe nonprofit, whose board includes the heads of Ohio's two largest teachers unions, is pushing a voucher transparency bill and warning that public schools face a funding crisis.
News · ColumbusColumbus Hires Architecture Firm to Review Historic Preservation Rules, Raising Concerns Among AdvocatesCity Council approved a $150,000 contract on Monday for a review aimed at modernizing Columbus's historic preservation code and guidelines, prompting worry from a preservation nonprofit.
Culture · ColumbusPeter Sagal Says Comfort, Not Analysis, Is the Job of 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!'The NPR quiz show host, who brings an evening of storytelling to Columbus's Southern Theatre on June 7, discussed Bill Kurtis's retirement, humor in a bleak news cycle and the limits of political satire.
Politics · San BernardinoLos Angeles County Voters Will Help Decide 32 State Legislative Races on Nov. 3
Politics · GeorgetownReparations Advocates Press On as Trump Administration Moves to Block Local Programs
Politics · Huntington BeachOrange County GOP Criticizes Democratic Mailer Featuring Banana Imagery
Business · Daly CityDaly City's Jagalchi Pairs a Sprawling Korean Grocery With a Tasting-Menu Restaurant
Business · New BraunfelsRooftop Bar Planned for Historic New Braunfels Mill as San Antonio Dining Scene Shifts
Business · TechNewView and Carta Team Up to Make Employee Share Sales Easier for Startups
Sports · Fort LauderdaleBrandon Miller Scores 34 as Hornets Rebound to Hand Winless Heat Another Loss
Sports · Fort LauderdaleRed Bulls Beat Inter Miami 2-0 on Own Goal and Late Forsberg Strike
Sports · LakewoodArchbishop Murphy Football Faces Wesco and WIAA Eligibility Investigation
