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Ohio Says Funeral Home Can't Use Liquid Cremation

An Ohio funeral home director who used lye and high temperatures to liquefy bodies has been ordered to stop the unusual practice, which authorities say is not approved under state law. For two months now, Jeff Edwards, the funeral director at Edwards Funeral Service in Columbus, has been disposing of bodies using alkaline...

Ted Williams vs. Ted Williams: Who's More Famous?

Ted Williams, the Ohio homeless man with a "golden radio voice," has become a media sensation. Still, he is not the all-time most famous Ted Williams. At least, not yet. As baseball fans know, the legendary Red Sox slugger stands out, even among Hall of Famers, as the last player to bat over .400 in a single season --...

Once Homeless, Ted Williams Now Voices Optimism

This time, Ted Williams is ready for success. The Ohio homeless man whose "golden radio voice" propelled him off the streets to overnight fame had lost everything because of an addiction to drugs and alcohol. But now, he says he's prepared for his second chance. "This time around I have God," Williams told NBC's "Today"...

Mother, 2 Kids Stabbed to Death in Ohio; Beau Hurt

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Nov. 26) -- A mother and her two children were found fatally stabbed in their apartment on Friday after family reported that she hadn't shown up for Thanksgiving or work. Thomas Hendricks of Columbus said those killed were his daughter, 31-year-old Tia Hendricks, and the woman's children, 10-year-old...

Bodies of Missing Ohio Mom, Son and Friend Found

(Nov. 18) -- An ex-convict charged with kidnapping a 13-year-old girl provided police with information that led them to the bodies of her mother, little brother and a family friend, authorities in central Ohio said today. "Today this investigation took a major turn, in that we have discovered and recovered the remains of...

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AUTOBLOG

Report: The story of when DeLorean moved to Columbus, OH

A lot of things go down when a high-profile company is in high-profile trouble â unlikely entities can arrive with unexpected sums of money and take the company in unpredicatble directions.

GADLING

St. Brendan: Did An Irish Monk Come To America Before Columbus?

To the Irish, St. Brendan needs no introduction.

Columbus News From the Web

05/27/12 Columbus Mileposts: May 27, 1919 | Drinks were lacking... Source: The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus OH Booze was banned from the city's bars on May 27, 1919, as the first day of Prohibition in Ohio dawned.But that didn't stop the saloons from opening.
05/27/12 Alternatives to improve Rt. 33 intersections studied Source: The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus OH The Ohio Department of Transportation lacks the money to rebuild congested Rt. 33 properly, so officials are considering alternative changes at two highway intersections in Fairfield County to improve traffic flow and safety.
05/27/12 100 Mile Run for Fallen Members of Lima Company Source: CBS - WKRC Local 12 - Cincinnati OH Saturday morning, a group left Mariemont for a 100 mile run from Cincinnati to Columbus.
05/26/12 One dead, 5 sent to hospitals in Columbus crash Source: FOX - WJCL 28 The Coastal Source - Savannah GA Police in Columbus are investigating a car crash that killed a woman and sent five people to the hospital, including two toddlers.
05/25/12 Columbus newspaper names new executive editor Source: The McDuffie Mirror - Thomson GA Newspaper veteran Dimon Kendrick-Holmes has been named vice president and executive editor of The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, the west Georgia newspaper announced. ).

Background on Columbus

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati.

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